Just to recap , in 2007 they implemented new fare structure why?? coz these people who hardly take cabs and just basing on what they see , they start to complain.
People working in the CBD areas hardly complain abt cab shortage coz they know wad to do. Like one pax i picked thru CDG , she has all the taxi co numbers + all the kiosk numbers ( yes LV included) and wad is lagi best , last resort in the event of no cabs, her boss authorise her to call CDG merc cab hotline . is she complaining? no in fact she understands the problem. many of this pax like her around? yes but mostly working in those areas.
so bring it on Mr Yap , complain & complain and if its gets loud enough , be prepared to have another round of fare hike to adjust to the over demand and lesser supply.
Originally posted by Tio Call Liao:Just to recap , in 2007 they implemented new fare structure why?? coz these people who hardly take cabs and just basing on what they see , they start to complain.
People working in the CBD areas hardly complain abt cab shortage coz they know wad to do. Like one pax i picked thru CDG , she has all the taxi co numbers + all the kiosk numbers ( yes LV included) and wad is lagi best , last resort in the event of no cabs, her boss authorise her to call CDG merc cab hotline . is she complaining? no in fact she understands the problem. many of this pax like her around? yes but mostly working in those areas.
so bring it on Mr Yap , complain & complain and if its gets loud enough , be prepared to have another round of fare hike to adjust to the over demand and lesser supply.
Another far hike....will that solve the problems? Getting lesser and lesser pax to take cab liao.
Originally posted by Tio Call Liao:seriously i hate pax with prams & kids . They make hell of a lot of noise and i really beh tahan esp when i need to drive & with all that screaming behind , its simply unbearable!
Many places i avoid. in fact i avoid so much that haiyooooo i tan bo jiak!!!! must eat noodles with my nose !!
sad right? :(.
Haha, same here. See pram/kids like see ghost.
Tan bo jiak still got noodles to eat arh? I can only breath air with my nose, bro.
How about old pple or handicap pple? You td also siam them?
Originally posted by ALN:kin, u taxi pax queue picture… weekday 9.30pm to 10.30pm also like that…
huat leh…
Haha...Sei beh ho.... night shift.
Today on paper again... Home page reported...night shift 9.30pm to10.30pm.
Some Taxi Stand like Paragon and a few major taxi stands in town. No taxis... Why?.
Recently there are many paxs on board told me....taxi very difficult to get.
During the day and night.
Why? uncle.
I, oso dun know?.
No offend to td.
I heard from my friend that during night time especially wulu area or cbd, they prefer to ride round and round hoping to win a bid.
Originally posted by likeyou:No offend to td.
I heard from my friend that during night time especially wulu area or cbd, they prefer to ride round and round hoping to win a bid.
What hoping to win a bid ?
Surely can get !!!!
No need to hope .
No need to go round & round .
Taxi drivers are business men , they know how to get the best of all interest .
U good i good .
U complain , it's your problem .
2007 , population 3.5m .
2010 , population 5.05m .
Out of that extra 2.05m people & citizens , excluding tourists .
If just minor 1% of that extra 2.05m population working surrounding Shenton Way , MBS , those CBD areas .......
Just 1% extra people , their bosses reimburse their taxi fare home after overtime .
Imagine 10pm ? Just 1% of that 2.05m extra citizens , chaos right ?
CDG 6552-1111 ring non stop , most listen to music , all auto call , sms booking , iphone booking ..... CDG drivers saw chinese names also scared " Woodlands si bo ? Reject "
Do your math
16500 taxis at 2007 against 3.5m people of 2007 .
Now 25000 taxis against 5.05m people ?
Just an extra of 10,000 taxis to match the demands of extra 2.05m people .
Do your math ?
U do the math of ratio .
How many taxis to those poplution ?
The worst is , the surge for taxis started from 8pm to 11pm , after the peak hour period . This problem cannot solve one if Singapore persist such low fare system .
$3 flag down to catch a cab at Little India ?
Any Foreign labour and Bangala can afford taxis .
Is that what government wanted ?
I dare challenge the authority , up 35% peak hour surcharge , until 12MN , see what happened ?
They dare not one , cos their MRT cannot manage like the current 'pack-like-sardines' situation every morning inside the mrt .
As i've said , taxi can solve their problems , MRT cannot eat all one .
If u want to wear a big hat , make sure u have a big head .
Now with the MBS and RWS , plus the record Airport arrival ....
Plus those events like F1 Race , Concerts , Esplanade Threatre Show Time .....
Taxis can never be enough .
If cabbies tactically got spot-on , they are on the way to another round of victory .
If for those people who do not know why so difficult to get a cab in the evening .
Why ?
Cos taxi after 8pm is dirt cheap .
I said that years ago .....
For numerous times .
Supply & demand .
Got supply , no demand , u can pay for cheap taxis . Every cabbies became cheapo .
Got demand , no supply ? Be ready to pay more .
Originally posted by Poolman:
What hoping to win a bid ?Surely can get !!!!
No need to hope .
No need to go round & round .
Taxi drivers are business men , they know how to get the best of all interest .
U good i good .
U complain , it's your problem .
Sorry bro, not my problem, I told you liao, I heard from my frd.
Worst for those just outside CBD area like Far East Plaza. Always long que of pax you know why lah...
Last night alighted a couple there and and immediately just hi-jack by another pax, then someone from dunno where pop out not happy telling me cannot pick up pax here, the taxi que is in front... but pax already jump in when the earlier couple alights.
Next thing is he snaps pictures of my car... So pax LL got off my cab and I immediately put up the BUSY sign and drove off that F%^%$!@ place.
I wouldn't bother to turn into this knid of crappy place if not to alight someone in the first place...
the sooner they implement $5 on board fare + 30 cts increment the better. Poolman is right and fully agree with him on this.
Poolman :$3 flag down to catch a cab at Little India ? Any Foreign labour and Bangala can afford taxis .
Have to weed out all those marginal commuters so that those who can afford $5 + 30 cts can get a cab.
Originally posted by likeyou:How about old pple or handicap pple? You td also siam them?
night shift where got old pple or handicap? if im not wrong the last handicap pax i picked was at least 2 years ago.
Pity the guy really & as always TCL is not that heartless la, i took half fare only. ya half fare.. cant believe right? hahaha
so far i've given free rides to 1 very old uncle who was shaking all over , his hands , his body. another was a burmese worker and another really very old aunty who was trapped in the rain at chinatown, nobody stopped for her but i did.
but the 3 cases involve fares less than $10 so i am able to do a good deed. If more than that , i will probably take 1/2? or 3/4 of the fare?
Originally posted by Insg:Haha, same here. See pram/kids like see ghost.
Tan bo jiak still got noodles to eat arh? I can only breath air with my nose, bro.
The thing is when these parents come on board , they dont control their kids. They let em run riot in the cab , screaming and jumping around with not a single consideration for the person who is driving and needing to be alert on the roads.
And u guys know i got a bloody LCD screen at the back seat, this is the stupidest thing CDG can ever install in the taxi. These kids will just start playing with the volume buttons , sibeh irritating. and not to forget , those infants who cry & cry Non stop. how to drive like that?
so solution is? look straight and just go.
Originally posted by Mvp30sg:Worst for those just outside CBD area like Far East Plaza. Always long que of pax you know why lah...
Last night alighted a couple there and and immediately just hi-jack by another pax, then someone from dunno where pop out not happy telling me cannot pick up pax here, the taxi que is in front... but pax already jump in when the earlier couple alights.
Next thing is he snaps pictures of my car... So pax LL got off my cab and I immediately put up the BUSY sign and drove off that F%^%$!@ place.
I wouldn't bother to turn into this knid of crappy place if not to alight someone in the first place...
you cant really blame them. They are frustrated and desperate to get a ride home. Its only when they get behind the wheel as a taxi driver then they know what the fark is happening.
Such incidents are common & will happen especially if u are those who wanna play inter city calls. you will spend 1/4 of your time fending off unwanted pax from your cab.
Originally posted by likeyou:
Sorry bro, not my problem, I told you liao, I heard from my frd.
When i said " u complain , it's your problem " , i not refering to you , refering to those people who complaint .
Originally posted by Mvp30sg:Worst for those just outside CBD area like Far East Plaza. Always long que of pax you know why lah...
Last night alighted a couple there and and immediately just hi-jack by another pax, then someone from dunno where pop out not happy telling me cannot pick up pax here, the taxi que is in front... but pax already jump in when the earlier couple alights.
Next thing is he snaps pictures of my car... So pax LL got off my cab and I immediately put up the BUSY sign and drove off that F%^%$!@ place.
I wouldn't bother to turn into this knid of crappy place if not to alight someone in the first place...
MVP , u still has got a lot to learn with a Sonata .
When we normal taxis alight paxes at sensitive places like Far East Plaza at 10pm ?
Let me ask , what do you expect ?
U expect people smoking and dilly dally for a cab ?
No !!!
They acted like desperados !! Hungry ghost .
So experience drivers like us , what we did ?
We knew somewhere somehow , people will hop in ....
1. Locked your door
2.Wave signal them u are on call
3.Busy and drive off
Indeed u are Lake View members , u are really ON CALL , if LTA call you , get them call Lake View , we can justified .
When u BUSY , it is not an offense not to pick any pax , when LTA asked , reply them : " Law said busy can dun pick ma , right LTA ? "
U think LTA early morning never hear complaints ? They listen until sianz .
They know all our tricks la .
But we are protected by law , what can they do ?
Put Busy , and must go toilet , what can they do ?
Must shit , urgent , BUSY , what can they do ?
Originally posted by Poolman:
When u BUSY , it is not an offense not to pick any pax , when LTA asked , reply them : " Law said busy can dun pick ma , right LTA ? "
U think LTA early morning never hear complaints ? They listen until sianz .
They know all our tricks la .
But we are protected by law , what can they do ?
Put Busy , and must go toilet , what can they do ?
Must shit , urgent , BUSY , what can they do ?
sigh actually all this can be avoided if they just readjust the fare to $5 + 0.3 cts. Poolman do u agree that if the meter is such , will u pick up another pax from far east plaza?
opinion?
Originally posted by Tio Call Liao:sigh actually all this can be avoided if they just readjust the fare to $5 + 0.3 cts. Poolman do u agree that if the meter is such , will u pick up another pax from far east plaza?
opinion?
That regular everyday call one : " Far East Plaza to Toa Payoh "
U got hear i bid ?
bro $5 + 0.3 not current structure. Assuming $5 + 0.3 all around city. no CBD surcharge maybe booking lower to 2.50.
For me i will just take la , no incentive to wait for calls anymore
I dun scared LTA or CDG see my forum one .
My patterns chute all the way , to get into cbd one .
Not only i want that CBD $3 , i will get a booking somemore .
And booking cannot go to The Big 6 one .
What Big 6 ?
Ah Wood
Ah Wang
Ah Shun
Ah Gang
Ah Seng
Ah Gol
Now my perimenter broaden ...
No AMK
No Bishan
No Serangoon
No Yio Chu Kang
No Seletar
No Teck Whye
No CCK
No Bt Panjang
No CCK
No Jurong
No Toa Payoh
No Aljunied
No Geylang ......
No Sin Ming
No Upper Thomson
DO i left out any ?