A popular Irish musician has hit out at a taxi app after he claimed that he received a “mental charge” to get from his home to Dublin Airport.
Steve Wall, a singer-songwriter and actor who is also a founder member of the multi-platinum selling Irish band The Stunning and also The Walls, took to X to voice his annoyance.
He joined new wave band New Testament as guitarist while attending Galway Regional Technical College in the 1980s and worked as a trainee actor at the Druid Theatre for two years before returning to Dublin, where he was raised.
“What’s going on with taxi prices? Just got charged €75 to the airport from Harold’s Cross which never cost more than €35 approx. It cost more than my flight…mental! I booked it via FreeNow. No air coach service nearby,” Steve told his ten thousand followers.
Steve’s home in Harold’s Cross is in the southern suburbs of the city. When asked in the replies if the taxi had gone through the Port Tunnel or used the M50 (both of which charge tolls which would increase the overall fare), Steve said: “No tunnel, no M50. Straight through town.”
According to Google Maps, the journey straight through the city is the shortest route in terms of distance at 13 kilometres, but often the slowest journey in terms of time due to the city traffic, when compared with the M50 (although traffic times vary throughout the day).
Many social media users urged the musician to appeal the charge to the app in hopes of a partial refund.
Galway Beo has contacted Free Now for comment.
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