Taxis intentionally hiding .. waiting for booking calls.
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I wonder.. what are the terms and conditions between the taxi company and the hirer?
Can't seem to locate such stuff on the net.
Is there a condition that it must be available for hire XX hours a day, during peak hours?
Seems like Republic Blvd + Raffles Ave got many taxis resting there while Suntec Towers have long customer Q ard 930pm. -
i have this prob oso.......mornings and evenings........
when i need a cab, all dun want pick me.......rather go around empty......
then call liao immediately appear.....
got passengers dun wanna pick up......then complain biz bad........
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Call me lah....i fetch you
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few days ago, i was trying to flag for taxis. More than 5 empty taxis passes by me, as though i m transparent
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aiyah always like tat but who cares? PTC members all drive cars. u think they bother? taxi company CEO all drive cars, u think they bother? LTA bosses all drive car, u think they bother?
taxi drivers will say "we r also earning a living mah... pls dun arrow us"
passengers will say "u oso cannot like this mah. i rushing for time."
taxi drivers will say "then go take mrt or buses la. y wait?"
passengers will say "then y u drive taxi? u wan earn a living, i give u business then y u still hide?"
taxi drivers will say "we r also earning a living mah... pls dun arrow us"
passengers will say "u oso cannot like this mah. i rushing for time."
............. the same conversation will go on and on and on .................
so who suffer?? THE PEOPLE of s'pore.
how to solve the problem? MORE taxi license MORE taxis on the road = MORE money for gahmen. then LESS income for taxi drivers coz MORE competition.
Who contribute to this? taxi drivers! y?
coz they r hiding and making the situation looks like there is not enough taxis. who is the wiser? u decide!
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anyway knows what is the usual time when they change shifts?
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YOU SAY ONE AH!!!!Originally posted by greengoblin:Call me lah....i fetch you -
Originally posted by Grace74:aiyah always like tat but who cares? PTC members all drive cars. u think they bother? taxi company CEO all drive cars, u think they bother? LTA bosses all drive car, u think they bother?
taxi drivers will say "we r also earning a living mah... pls dun arrow us"
passengers will say "u oso cannot like this mah. i rushing for time."
taxi drivers will say "then go take mrt or buses la. y wait?"
passengers will say "then y u drive taxi? u wan earn a living, i give u business then y u still hide?"
taxi drivers will say "we r also earning a living mah... pls dun arrow us"
passengers will say "u oso cannot like this mah. i rushing for time."
............. the same conversation will go on and on and on .................
so who suffer?? THE PEOPLE of s'pore.
how to solve the problem? MORE taxi license MORE taxis on the road = MORE money for gahmen. then LESS income for taxi drivers coz MORE competition.
Who contribute to this? taxi drivers! y?
coz they r hiding and making the situation looks like there is not enough taxis. who is the wiser? u decide!
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Sometimes I tend to sympathise with taxi drivers on these matters. I mean cmon taxi drivers are doing their own business... so if you own a business you would naturally try to make the most profits out of what you do.
you see if they dun take a break at around 11pm, they would not have a chance to do so till maybe after 2am or so. So why not they take a break at 11pm and they win both ways cos they will have a break and still earn more later, this is the mind of running your own business rite? I find in this case, I find nothing wrong... I mean if you can afford to take a taxi, what is a $3.20 booking fee to you? Or else like me last time before I had a car, take Night rider and then take a 15 minutes walk home....
As taxi uncles said to me, taxi drivers are poor people who are trying to earn money from poor people like us. Why make things difficult for them? -
5am/ 5pmOriginally posted by SnowFlag:anyway knows what is the usual time when they change shifts?
6am/ 6pm -
I'm not faulting the taxi drivers, if they are not contractually obliged to be crusing during peak hours.
But, that begs the question... if there's a demand, why isn't the supply forthcoming? Is the starting fare too low? Not enough taxis?
Somehow.. I am beginning to suspect.. that the taxi companies, not the taxi drivers, are spoiling the dynamics of the market, by not adjusting the fares accordingly to match supply and demand during different times of the day.
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Excuse me? We making things difficult for them? More likely it is the other way round. they give themselves a bad name by bringing poor people like me for a joy ride and charging me more than the normal. Although I agree tt some are doing an honest living, it seems that most taxi drivers are part timers looking to earn a quick buck frm poor students like me. So of course in order to have a higher profit margin, they hide and wait for calls and bring ppl for joy ride lor.Originally posted by gasband:Sometimes I tend to sympathise with taxi drivers on these matters. I mean cmon taxi drivers are doing their own business... so if you own a business you would naturally try to make the most profits out of what you do.
you see if they dun take a break at around 11pm, they would not have a chance to do so till maybe after 2am or so. So why not they take a break at 11pm and they win both ways cos they will have a break and still earn more later, this is the mind of running your own business rite? I find in this case, I find nothing wrong... I mean if you can afford to take a taxi, what is a $3.20 booking fee to you? Or else like me last time before I had a car, take Night rider and then take a 15 minutes walk home....
As taxi uncles said to me, taxi drivers are poor people who are trying to earn money from poor people like us. Why make things difficult for them? -
Hmm...I'd put more of the blame on the taxi companies for exploiting their drivers(high overhead charges). The poor taxi drivers are only trying to make a living. I do have the same problem getting a taxi to go to work(check out the long queue at the taxi stand outside clementi mcdonalds bet 8:30 to 9am) and notice those that call will have taxis mysteriously appearing out of nowhere in response to the booking.
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Originally posted by gasband:
but if they fail at making a profit, then y blame others?
[b]Sometimes I tend to sympathise with taxi drivers on these matters. I mean cmon taxi drivers are doing their own business... so if you own a business you would naturally try to make the most profits out of what you do.
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It is interesting to note.. that taxi drivers do complain about low margins, but they don't seem to ask for lower rental fees, which is the bulk of the cost. And the competitor companies all charge roughly the same rates, which suggests that that either economies of scale is not giving benefits or some companies are making exceptional profits.Originally posted by glassdance:but if they fail at making a profit, then y blame others?
Either that.. or there simply isn't enough competitors in the taxi company market. -
Aiyah.. taxi driver also want to make money mah... why will they go and hide if they see passenger on the street to fetch instead... no sense right ? The cab that went past probably are on call or they r going to fetch their family for some event etc. If u feel tat taxi driver r bringing u on a joyride, then u direct them which road to go lor... sometimes it is not because they wanna bring u on a joyride but they r also human mah... they may not know the shortest route as well. Taxi driver has to go through peak hours and non peak hours... people only see the lack of taxi during peak hours but not see the emptiness of the cab during other normal hours...