So you think you are a moving Singapore road directory? Some of us may have heard about tales of freedom associated with a taxi driver’s life, topped off with a decent earning.
This is true to an extent, but we are only just scratching the surface when it comes to understanding the real life of a cabbie.
Here, GET.com brings up 4 points that explain what it's really like to be a taxi driver, so that you can consider them before taking the plunge.
1. How Much Can You Earn?
The daily rental for a cab is $80 to $120 and petrol costs around $80 for a day’s work. This works out to a daily cost of $200, but it's usually split between the main hirer and his relief driver.
Assuming you drive a 12-hour shift fetching around 15 passengers in total and each fare averages around $15, you should be earning around $140 after all the deductions.
This equals an average monthly income of more than $4,000 with no days off and no sick leaves. While $4,000 per month seems like a decent amount, I'm not sure it's the best for a work-life balance.
2. Health Concerns
Most taxi drivers suffer from hypertension, hemorrhoids and bad sleep. The long hours of sitting down also mean backaches.
thanks for sharing
Rental $80-$120?
Which company ah?
Maybe refering to prime n older taxi
Originally posted by getcarter:Rental $80-$120?
Which company ah?
Maybe refering to prime n older taxi
What is the current rental rate then?
News always jin powerful.......
One time tell you can earn $7k, all rush in to drive.......
Now tell you cannot la, difficult to cari makan.......
Of course can don't drive the best, but like some claim that job market is weak, LLSS drive lor, got so much theory meh?........
Originally posted by The Code:
What is the current rental rate then?
$130 n above for new cabs
Nice information, thank you for sharing
whats the bigdeal.uber n Grab drvr r also taxi drvr
Originally posted by foolsh_2000:whats the bigdeal.uber n Grab drvr r also taxi drvr
Uber and GrabCar drivers are not considered taxi drivers.
For some insights into the differences, check http://news.asiaone.com/news/transport/getting-behind-wheel-uber .
His article about driving a taxi could be found at http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tales-of-a-taxi-uncle-st-manpower-correspondent-toh-yong-chuan-steps-into-the-shoes-of-a .
Uber is drive own car right???
So insurance no cover if drive passenger around for uber?
I remember somewhere along the vehicle insurance that it is only for non-commercial basis.
yup, uber and grabcar included insurance for rider
so uber and grabcar insurance is seperate one.....???
So if u go drive uber or grabcar, u need to seperately buy another insurance?
Same lah Uber maybe more atas but still take paxs.so they not consider taxi drvr,that means they r chauffear?
Also Tia Kong.most Uber n Grabcat drvrs r property agents.now property Very bad
Come June, all this drivers need to get a VL license.......
Don't know how true.......
Originally posted by bowah:Everything is covered, there is no such thing as paxs are not cover and govt allow them to ply on the road, especially so, in a kiasu city like Singapore. Just the for Uber and Grab, tia kong excess is higher is kenna accident, amount like double what taxi drivers (touch wood) is paying when met with an accident at own fault or 50/50 cases.
They need to convert their insurance to commercial type, in order to get the pax insured........
Without this commercial insurance, they plying the road with their own risk including the pax.......
When things go wrong, is not just a ferry services anymore, very different from fetching your own family members........
As for the excess, tia gong, some rental coy is as high as $5k, don't just sign blindly, of course if you are using your own vehicle, excess can be as low as $0 dollar.......
As I always believed, our PAP scholars are very smart. I say this with sincerity, not to mock them. When the government desires to restrain people, they can either be direct, or do things from another angle. In the end, the result is the same. Same for HDB, same for COE, same for TDVL. No need for our ministers to have any taxi driver experience. As a scholar, they examine the facts, study the public feedback, put on their thinking cap, get together to bash things up and reach a consensus after a few months of slow digestion.
Its something many governments in middle east and north korea should learn from. Those farkers, bo tai bo chi, not satisfied only, just fire their cannon.
eh.
no link.
Originally posted by Keepthechange666:They need to convert their insurance to commercial type, in order to get the pax insured........
Without this commercial insurance, they plying the road with their own risk including the pax.......
When things go wrong, is not just a ferry services anymore, very different from fetching your own family members........
As for the excess, tia gong, some rental coy is as high as $5k, don't just sign blindly, of course if you are using your own vehicle, excess can be as low as $0 dollar.......
Originally posted by FireIce:eh.
no link.