Taxi companies like SMRT and Comfort are
not worry about PHV, same boss mah, and most
of the profit make in SMRT and comfort are
not taxi, so when Boss said, let go, they let go lor.
Business will surely get affected, but from a taxi driver
perspectives, you can switch to PHV anytime,
PHV got no control over their numbers, and to
be frank, one TD going over to PHV, will end
up one less taxi joining the Q and competing on the street flag
down.
Too many go over or doing PHV, PHV drivers
will also face competition among themselves, they also will not
want too many going over, that is the glee of it.
And then, be it you are PHV or Taxi, you
are always at the expense of the market economy, govt policies and
regulations and pax’s pockets.
And many who become taxi and Phv drivers think they are free and
in control of their living, but in actually fact, they are heavily
exploited by the govt and public, Govt tweak a policies only, all
have to adhere and change accordingly.
One of my relative become a PHV driver, a
former SMRT taxi driver, he told me, more
freedom, more private, you are in control, then I ask him, if pax
asked you to turn left, then turn right, are you in control??? when
Uber reduce their incentive, are you in control, when govt said
next year must take phv licence, are you in control.
Modern Slavery at play
