A taxi driver who doesn't have a bank account and refuses to accept card payments is at risk of losing his licence.
A taxi driver who refuses to accept card payments is at risk of losing his licence.He has received a warning from Gardaí to accept cash – although he plans to dispute this warning that threatens to take away his taxi licence.Mr Wyse said he does not blame Gardaí for doing their job - but he feels persecuted by the National Transport Authority.A row of taxis driving. Image: David Jackson/Alamy“There's a lot of us driving taxis that are 60-odd plus,” he said.
“Some of them wouldn’t have what you’d say the wizardry of technology or would know about phones and card readers and stuff.” He also noted many older taxi drivers don’t have bank accounts – including himself – and therefore cannot accept card payments. “A lot of these pensioners get paid in the post office, not the bank – they don’t have bank accounts,” he said.Mr Wyse has not had a bank account since 2010, telling the“Even our own former Taoiseach didn’t have a bank account.”about taxis not accepting card payments.National Private Hire & Taxi Association Spokesperson Jim Waldron said not accepting credit cards is a common complaint from passengers every year.
“There are times though, I have to say, that credit card machines let people down and I would ask people to be patient with drivers if they know them,” he previously told
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