Taxi Business getting harder these days
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damage caused by uber/grab, at times pax do double booking, see pax getting into private cars (with a active screen) at driver's side.
sometimes drive here and there, see so many green lantern around, taxi stands like nex so long queue of taxis till traffic lights despite the lta cameras there in the afternoon as well as late at night.
whats your driving style to max out income/call opportunity?
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hanor hanor
when i at taxi stands or pick up bays, everyone else is waiting for their uber/grab to come and ppl are alighting from their uber/grab oso
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yalor yalor, and can see Uber paxs drop in 5 and 6, then pick up in 5 and 6, must be Uber pool, knn, taxi can only take 4 adults, Uber no rule one...5 or 6 also can..phui neymar chao hai...
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Long ago, I already said it very clearly, taxis driving or even apps driving is never a way to earn a living and bringing up a young family, you do not need any style in driving, because you can never know where you will end up everyday, it is more for people who are retrenched and take it as an interim period and also for people like me, old man and woman whose childrens have grown up, married and living happily, we just drive to make our brain stay sensible before dementia set in. In today digitalization age moving toward an industrial 4.0 model/blueprint, young peoples should educate and train themselves more on robotics, IT , digitalization management, digital remote, control and services. The economy today is going into a slow pace as the next phase of a new industrial is slowly taking place to churn up the economy again, by then, you will hv self actualization in doing most thing, from driver less to fully automate factories and fully self service. If you notice the changes in our education system, you will understand the movement of our govt nurturing our youngs toward this new digital industrial. All these shall lead to reduction in labours, stay abreast of all other countries who are still using tuk tuk or proton saga as taxis, a digital knowledge base local workforce that service the need of this new industrial and with it, a faster pace of improvement and huge leap for the economy of Singapore. So, Still drive smlj taxi??? nobody will be in a right mind to tell his or her sons to be a taxi or apps drivers, if so, the parents must be siao liao.
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I've ask 1 uber driver how much he earn, he say is better that normal taxi because his father was a taxi driver. He say i've not stop driving from morning till night.. as taxi sometimes you just had to wait in line or hope you can pick up on the way.
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Dun affect me. Earning is still constant. Bo skills of course difficult lah. Must learn to adapt.
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Originally posted by Ukwah:
I've ask 1 uber driver how much he earn, he say is better that normal taxi because his father was a taxi driver. He say i've not stop driving from morning till night.. as taxi sometimes you just had to wait in line or hope you can pick up on the way.
Cannon bo? Many uber driver tell me more you drive the lesser is the profit. Because of high levy and high fuel cost. Morning till night non stop how can beat taxi earnings? Even same collections the uber have to pay more levy and fuel cost more then taxi.
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incentives loh
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Guys go n read Uber forum. Under Singapore. Read already want to laugh. Kena exploited by Uber. Earnings pathetic. Uber is set up for people already own a car n want to earn as side line. Not really for people to rent n drive full time. Now got uberpool. ...die faster Actually got skill nite taxi drivers not affected. Now 1 plus am...knn I hit $230 liao..this Friday shift most probably 300 plus. ...haha
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Originally posted by decent02:
Guys go n read Uber forum.
Under Singapore.
Read already want to laugh.
Kena exploited by Uber.
Earnings pathetic.
Uber is set up for people already own a car n want to earn as side line. Not really for people to rent n drive full time. Now got uberpool. ...die faster
Actually got skill nite taxi drivers not affected.
Now 1 plus am…knn I hit $230 liao..this Friday shift most probably 300 plus. ...haha
Friday and sat night should at least chao chao $400 right? Last night went to lim at CQ. After that Q 15 mins for taxi. -
Originally posted by j007:
damage caused by uber/grab, at times pax do double booking, see pax getting into private cars (with a active screen) at driver's side.
sometimes drive here and there, see so many green lantern around, taxi stands like nex so long queue of taxis till traffic lights despite the lta cameras there in the afternoon as well as late at night.
whats your driving style to max out income/call opportunity?
TD must use 6th sense. Cannot titi AP or woodlands checkpoint queue. Know what time go what place. You will see some even erp $3 they also empty cab chong in. -
The funny thing about taxi drivers are Live 2 rooms, said live 3 rooms up to private property Earn $100 can said until earn 300, 400, 500.... Earn $3000 can said until earn 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000... Drive until so tired can said taxi driving from easy to kid play Last work as delivery man can said until last time towkays, MDs, Executives... Body got problem, pain here and there can said very strong, 3 times sex no problem, can chiong here and there, never sick, never need to check up... No wonder no one listen to taxi drivers including our govt, who dun give a damn if we are to cannon like this.
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No one listen.... that's why we are here..... to write and let others......read
btw, those cannon man are to be forgiven, for their weakness in self esteem.
They know it, we know it. They left with nothing but boastfulness to keep their life "meaningful".
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Originally posted by bowah:
Long ago, I already said it very clearly, taxis driving or even apps driving is never a way to earn a living and bringing up a young family,
you do not need any style in driving, because you can never know where you will end up everyday, it is more for people who are retrenched and take it as an interim period and also for people like me,
old man and woman whose childrens have grown up, married and living happily, we just drive to make our brain stay sensible before dementia set in.
In today digitalization age moving toward an industrial 4.0 model/blueprint, young peoples should educate and train themselves more on robotics, IT , digitalization management, digital remote, control and services.
The economy today is going into a slow pace as the next phase of a new industrial is slowly taking place to churn up the economy again, by then, you will hv self actualization in doing most thing, from driver less to fully automate factories and fully self service.
If you notice the changes in our education system, you will understand the movement of our govt nurturing our youngs toward this new digital industrial.
All these shall lead to reduction in labours, stay abreast of all other countries who are still using tuk tuk or proton saga as taxis, a digital knowledge base local workforce that service the need of this new industrial and with it, a faster pace of improvement and huge leap for the economy of Singapore.
So, Still drive smlj taxi??? nobody will be in a right mind to tell his or her sons to be a taxi or apps drivers, if so, the parents must be siao liao.
Long ago, I already said it very clearly, taxis driving or even apps driving is never a way to earn a living and bringing up a young family,
i agree with the above, esp so in todays market sentiment. people with no debts or commitments, can drive taxi to keep themselves sane. the piece of cake gone smaller due to 3rd party apps, pick ups, new mrt lines etc etc. but people in mid life crisis also being squezzed out of job market.
this year, i see many business, neighborhood shops, food stalls, having a real hard time too
total driverless vehicle is still too early stage now as its too risky to put your life on a machine.
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
Cannon bo? Many uber driver tell me more you drive the lesser is the profit. Because of high levy and high fuel cost. Morning till night non stop how can beat taxi earnings? Even same collections the uber have to pay more levy and fuel cost more then taxi.
need to know where to hide and where to take calls, cruising around is not the right way to drive
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bad times - cabby become actors and monkeys
Even as they acted out scenarios depicting challenges such as handling difficult passengers, National Taxi Association executive adviser Ang Hin Kee spoke off stage about the larger challenges they face.
On the sidelines of a PAssionArts Festival event where cabbies put up a play in public for the first time, he said business has been slow for them. "During the school holidays, there were fewer families and working adults taking taxis, so the volume was low. There is also competition from private-hire drivers."
Cabbies have had to drive 14 to 15 hours a day to make enough money, up from the typical 12, he noted.
When they start work, they are already at a $130 "deficit", he said, referring to the rental for their taxis.
He called on the authorities to have "clearer enforcement rules", especially when it comes to private- hire drivers from operators such as Uber and Grab who pick up passengers at taxi stands or on the streets.
As for the show, Mr Ang, an MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, said it brought the arts to the heartland with a topic that would resonate with people.
Mostly in Mandarin, the 45- minute show borrowed characters from the Chinese classic novel, Journey To The West, and played to an audience of about 250.
Five cabbies spent two months rehearsing for the play, performed under a tent at an open space in Ang Mo Kio. Two others who are not cabbies played supporting roles.
Cabby Tan Soon Heng, 57, who played the Monkey God, said they met once a week initially, then twice a week as the show date got closer.
Fellow cabby Tan Eng Cheong, 59, said they did their best. "I'm very tired. Acting is not easy."
The play depicted cabbies' day- to-day encounters and acts of kindness, including that of a driver who offered to donate his liver.
Mr Kan Chee Yong, 37, a civil servant who watched the show, said: "It's enriching for the audience and it gives us a glimpse into their lives."
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Walau, suay is ok , but mai sia suay lah. Knn, all these play are make up and directed by NTA one lah, smlj monkey..knn, lau lau monkey liao still want to act. No eyes see. haiz. Already kenna exploited and cheated by taxi companies, NTA, and govt kau kau liao, still hv to do monkey show and business for them...tsk tsk tsk
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what works for one may not work for the others
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wa really bad times
the q at airport is longer than snake
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This one long anticipated liao lah, if not why airport management go build longer roads for taxis Q? Just try to tong another few years lah, when T4 and jewel open, we can shake legs at some old folks home liao lah
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The stupid airport people always say t1 need taxis,sekali enter only can see hundreds of taxis queing.wtf!n the airport taxi information they purposely make t2 taxi queing empty.
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Originally posted by Pandanchen:
wa really bad times
the q at airport is longer than snake
airport taxi q is a good indicative whats happening outside
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If you dun Q, you go into pasir ris, tampines or simei, also lots of green light taxis like you coming out of airport because the Q is damn long, unless it is weekdays evening peak, then maybe you can try Sats and Chennai business Park which guarantee you ah neh paxs to bayshore or Melvin park
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Always remember that in an airport queue, there are many old birds and gian pern cabbies. If outside got business, you think those cabbies so stupid and queue?
When you see a long queue with E-class, Vellfires, Maxicab and normal taxis all queuing up. You should not think you are smarter than those 400 taxi uncles and aunties.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
incentives loh
now uber/grab drivers are complaining that they are getting different incentives for the same peak period... a lot of complains here and there and Uber/Grab customer service are very poor.. cant handle queries from their drivers..