FreeNow has since issued a statement on the matter. Irish musician and actor Steve Wall has voiced his shock at the “mental” €75 taxi fare he was hit with, after being driven from Harold’s Cross to Dublin Airport. Wall is a founding member of Irish rock bands The Stunning and The Walls and was recently […]

1 year ago

The new changes will see taxi fares rise in price by nearly 10% and the ‘special Christmas rate’ for taxis being charged year-round. The National Transport Authority (NTA) Board has approved a 9% increase in the National Maximum Taxi Fare, with this rise set to take effect on 1 December 2024. A National Maximum Taxi […]

1 year ago

The taxi service has apologised for ‘any confusion or inconvenience caused’. Earlier today (1 December), FreeNow customers across the country took to social media to voice their confusion in regard to a voucher riddle which appeared on the taxi service’s app. A message popped up on the app encouraging users to solve a riddle in […]

2 years ago

Many FreeNow users have since flocked to social media to joke about the situation. FreeNow customers across the country have taken to social media in regard to a voucher riddle which appeared on the taxi service’s app on Friday morning (1 December). A message popped up on the app encouraging users to solve a riddle […]

2 years ago

The increase is to reflect the rise in operating costs faced by taxi drivers. Taxi fares are set to increase by an average of 12% from September of this year, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced. It also said that from September, it will be mandatory for all taxis to include a cashless payment […]

4 years ago

Demand in Cork doubled compared to last week. FREE NOW has reported a huge surge in requests over the past weekend as restrictions were eased from Friday onwards. The taxi hailing app saw an increase of 22% compared to the previous weekend. Sunday morning at 2am was the busiest time across the weekend, with 200 […]

4 years ago