Comfort has so many taxis. Heard some drivers said that there are tons of Comfort taxis parking at Sin Ming Road that waiting for new drivers to drive. Is that true?Originally posted by Poolman:Comfort = estimate 12,000 taxis
Yellow-Top = estimate 5,000 taxis
CitryCab = Estimate 8,000 taxis
TranScab = 2500 taxis
Smart = 600
Silver = 800
SMRT = 7000
Taxi will never be enough at certain time ... like morning 7.00am til 9am .... and 5pm til 10.30 pm at city area . Excluding Fridays !
True ah !Originally posted by SBS 233 X:Comfort has so many taxis. Heard some drivers said that there are tons of Comfort taxis parking at Sin Ming Road that waiting for new drivers to drive. Is that true?
Those taxis include Citycab and Yellowtop?Originally posted by Poolman:True ah !
Not only Sin Ming , Sin Ming's space not enuf to contain 1,200 un-rented taxis .
Shaw Tower carpark also got plenty .
Tuas area some ware-house also got .
Cahngi also got .
Pandan area also got .
Now what ComfortDelgro counter this problem is to scrap those 4-yr-old and above taxis , took back some COE rebate , and replace them with newer Crown , cheaper COE .
Newer taxi means good chance of rented out .
And now it works , along with better driver benefits .
Yes , it's an exercise thru'out ComfortDelgro's group .Originally posted by SBS 233 X:Those taxis include Citycab and Yellowtop?
this statement pretty unfair..wad happen to those people, like elderlys who can't afford that extra booking fee..Originally posted by Poolman:I once again emphasis , at 8.30pm til 11pm , most office worker once work overtime , their companies will pay for the cab fare , and they will defeintely call , 'cos their companies want them to go home early ,anyway only $4.00 extra , for a MNC , $4.00 is peanuts .
Nowadays taxi never hide , Taxi never hide during this time , no need to hide !
Once we hit town , booking customers is the priority , taxi stand customer have to wait !
Those who pay more , will get a cab .
Those who do not want to pay more , they just have to wait !
Maybe the Cedric's COMFORT were given to CITYCABOriginally posted by 105090:http://www.comfort-transportation.com.sg/quick_facts.html
YTC only 1090 cabs according to the website..
and yeah hor.. Comfort vehicles all quite old.. see so many crowns with the old livery, not to forget the 6 year old Coronas. And the nissan cedrics seemed to have been withdrawn from the scene already? left one or two comfort cedrics now..
8 YearsOriginally posted by TIB529A:Are the life of each taxi shorter with the cheap rate of COE?
ComfortDelgro has a change of plicy now , they scrap taxis at the age of 4+ , to meet "new-taxi" demand of taxi drivers .Originally posted by 105090:Taxi lifespan is 8 years. The COE is 7 years, but is renewable for one year. So the overall lifespan is 8 years.
So that means the old coronas already 'vanish' in Comfort Delgro Group?Originally posted by Poolman:ComfortDelgro has a change of plicy now , they scrap taxis at the age of 4+ , to meet "new-taxi" demand of taxi drivers .
Also to rival the new taxi companies , which has a relatively new fleet .
One day i foresee , ComfortDelgro will be the sole taxi company in Singapore .
no la.. now still got Coronas, but very few.. less than 50 i think.. number decreasing every day! the lifespan of Coronas expires by 2008 unless they are scrapped earlier.Originally posted by SBS 233 X:So that means the old coronas already 'vanish' in Comfort Delgro Group?