Yellow - Top Cab to cease operation from 1 Oct 2007
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wah..
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Ok time to take pics of the livery before it will vanish forever
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sort of expected, but sad nevertheless.
yellow top taxis are a singapore icon already -
A blue end for Yellow-Top cabs
A nostalgic brand reaches the end of the road on Monday
FROM Monday, the Yellow-Top taxis, long a familiar sight on Singapore roads, will disappear into history.
At its peak, in 2004, there were close to 1,400 Yellow-Tops but today, the number has dwindled to 200, and these will be repainted the ubiquitous Comfort blue, a company spokesperson told Today.
Many will be saddened by the demise of the brand, which has been around for decades.
"The first time I rode one of these taxis was on my first date when I was taking my girlfriend home after a late movie. It cost me all of $10, a huge sum in the 60s," said Mr Anthony Yeo, now a retiree in his late 50s.
Business consultant Lim Chiang sees the passing of the Yellow-Top as the end of the era of the financially independent taxi driver.
"In the past, taxi drivers, who owned their taxis, could send their children to university on what they earned and saved. Under the scheme of daily hire taxis today, drivers find themselves hard-pressed to be able to do the same for their children," said Mr Lim, who remembers pirate taxis operating in his neighbourhood when he was a young boy.
A man who believes in entrepreneurship, Mr Lim said he was sad to see big business corporations take over what was once the realm of the small-time individual operator.
Yellow-Top cabs used to operate on a private basis until 1996 when the licences were acquired from the taxi owners at $10,000 each and operations were managed by Yellow-Top Cab Pte Ltd, under the umbrella of ComfortDelGro.
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The decision to discontinue the Yellow-Top brand is in line with the company's move to improve the overall operating efficiency of its taxi business arm, the spokesperson said.
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Even as the Yellow-Tops reach the end of the road, ComfortDelGro's fleet of 400 Mercedes limousine taxis operating under the brand name Sovereign will retain their sleek look.
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Expat engineer Ronald Simon was equivocal about the changes. "All I care about is that when I need a taxi, I would like to be able to get one," he said, expressing the common complaint of many of not being to get a taxi at certain peak periods.
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ComfortDelGro currently operates 15,000 taxis under the Comfort and CityCab brands.
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Last day !
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almost 2 months ago , company recall my yellow-top to re-spray into a blue comfort liao ....
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Don't be mistaken , ComfortDelgro's Yellow-Top Cab Pte Ltd will cease , but not the "original" private yellow top taxis .....
The private-owned Yellow Top taxis still running ...
Those Fiat's , Toyota HiAce etc ...
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How about those STTA yellow top cabs, will they be gone too
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not so soon, but their license cannot transfer already, means they ust keep driving and driving. or sell to comfortdelgro. otherwise every 8 years change car. license will renew up to 70 years old. means obliterate them la.Originally posted by SMRT Buses:How about those STTA yellow top cabs, will they be gone too -
No la ...... really ? Since the industry was liberailised , think Yellow Top Taxis can be like any taxi companies , that can issue taxi license liao ... providing they meet the overall taxi criteria .Originally posted by sir_peanuts:not so soon, but their license cannot transfer already, means they ust keep driving and driving. or sell to comfortdelgro. otherwise every 8 years change car. license will renew up to 70 years old. means obliterate them la. -
but the original private yellow top cab is PRIVATE wad.
not all is belong to STTA i tot?
like now a lot of new pple BUY car and register as taxi then all sort of model of yellow top cab appear but the vehicle belongs to the driver and is painted as PRIVATE YELLOW TOP.
so that one wont go away ma. so many new one in fact. that new hilux also one ma.
EDIT: its also stated that for private yellow top cabs, if you wanna complain, complain directly to LTA and they are managed by LTA. if u complain them, their punishment different. is demerit etc. whereas those under comfort etc. will haf different internal company discipline.
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Phew for a while i thought that the private ones are gone.I know some of the private ones.But still 1 replacement what,Prime RentalOriginally posted by Poolman:Don't be mistaken , ComfortDelgro's Yellow-Top Cab Pte Ltd will cease , but not the "original" private yellow top taxis .....
The private-owned Yellow Top taxis still running ...
Those Fiat's , Toyota HiAce etc ... -
bye yellow.
