Like anything, once you have been forced (covid) to find new employment you basically cut your cloth to it and adapt, the money may not be as good but the normal conditions are better, and trying to get people back in that way of life again is difficult.
If the public transport was like any other major city then you wouldn't really have to rely on taxis as much, most cities at the weekend and maybe during the week have trains and bus services running through to 2 or 3 in the morning. last train at the weekend out of Belfast is 11.40 I think, not sure of the bus services, I do remember the late night buses years ago, flipping carnage!
Ubers in other countries have been brilliant, in Liverpool for instance its so quick and not hard to pay, two main companies here seem to have sown things up which is a problem, cost and availability of doing a taxi course seems to be another problem.
Cost of insurance, cost of fuel and other factors play into it, I stick to day time ventures into town, easier to get home, either (for me) train, bus, and plenty of taxis available at that time
If the public transport was like any other major city then you wouldn't really have to rely on taxis as much, most cities at the weekend and maybe during the week have trains and bus services running through to 2 or 3 in the morning. last train at the weekend out of Belfast is 11.40 I think, not sure of the bus services, I do remember the late night buses years ago, flipping carnage!
Ubers in other countries have been brilliant, in Liverpool for instance its so quick and not hard to pay, two main companies here seem to have sown things up which is a problem, cost and availability of doing a taxi course seems to be another problem.
Cost of insurance, cost of fuel and other factors play into it, I stick to day time ventures into town, easier to get home, either (for me) train, bus, and plenty of taxis available at that time