Value every cabbie to meet taxi availability targets

last SG · 2013-04-22T19:54:09+00:00

CCB LAH!!!!Everyone of us here kenna smoked by taxi company.Go here, print this out from LTAhttp://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=08880ab0-4d1...

Poolman SG

SINGAPORE: The National Taxi Association regrets the premature action taken by some taxi operators who have recently informed their drivers that their hiring agreement could cease if they are unable to meet the Taxi Availability standards.

Advisor to the Association Ang Hin Kee said drivers have been working hard to meet the mileage requirements since the standards were introduced over the last four months.

He said operators should value every driver and not simply pass the blame on drivers who are unable to meet the standards.

The Association has asked the operators and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to develop reasonable incentive schemes to motivate drivers as well as assistance programmes such as helping drivers find relief drivers.

It called on the LTA to play a more proactive role to ensure that taxi drivers are fairly treated as they work to meet the standards.

It also urged operators to instead work alongside drivers so that together, the target can be met.

Since January, cab companies have had to meet new standards for taxi availability.

These include requiring 70 per cent of all taxis - per cab company - to reach a minimum daily mileage of 250 kilometres.

They must also ensure that 70 per cent of the fleet is on the road during the morning and evening peak periods.

Poolman SG

Good Job Thank Mr Ang .

Otl78 SG

Taxi company are bloodsucked.they only care about $. old driver cannot make it out u go .there r many other waiting for taxi now.driver try your best,at the end is tc answer to lta not driver....

hammerhammer8888 SG

For show nia....you all believe meh? NTA buay sai one lah....

Bo Call Liao SG

For show nia....you all believe meh? NTA buay sai one lah....

They are juz another part of the

Samsun SG

so, the NTA and taxi companies misinterpret the intentions of govt?

not a bad move to retain your seat in 2016.

if the taxi companies care about the drivers, insurance wont be $2k, rental wont keep gg up, finding relief wont have so many restrictions, and wont use all the diesel guzzling cars liao! 10km/l diesel car is totally unacceptable in today's std.

benqepson SG

seriously they the gov wants Td to buy diesel daily and our medisave ($1500). No excuse to under declare your tax.

benqepson SG

Even limo is not excluded to run the min distance . The thing is limo got pajak ,counter and hourly booking. We are talking about 50 points hourly and some can afford it. Lta wake up please. To please the general public you are taking the easy way out. Limo taxis only constitute about 2% of the whole taxi population. What can 2% taxis harm the entire country system.

JoeRaj SG

Knn they say renew license got $20 discount, I renew still pay $40. Phui!

Angwk7118 SG

members

let’s see if any of the taxi operators dare to pok driver on this,

those worry type, you got to decide it to continue driving or change taxi coy

or continue to raise topic to anyone like your mp or etc

can even email to any minister if you like to

gather as much answer as possible

see what all party reply the answers about this ruling

answer sure will be different, just keep those reply for future use

Canton keith SG

Must Hit 250km during peak or off peak period. .?

JoeRaj SG

Must Hit 250km during peak or off peak period. .?

Whole day la, per cab, doesnt matter 1 or 2 drivers

Poolman SG

Must be SMRT

Tell u all liao , this taxi company buay sai one .......

Everytime got new pattern one .

Poolman SG

Honestly speaking ..... how can one OMO cannot get 250km ?????

I see liao also hell lan ......

My hirer alone Mon to Friday chow chow sweep 270km .

I throw rental also safe safe for him .

Okay lah say $1 per 1km .

If one OMO drive $240 per 240km .

Minus rental and diesel , plus food break , kopi break , car park , car wash .....

Left $80 ..... OMO kum lan ?

Half shift is good enough .

bowah SG

Whole day la, per cab, doesnt matter 1 or 2 drivers

or 3 drivers, for that matter.

As I said before, NTA have to do something, you can pass all rubbish problem to the upfront people who are churning the profit for you, that is not fair, all parties must work together to amicably find a suitable solution, I believe it can be done.

Matter is do they get the right peoples into the committee to talk about taxi issues, knn..all tie and coat from LTA and taxi companies, inside play mahjong also nobody knows, it must be tripartite decision, and for once, be it political or NTA gathering members, NTA did not kamlan.

As such, Ang is the ES of the NTA, at the same time a MP of a GRC (meaning follower heng heng tio MP)< a kind of directorship at NTUC. All these news from NTA must be and will be more profound if it come directly from its President, who is truly a taxis driver himself and can really put him as Taxis driver leader, not an MP or ES of a union.

bowah SG

What was discussed on future taxi driving, I can let you know abit

The proposal was, no more relief and OMO,

Taxis will be split into 2 shifts and companies must provide enuf car parking space for the take over.

Drivers will be like working, morning go, register and take yr cab, check before moving off, anything wrong.

Afternoon, another group of drivers will take over for the nite.

As such if you are a regular, you will mostly get the cab you drive everyday with the same person in the nite, unless one of them is off, then they will assign someone or even no one, which is no more a driver problem.

Every driver will have a day off unless he wish to drive.

All adminstration like wish to drive on off day or car problem this and that will be spell out later.

Samsun SG

What was discussed on future taxi driving, I can let you know abit

The proposal was, no more relief and OMO,

Taxis will be split into 2 shifts and companies must provide enuf car parking space for the take over.

Drivers will be like working, morning go, register and take yr cab, check before moving off, anything wrong.

Afternoon, another group of drivers will take over for the nite.

Every driver will have a day off unless he wish to drive.

All adminstration like wish to drive on off day or car problem this and that will be spell out later.

agree. good system which shld be the case.

this will also free up carpark lots within HDB estate!!!

companies are all taking the easy way out now.... hirer bear full responsibilities, settle any problems with ur own relief if u have one.

companies no need provide parking space which means $$ also.

But drivers also dun want to start and end at the taxi kiosk....which may be far from their homes....

Best thing now is, incentivise hirers and relief drivers!!! make sure they work together.

I think some companies may kick off this type of taxi rental.

but then again, city cab used to have the ad-hoc scheme....now no more.

Red5xx SG

agree. good system which shld be the case.

this will also free up carpark lots within HDB estate!!!

companies are all taking the easy way out now.... hirer bear full responsibilities, settle any problems with ur own relief if u have one.

companies no need provide parking space which means $$ also.

But drivers also dun want to start and end at the taxi kiosk....which may be far from their homes....

Best thing now is, incentivise hirers and relief drivers!!! make sure they work together.

I think some companies may kick off this type of taxi rental.

but then again, city cab used to have the ad-hoc scheme....now no more.

like that how to change shift "chinatown"?

Samsun SG

like that how to change shift "chinatown"?

maybe LTA trying to curb that?

Poolman SG

end day , 250km quota is never i think a good solution , i said before , what can they do to me ? pok me ? silver pok me , my hirer will ki siao . .. end day premier stuck wif one skoda , u think premier will sack me ?