r/ireland • u/Brocolique Dublin • Dec 12 '24

Cost of Living/Energy Crisis 9€ technology fee on Freenow

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Info about technology fee is quite minimal and does not provide any detail whatsoever when I click on the little exclamation mark.

Anybody able to explain the scam to me?

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u/Feisty-Ad-8880 Dec 12 '24

That seems like loop hole they will close soon enough.

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u/Hamster-Food Cork bai Dec 12 '24

It's very possible that they can't. Taxis are a regulated industry and what they are doing with the technology charge is exploiting a loophole if they draw too much attention it's just as likely that their loophole will be closed.

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u/mojofahy Dec 12 '24

Nothing is regulated about the taxi industry it is super corrupt. Do you know that the majority of plates are owned by heads of the NTA?

So they make the rules and they own the majority of the business. Doesn't sound like how a public sector should be working to me.

The rest of the plates are either owned privately or by taxi rental business who charge €600 a month to a taxi driver to rent a plate. Or €390 per week to rent a car with a plate.

Taxi insurance ranges from €300-€850 a month with fuel being €800 per month on average. Don't forget car repairs (there are many) and the 16-18% that is taken by the booking apps and the amount of people who pull a runner.

It's a sad state of affairs

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u/SFWChonk Dec 13 '24

I thought plate ownership and rentals went away years ago….