Desperate Times call for Desperate Measures!?

DriverDriver SG

these few days market seems quite slow or not ah..

if business is bad what can u do ah..today a few drivers get together chit chat at ap. got a driver teach claim vehicle downtime lo, no need rent, can rest somemore..lately really see a few more cabs hazard light open boot or kanna tow..is it coincidence?

another way is to cut queue. that day i was queuing outside hotel. got a yellow hired turn in. after let the pax out, he never drive away! just pretend park there like head of queue. got pax come out of hotel lobby..luckily the bellhop saw me earlier, he gesture me overtake the yellow and tell the pax board me. that driver stare at me like i snatch pax..

this last one i experience before.. is hijack booking!

TU0610 SG

When OTR, you will see all sorts of chut patterns one lah...

Keepthechange666 SG

Yes, in order to survive in this tough market.....

Is allright to explore all loop holes....

foolsh_2000 SG

I kena hijack bkg so many times loh.but still gotta pick up and drv!

fd2r SG

relief is win.

bowah SG

Yes, semi final Full time result

Relief 1 -- Hirer 0

Now relief will face super relief like me.

Gentlemen, what is the month and date? it october and middle of the month, most peoples pocket are growing deeper, some are saving for year end holiday, and as most event like F1, NDP and mid year bonuses are all gone, most probably, these 2 months will be a low period for services, even other business.

TD if got free time, can try to learn another trade so that you can do other thing whenever times are bad. Moreover, it will be interesting and worthy as you learn and adapt to have more tools with you. And who knows, maybe you can end up not driving taxi altogether, but if you wants to stay on in the realm of taxis driving, so be it, it is not so bad, but thing like up and down, summons and hijacked, cheapo and cb paxs...will be part of your life.

Keepthechange666 SG

If without hirer, how to becum relief?.....

Hirer score a last min equalizer, Relief 1---Hirer 1.....

Lj la....

God create human being very fair 1....

If everybody think alike, taxi coy already go bust liao....

bowah SG

Hirer can go OMO mah, why need relief?

But if Hirer drive until lj pain until cannot tarhan, then look for relief, then relief will score on more goal..hirer 1 --- relief 2

Actually god created all the same same but somehow, someone wanted to be different. And this only apply if one believe in god existence, but for most will like to ask, if god is fair, why I am not billgates or Li Ka Seng's son

Keepthechange666 SG

If we all hirers join force, all decided don't look for relief, than relief can go jiak sai liao....

Hirer 2 ---- Relief 2

But we know is impossible....

Because we TD, 10 mouths, 9 xxxholes....

j007 SG

these few days market seems quite slow or not ah..

this last one i experience before.. is hijack booking!

Slow maybe due to pri school marking days (last week)

or people burnt their hands by Blumont, and the other two companies?

j007 SG

If we all hirers join force, all decided don't look for relief, than relief can go jiak sai liao....

Hirer 2 ---- Relief 2

But we know is impossible....

Because we TD, 10 mouths, 9 xxxholes....

Unless hirer can tahan the long hours OTR.

bowah SG

If we all hirers join force, all decided don't look for relief, than relief can go jiak sai liao....

Hirer 2 ---- Relief 2

But we know is impossible....

Because we TD, 10 mouths, 9 xxxholes....

TD not 10 mouths, 9 xholes lah, you too naive liao, to my experience, TD is 10 mouths 10 xxholes

You know my bro, there is thing call, "force to be" in our life. Sometime we never notice it, and at times, this "force to be" either by circumstances or one own decision, can end up as a blessing.

I believe that if hirer is to go full time, and all relief got no more job, they could end up with another job (full employment in singapore) that is more fulfilling than taxi driver, but because now, hirer need relief, and relief is still in the web of taxi driver and not force to move out, they might actually get stuck in taxi driving without the "force to be" unknowningly

bowah SG

Hirer 2 - relief 3

Keepthechange666 SG

TD not 10 mouths, 9 xholes lah, you too naive liao, to my experience, TD is 10 mouths 10 xxholes

You know my bro, there is thing call, "force to be" in our life. Sometime we never notice it, and at times, this "force to be" either by circumstances or one own decision, can end up as a blessing.

Most people will still prefer to drive day time although is not that lucrative.....

But in order to live a normal life.....

As a relief, not easy to find someone who willing to let go day shift.....

So in this aspect, as a hirer, we got an upper hand.....

Stoppage time, Hirer 3----Relief 3.....

Hirer got their own fair share of advantages lor......

Keepthechange666 SG

Unless hirer can tahan the long hours OTR.

Oh, bro, we are not talking about OMO.....

Hirer can be half shift also.....

Is whether one willing to take up the responsibility as a hirer.....

bowah SG

Most people will still prefer to drive day time although is not that lucrative.....

But in order to live a normal life.....

As a relief, not easy to find someone who willing to let go day shift.....

So in this aspect, as a hirer, we got an upper hand.....

Stoppage time, Hirer 3----Relief 3.....

Hirer got their own fair share of advantages lor......

Not all lah, drive day are mostly lau kok kok tiko kia, night usually are those younger ones, eyesight mah.

And now more are taking night due to long Q of youngster booking for taxis, give relief drive day and they drive night or OMO like you all your taxi life also can, youngs love night, like me, tho a bit old, no sun, clearer road, somemore got many balls to see, park here and there also no problem, day, knn...by midday, tired + hot +jam +lj pax mostly in hurry + sick peoples...mai lah, uncle me still want to live 30 years to see Terminal 5 hor.

Keepthechange666 SG

Not all lah, drive day are mostly lau kok kok tiko kia, night usually are those younger ones, eyesight mah.

I know....

More and more bachelor driving taxi nowadays....

Than lau tiko like you also like to ply night....

Limpek pek sai leh, if I drive night time maybe must put on leg detector....

Terry Young SG

Having been on both side of the fence, I have to say relief still one degree better than hirer.

Very few hirer like hammer can exist as OMO. After a time, hirers develop lot of bad habits that cos $ to flow out of their pocket.

Office job i sick take 1 day mc recover can already. As hirer I realise sick needs 2 days to recover; and tats in my late 30's. If you're in your 40's to 50's I suspect full recovery even longer.

Like tat rental arrears run up very fast. And what happened when you on suspension?

With rentals keep going up, unfortunately the hirer needs the relief (or reliefs) more and more.

Samsun SG

rental below $90 omo still ok. got relief will earn more, but less freedom for personal use and less flexi driving hrs.

rental above $110. how to omo?? $130 no need tok liao.

so high rental is the way to go to force most drivers into partnership.

DriverDriver SG

nowaday where got below $90??

then those 150 160 how?