I support this idea.
Taxi should have only two fares : Normal taxi and Limousine taxi
fares.
Obvious benefit is off coures to the commuters fir having flat
fare sructures, but there are also other benefits to other
stakeholders.
It is time that the power should be taken away from taxi
companies. We all know that any fare adjusments (read : fare hikes)
is only to the benefit of the companies and not to TDs, or worse to
pax.
By setting same standard fare accross the taxi companies, they
are forced to compete (for renntal business from TDs), either by
giving better services (DROs, workshop, rebates, etc) and also
being more efficient (ie, pushing down their costs, capital
expenditures for new cheaper fleet, etc).
Taxi business should first be a service to commuters and not
means for taxi companies to maximise profits.
well bs5126 i dont quite agree with your statement of having 2
fares. Based on business strategy, how are you going to balance the
cheque book?
Eg, buying sonata vs i40 or crown vs i40? Will you give them the
exact flag down rate for both models? Who will eat the 'dead cat'?
the losses? i believe there's a formula on how to calculate the
rental, flag down rate? But i believe they, the coy abuse
the system.
Still they are looking into overall growth in terms of expanding
their fleets to increase their profits. Same logic as what the MIW
or the papayas are doing right now. Increase the population to
6.9 mil. you think they just increase? They are already
doing it now, they just kindly inform us nia.
Is like profits first, look after drivers later.
