(Source: Wikimedia Commons)Just over a quarter of taxi drivers are prepared to drive at peak weekend times in Dublin.
That's according to a Fine Gael TD, who says encouragement is needed to recruit more drivers.
Over the weekend, many users on social media complained that they were waiting for long periods in the freezing cold for lifts, some didn't get one at all.
One Dublin driver took to TikTok to talk about a collection of 'rogue' drivers, who a disregard rules around fares.
“Apparently, what I’ve been told in the car is, you come up to a taxi man at the rank, you get in the car, he asks where are you going, you tell them where you're going, and he says, no I'm not going there and they tell you to get out.”
https://www.tiktok.com/@neilmurray45/video/7171774930999102725?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
Neil Murray says there's an increasing problem with drivers trying to charge a set fare without using the meter.
“Now, if you’re going to a place and he likes that, but says the meters not going on, he could tell you it’ll be €50, €60 and that could be only to Tallaght or Crumlin. They're telling you price up front, which is probably quadruple what it’s going to be on the meter. Now that’s disgusting if you ask me."
