New Transport Minister may level playing field for taxi operators : http://news.asiaone.com/news/transport/transport-ministry-may-level-playing-field-taxi-operators
Mr Khaw said that while he was campaigning during the recent General Election, he met a number of taxi drivers who felt that car-sharing apps such as uberX are unfair as the drivers do not need a vocational licence unlike taxi drivers.
“While taxi drivers welcome competition, they demand that the playing field be level. I think our taxi drivers have a point,” he said.
Still, banning the app like what countries such as Germany have done is an “over-reaction”, Mr Khaw said, adding that a balanced approach is the key.
likely make VL compulsory for all?
新官上任三把🔥......
1st.....must thanks TD for sarporking lighting strike mah.....
All the myst never materialize.....
why never level playing field by upping taxi fare leh ???
Originally posted by Reliefdriver4u:why never level playing field by upping taxi fare leh ???
This one not determined by Transport Ministry one..... request for fare increase must be submitted by taxi companies. In the past, Comfort was the one that would initiate it first then other taxi companies would one by one submit request to increase theirs.
I think now all taxi companies would have to discuss with each others to propose new taxi fares before submitting to LTA for approval.
However I think taxi fare increase is unlikely to happen because of recent drop of fuel price. Voters also definitely would KPKB if taxi fare increase at this point of time.
Taking average of 3-5% pay increment for employees in Singapore, a few years later they may increase taxi-fare.
So it's a "maybe" only, not confirmed.....
Heard that Uber and GrabCar will be commercialize soon and become legal. (Hearsay) If this ever happens means Singapore allows "Ba Wang Che" to happen and it will mean strong challenge to Taxi Drivers. Should this be allowed to happen then I believe it is good for Taxi Companies to revise their Taxi Rentals as private cars are MUCH MUCH MORE CHEAPER THAN TAXIS!
So Taxi Companies better wake up their ideas as this move of legalization sounds good too! All Taxi Drivers to get private cars with cheaper rentals or overhead and start ferrying passengers around in Singapore. NEED NOT RENEW OR OBTAIN ANY STUPID SHIT OF VL ANYMORE!
And also at the same time, benefit all nationalities as any Tom, Dick or Harry is able to register then drive and ferry people in any vehicles they want and deem fit to without having to pay tax. SHIOK!!!
It should not be a worrying point for TD......
Why go sarpork a failed module in SG taxi industries? Everyday tio jiak by our knn eh taxi coy, instead TD should be happy......
It wake the "giant" up, if still nothing is done by them, be it, just like Amsterdam, if all take out their taxi roof, you won't find any cab on the road, did the country die? No what, Sciphol is still one of the busiest airport in the world leh......
It can be done in SG also one, Goberment ai mai nia......
but less jobs as well as street pax as their fares are competitive
Originally posted by bowah:Paxs like us, will definitely seek the lowest cost, and the news will spread, so you will tends to see lower call volume, but on the street and at Q, is still the taxi driver playground.
But bearing in mind, paxs are also kiasee people, Uber and grab car do not have a full coverage of insurance, that will help Taxi drivers as most pax still prefer calling a cab.
On the other hands, like our bro KTC said, this alone wake up the giant, and we are the giant, 29,000 cabs vs 3000 pte booking UberX/grabcar, and every one of us do our part, careless ah wood or ah shun, no reject, good service, the ball will be back to us. But if everyone of us is like our ex chief with his 13 CBD’s quaility pax mentality, which is what is happening, then we might lose the call market to UberX and Grabcar in no time.
��� Good point.. in short, Taxi Drivers allowed others to come in and take their share of cake...
Knn, Lu gong Lu far......
Hearsay, Uber HQ in Mars, better be careful.......
My ex-chief can cannon until you don't know he cannoning hor.......
Highest level attain liao.......
So miss his talking......