Extra charges for musical equipment in taxis (1 Viewer)

[Lungs]

Anyone know what the story is with this? Seems to be a recent phenomenon from what I understand. Was getting a taxi to move gear to a venue the other day and my friend was told there could be up to €25 extra charged cos we had musical equipment. Turned out to be a coupla quid extra in the end, but the vagueness of it all is a bit weird.

Also, anyone know any taxi companies that definitely don't do this?

 

[mark]

Never heard of that before. Luggage is luggage.

 

[travispickle]

Wasn't sure about this myself, but that seems quite excessive.
I had two taxi journeys last weekend carrying drum gear - cymbals, snare, bag of hardware; and wasn't charged anything extra. Could depend on the driver and/or the type/size of gear being transported, but I imagine regular luggage criteria should apply, if it does at all.

 

[washingcattle]

That's bullshit, report him.

 

[magicbastarder]

i know someone who got clattered in the head by her cello case when the taxi driver insisted on putting it in the boot himself (which she was trying to insist she could do).

 

[washingcattle]

That's bullshit, report him.

 

[washingcattle]

That's bullshit, report him.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

That's bullshit, report him.

 

[washingcattle]

That's bullshit.

 

[ann post]

That's bullshit, report him.

That's bullshit.

That's bullshit, report him.

That's bullshit, report him.

That's bullshit, report him.

That's bullshit, report him.

do you work in RTE?

 

[washingcattle]

do you work in RTE?

I'm a reporter.

Wait no, that's bullshit.

 

[Hector Grey]

A taxi driver once told me that musical instruments are exempt from extra charges. So, as WC says, that's bullshit.

 

[george mcfly]

This popped up for me a couple of times in the Betamax days. Usually if we were trying to get drums around by taxi. I think we actually had to pay it once, but I was under the impression that it was a charge that was down to the discretion of the taxi driver and it always sounded a bit makey-upy

 

[washingcattle]

This popped up for me a couple of times in the Betamax days. Usually if we were trying to get drums around by taxi. I think we actually had to pay it once, but I was under the impression that it was a charge that was down to the discretion of the taxi driver i.e bullshit

fixed.

 

[Bunny]

Taxi drivers be U-turnin Muthafuckas!

in every way