In general, I agree with this philosophy but it should only be a guide and sometimes, exceptions have to be made. I was in Kehoe's on South Anne Street last night, and there were three taxis illegally parked and blocking any other cars trying to get by.
Both sides of Merrion Row are blocked by taxis, turning a three lane road into one lane.
If I were doing the same trying to get into a car park ,I would be very swiftly moved on.
This should not be allowed,and the gardai must carry out their duties .Imagine the situation if buses did this..
Cars were parked and locked at the nearby taxi rank.
Were these cars Taxis? As far as I know the driver must be present.
If not ,once again where were the guards to enforce the law.
So normal market forces do not apply. To survive, the taxis have to behave illegally.
I couldn't disagree with you more.The problem I have with this,is that it can be applied to any profession/trade.Where would this end?
No one wants to return to the situation where there was a shortage, but we do need to remove the oversupply. It will result in lower fares and less traffic problems.
I agree with removing the oversupply,However it is up to the taxi drivers to make the decision as to whether they can continue in the business or not.Just like every other self employed person,whom cannot limit their competition.
I cannot see any situation where reducing supply would reduce fares.It would once again become a monopoly.
I hear taxi drivers complain of making 5 or 10 euro a night,if this is really the case,how come there are so many of them, How come they dont get a job in Mcdonalds where they would at least get 8/9 an HOUR,as opposed to a fiver a night.
How come they can pay the insurance,tax ,diesel, maintenance on a fiver a night?
Something just doesn't add up.