Good news alot of cabby will return cab after CNY
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Bedok ? I dunno how to answer rally .... divided ?Originally posted by kinwashi:Can give us some more, what about Bedok town how it is divided and Tampines town.
Sorry, for so demanding asking for so more tips.
Thank Guru.
Bedok and Toa Payoh old town , so not easy to explain , this really must go thru experience .
Bedok North Road the main road leading to all roads lor ....
Bedok North Road and Up Changi Road parallel .
Bedok Ave 1 , Ave 2 , Ave 3 and Ave 4 all parallel .
St 1 , St.2 and St.3 ..... all different places .
Tampines is Singapore easiest road .
Tampines ave 1 , Ave 3 , Ave , Ave 7 and Ave 9 is parallel . ( Like Horizontal )
Tampines Ave 2 , Ave 4 ( Tampiness Mall ) , Ave 6 , Ave 8 , another parallel . ( Like Vertical ...
Walau , hope u understand . -
Actually , too many to learn .
Each one of us has a different way of teaching ourself .
The best way to learn ?
That is to kena left/right/centre/up/down from customers , then u'll learn faster !
U hit the wall several times , your head kena blue-black , then u'll learn even more . Not really hit the real wall , a description that u hit an obstacle .
Learn thru the hard way la .
In fact , the best teacher is the customer !
They pay u , teach u , u got paid and learn more about Singapore , where to find ? -
I don't directly knew them , we communicate , cos i am their customer . Feedback them about issues . My chief dun make decision , she's just an Operational Executive , the price hike decison making has got another Taxi fare Executive , another Manager . Another department .Originally posted by newcomer:wah u actually know the person who is a decision maker on hikes.
so wat u wanna do in thailand?
They proposed those fare structures ... base on datas collected by surveying companies .
Management approved . Management as in GM , CEO , Directors etc ...
That time every taxi stands has got some part-time surveyors , collect datas on per hour basis .
Like how many taxi arrived , how many customers waiting , how long one waited for a cab , how many on-calls taxis came .
This is the department that got eggs flying all over their office recently .
I going Thailand relax la ...... -
bo pian lah, PTC ppl no need to take taxi wan...
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So I am not the only happy oneOriginally posted by FireIce:happy for ppl boycotting taxis~
Boycott taxis especially during peak hours. Now that the government is going to improve bus frequencies and start all-day bus lanes, there will be less reason to take cabs. -
That's what taxi was meant to be , taxi not really for middle working class citizens , who is claiming the cost of living has rise .
Taxi are meant for tourist , foreigners in S'pore for businesses , and they are the one who is still the happy lot .
They willing to pay for luxury , and got a cab , with ease . That's it !
I always emphasis taxi is meant for luxury , privacy and rapid .
If u not willing to pay for those criterias , u are right to bracket yourself as "boycotters" .
That's my 3 cents worth of opinion .
I dunno .... i got less nasty customers nowadays .
My customers seemed to be more generous after the hike . Those nasty , more kiam siap ones took MRT and buses liao .
Peak hour or non peak hour , doesn't matter anymore , they just need a cab .
When u need a cab , u just need a cab .
If u need to think 3 times to take a cab , 4 times glancing at your wallet , 5 times to look at your watches , and waited 30 minutes after 7.30pm just to get by the peak hour , just to take a cab , go ahead take a bus , u should be home by then .
As for LTA to implement those policies on buses ..... Can they do wht taxi do ?
Buses is still on a fixed route , isn't it ?
Dunno la .... good luck to Singaporeans .
Go and fit yourself well into buses and MRT , it'll save u alot of money .
Taxi drivers too busy with tourists , expatriates ( who taxi fare can be re-imburse ) , and some rich Indonesians aunties at Orchard Road . And our multi-million MNC Corporate clients .
Ironically i hit another high after X/mas and New Year eve .... dunno how , just did well on a Friday evening , so-so only , very busy during peak hours . -
Do we still need foreigners to drive a taxi now ?
Singapore don't need foreigners to drive taxis , money can solve many problems .
Base on what i did for the last week or so ....
And what happened on Friday evening ...
My conclusion : Fare hike is a forgotten issue as days past ..... cabbies income is slowly climbing up to their normal level , or higher .
Think both cabbies and commuters will be happy , Only Comfort is not , they are to make less , almost $10 million alone on bookings .
Everything , after Chinese New year then we'll see a clearer & brighter picture .
What helped us : The demand surge after 8pm , all the way to 12am .
The extra customers after 8pm help cabbies to cover those lost-time during peak hours .
Cabbies like me just need to adjust ourself during peak hours , then very soon , i promised those cabby-to-be forumites here , i think most will get $4000 each month !
$4000 with a Sunday off . ( 26 working days )
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somehow i do not see it beneficial for cabby or public.Originally posted by seancannot:Due to the nature of my job , i took a lot cab , most cabby I spoke to are considering the return the cab after CNY .. think the current problem will be solved cos less cab on the road means less competion and
good new for comfort is if 15 % of pple return their cab
They lose 1500 * $100 per day = $150,000 per day .congratualtion !
1) for the cabbie, quit quit lor. there will be 2 persons waiting to take your job
2) so now even if you can afford the higher rates for fares, you still cant get a cab.
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1) not true even comfort dangle a carrot to entice pple to sign up nowadayOriginally posted by skeujin:somehow i do not see it beneficial for cabby or public.
1) for the cabbie, quit quit lor. there will be 2 persons waiting to take your job
2) so now even if you can afford the higher rates for fares, you still cant get a cab.
duhz
2)depending on your location , if you at orchard last night 11:30 pm u c so many cab unlike the past -
i do not think a big company like comfort will really worry about people walking out. they have their own recruitment campaigns n policies. anyway would the govt bother about a 100 cabbies walking out from their jobs? no way.Originally posted by seancannot:1) not true even comfort dangle a carrot to entice pple to sign up nowaday
2)depending on your location , if you at orchard last night 11:30 pm u c so many cab unlike the past -
taxi uncles, don't drive taxis... what can they do?
gigolo? pull leather belt? suck c-ock? or cleaners?
remember most of them already retrenched at least once liao... they are once losers
the moral of the story is don't try to be funny and hide when people want to take your cabs, reject customers, wait for booking.... obi good -
uncles... 99.99% of the people (used to take cabs one) decide "that's it"... no more cabs unless at least 4 people shared cabs or something very urgent...Originally posted by Poolman:Do we still need foreigners to drive a taxi now ?
Singapore don't need foreigners to drive taxis , money can solve many problems .
Base on what i did for the last week or so ....
And what happened on Friday evening ...
My conclusion : Fare hike is a forgotten issue as days past ..... cabbies income is slowly climbing up to their normal level , or higher .
Think both cabbies and commuters will be happy , Only Comfort is not , they are to make less , almost $10 million alone on bookings .
Everything , after Chinese New year then we'll see a clearer & brighter picture .
What helped us : The demand surge after 8pm , all the way to 12am .
The extra customers after 8pm help cabbies to cover those lost-time during peak hours .
Cabbies like me just need to adjust ourself during peak hours , then very soon , i promised those cabby-to-be forumites here , i think most will get $4000 each month !
$4000 with a Sunday off . ( 26 working days )
Easily .
u see lo... see still got $4000 or not -
u freaking cheapskate
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U don't believe ?Originally posted by Seven_Dragon:uncles... 99.99% of the people (used to take cabs one) decide "that's it"... no more cabs unless at least 4 people shared cabs or something very urgent...
u see lo... see still got $4000 or not
Time will tell .
Those "That's it !" people always got their very last reason to say : "last time i take taxi ".....
I don't know where u find those 99.9% , but i did found the left-over 1% that is good enough to feed us $4k a month .
One thing for sure , i have to admit this , those people who took their own money to take a cab , is less .
Lucky us we still have many many who's company reimburse their taxi fare , banks like UBS , Credit Suisse , Citibank , DBS Bank .... many more people from Shenton Way , 99.90% can be reimburse after overtime .
Tuas industrial area has got thousands ....
Jurong Island has got many 24hours operating plants .
Suntec City also has got 5 towers , 2 Milennium and Centennial Towers
Too bad , i'm sad for those who still pay for their own fare after overtime .
Quit this job if the boss so stingy .
I foreseen $4k is still a modest amount . -
typical singaporean taxi uncle f***ing arrogant attitudeOriginally posted by Poolman:U don't believe ?
Time will tell .
Those "That's it !" people always got their very last reason to say : "last time i take taxi ".....
I don't know where u find those 99.9% , but i did found the left-over 1% that is good enough to feed us $4k a month .
One thing for sure , i have to admit this , those people who took their own money to take a cab , is less .
Lucky us we still have many many who's company reimburse their taxi fare , banks like UBS , Credit Suisse , Citibank , DBS Bank .... many more people from Shenton Way , 99.90% can be reimburse after overtime .
Tuas industrial area has got thousands ....
Jurong Island has got many 24hours operating plants .
Suntec City also has got 5 towers , 2 Milennium and Centennial Towers
Too bad , i'm sad for those who still pay for their own fare after overtime .
Quit this job if the boss so stingy .
I foreseen $4k is still a modest amount . -
You are wrong. Poolman is a 'thinking taxi driver'. He got positive thinking. This type of driver wont die in Sg.Originally posted by Seven_Dragon:typical singaporean taxi uncle f***ing arrogant attitude -
that's only a fine line between "thinking" and "arrogant"Originally posted by Manager433:You are wrong. Poolman is a 'thinking taxi driver'. He got positive thinking. This type of driver wont die in Sg. -
Yes, he is my idol Poolman.Originally posted by Manager433:You are wrong. Poolman is a 'thinking taxi driver'. He got positive thinking. This type of driver wont die in Sg.
With his encouragement from his private message to me, finally I go ahead with his personal advise.
I... take his word, he do not know me so do... I.
This kind of personality, you can seldom see nowaday it is rare.
I... am going for my online soon, as what he said got a Vacational Licence you got addon priviledge.
Time will tell. it is fun, take it as an hobby, spending time meeting more peoples, gain experience and money cannot buy the time you spend on the road.. haha Poolman.
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11.30pm ?Originally posted by seancannot:1) not true even comfort dangle a carrot to entice pple to sign up nowaday
2)depending on your location , if you at orchard last night 11:30 pm u c so many cab unlike the past
U know why ?
There's still a $3 carrot hanging by the clock !
That's why .
Last time b4 hike ?
Booking fee $2.50 .... no extra charge , where did the cabbies go ? Dinner break ! Really , i did that . Until 12am , then i came knocking at customer's door .
Comfort definitely lose out on signing-in cabbies , becos of benefits .
That's the price they pay for , liberalising the market . -
I got a feeling they're trimming down the fleet .... a bit like cut-cost . Overhaul into a small , but manageable , and competitive company .Originally posted by skeujin:i do not think a big company like comfort will really worry about people walking out. they have their own recruitment campaigns n policies. anyway would the govt bother about a 100 cabbies walking out from their jobs? no way.
Now they're too big to compete , too costly to compete .
Taxi is a business , where big doesn't necessary gaining control of the market , or upper hand .
I can sense SMRT Taxis joining the arms of Comfort-Delgro , like CityCab into Comfort .
They just sacked another of my colleague , who allege to have owed them almost 30 days of rental ... they towed away their cab .
Follow by a warning letter , to settle the balance rental owed within 7 days or face court summons !
Got a feeling .... they're keeping the good reliable drivers , they don't mind to lose a bit ..... They knew Comfort has got the oldest fleet , in terms of cabby's age group . It's time for them to re-group , or in long run , they lose even more .
That keep us a bit on our toe .
We must play our game right .
Any hiccups , the message is clear ... get it right or face the sack ! -
Thanks for ur encouragement .Originally posted by kinwashi:Yes, he is my idol Poolman.
With his encouragement from his private message to me, finally I go ahead with his personal advise.
I... take his word, he do not know me so do... I.
This kind of personality, you can seldom see nowaday it is rare.
I... am going for my online soon, as what he said got a Vacational Licence you got addon priviledge.
Time will tell. it is fun, take it as an hobby, spending time meeting more peoples, gain experience and money cannot buy the time you spend on the road.. haha Poolman.
Leave them alone if they are not interested with your teaching. -
Driver's earning up , waiting times down
Based on figures provided by ComfortDelGro, Singapore's biggest taxi operator, cabbies are pocketing about $11 more a day, earning about $318.
This $318 is base on an average OMO driver .
Not half a shift .
If rental $105 , diesel say $40 .... wow this driver if hit $318 , his salary a day almost $170 a day . Well fair enough .
Meaning if i take averagely $170 a day , wow this chap going to earn $5100 per 30 days , without off day .
My colleague juz got $230 before deducting overheads from 5pm to 1am . He haven't finished yet , he finished at 5am .
If he packed off , at this time , let's calculate , his rental $54 , diesel $23 .... nett $153 , he off Monday , meaning if for 26 days , he'll be getting $3978 .
My calculation is base on just 5pm to say 1am , anything between 1am and 5am , i never count in .
I estimate this chap will be getting plus minus around there or more ..... cos Friday night we earned more ... someday good , someday bad ....
Hmm ..... for those cabby-to-be , can seriously think about driving a cab .
Now consider bad times ..... if T3 fully functional , AirAsia gets on track , Singapore Flyer starts at March 2008 , then non-stop conventions and exhibitons at Suntec and Expo .... F1 Night race ....
And both IRs ........ good times lies ahead !
I am not quitting for now . -
smrt and sbs really needa increase their frequency.
minister want population to hit 6mil, even with too much cabs around also no hope to go to work on time. -
Hmm ..... for those cabby-to-be , can seriously think about driving a cab .
Now consider bad times ..... if T3 fully functional , AirAsia gets on track , Singapore Flyer starts at March 2008 , then non-stop conventions and exhibitons at Suntec and Expo .... F1 Night race ....
And both IRs ........ good times lies ahead !
I am not quitting for now .
Guru,
Look like everyones is telling 2008...Recession in US, Europe and this could shake Asia.
If this kind of senerio will there still many peoples coming here like in Singapore for holiday.
Good times lies ahead... than.
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cabbies got monthly cpf or not?