Can TD change shift @ Airport?

last SG · 2013-08-25T14:58:39+00:00

You will only change shift successful on Chinese New Year Eve noon time / evening time ...

j007 SG

Changing shift is ok if there is a long Q at those shopping taxi stand with a warden, because the purpose is then turn to help, helping to ferry people and clear the Q, but you can only do it once and not stop there and wait and block other from behind.

Like Long pax Q at ION, no taxis, wisma in reverse, long taxis on Q, less pax. So if you put changing shift, you can tell the warden, anyone going to that place you indicated on top, if not, just move out, if yes, its fine.

yah, soem of this traffic marshallers are very helpful

Keepthechange666 SG

When come to ruling in black and white, Mr L only look at whether you are ready for hired or not ready for hired....

If you are not ready for hired, meaning "busy" "changing shift", than no reason why you need to go in taxi stand for pick up....

Taxi stand only meant for taxi who are ready for hired....

So if you go in taxi stand and start rejecting pax, meaning you fall under the category of refusing to pick up pax when your taxi is ready for hired, which come with some heavy fine and demerit point and suspension of TDVL....

In another words, Mr L want or don't want to catch you only....

Of course if you really changing shift at Woodlands and happen that the taxi stands got 1 pax standing at the last queue going to your direction, Mr L can close 1 eye on that, but doesn't mean is allow....

bowah SG

Gentlemen,

The green and red sign of taxis is not for fun hor, anything in green, you are still able to pick pax, like hire and changing shift, both in green.

Anything in red, busy or hired, please dun go pick people..

That is all

Terry Young SG

When come to ruling in black and white, Mr L only look at whether you are ready for hired or not ready for hired....

If you are not ready for hired, meaning "busy" "changing shift", than no reason why you need to go in taxi stand for pick up....

Taxi stand only meant for taxi who are ready for hired....

In another words, Mr L want or don't want to catch you only....

this is something which i just kena go drink kopi with LTA so be very wary of taxi stand.

Especially if you go Amara. To get out you have to go past the taxi stand with BUSY.

I didn't so now wait for Mr L to give me suspension and fine.

j007 SG

When come to ruling in black and white, Mr L only look at whether you are ready for hired or not ready for hired....

If you are not ready for hired, meaning "busy" "changing shift", than no reason why you need to go in taxi stand for pick up....

Taxi stand only meant for taxi who are ready for hired....

In another words, Mr L want or don't want to catch you only....

really? since the change shift location intention is stated, why can't we ask pax if going around the same direction?

j007 SG

Gentlemen,

The green and red sign of taxis is not for fun hor, anything in green, you are still able to pick pax, like hire and changing shift, both in green.

Anything in red, busy or hired, please dun go pick people..

That is all

sg11 SG

this is something which i just kena go drink kopi with LTA so be very wary of taxi stand.

Especially if you go Amara. To get out you have to go past the taxi stand with BUSY.

I didn't so now wait for Mr L to give me suspension and fine.

You pass the taxi stand with what display on rooftop? You put change shift, go in Amara taxi queue then come out taxi queue with change shift because no pax along your way to change shift location?

sg11 SG

If already decide not to take any pax and go to change shift already, is there a difference between putting ‘change shift’ or ‘busy’?

Terry Young SG

You pass the taxi stand with what display on rooftop? You put change shift, go in Amara taxi queue then come out taxi queue with change shift because no pax along your way to change shift location?

Go in Amara is to go toilet but no space so can't park want go M still have to go thru stand.

Top on green with manual change shift sign.

To Mr L, with LED sign must use.

So going to learn hard way to change to Busy, which I've never really used all these while.

Keepthechange666 SG

Gentlemen,

The green and red sign of taxis is not for fun hor, anything in green, you are still able to pick pax, like hire and changing shift, both in green.

Anything in red, busy or hired, please dun go pick people..

That is all

Who say "busy" sign cannot pick up people?....

Although changing shift is very subjective, but not ready for hired mean not ready for hired....

My friend argue with Mr L until want to punch him, Mr L only repeat that sentence to him, "Change shift, please go and change shift"....

The main point is, "No TD are allow to solicit pax in any kind of circumstances"....

So some TD practice "silent mode", put change shift, go in taxi stand, finger point roof top, window remain wind down, until a potential pax inside taxi stand approach him....

Is it correct to do that also?....

Please refer back to my 2nd sentences....

Samsun SG

solicit means to come out of ur cab and find pax mah....then bargain the rates.

if cannot unwind window and ask pax along the street, can LTA demonstrate the right wat to change shift?

Keepthechange666 SG

solicit means to come out of ur cab and find pax mah....then bargain the rates.

if cannot unwind window and ask pax along the street, can LTA demonstrate the right wat to change shift?

Nobody know better than me, what's call soliciting in Mr L's eyes....

Got to repeat again, the right way to change shift is to straight go change shift....

OptimalTrans SG

Those driver who think they can outsmart the lawmaker with our english standard....... think again

The sign on top is for commuter to understand why taxi driver didnt stop for them, and dont complaint thereafter

It is not for the driver convenience in any circumstances.

If a driver create a conflict with the sign he presented, and lead to a complaint...... he will never win.

Put buzy can pick pax? If there is a complaint on this, you think you will win?

Put change shift can only hope the commuter be understanding, if a query will to sent to lta, why the driver put change shift but still stop, ask and refuse to pick........... you think is alright?

The regulation is clear, no choosing of customer

Those what I will only go to places I want to go, not pax want to go...........all are nonsense

Tcsaaa SG

Gentlemen,

The green and red sign of taxis is not for fun hor, anything in green, you are still able to pick pax, like hire and changing shift, both in green.

Anything in red, busy or hired, please dun go pick people..

That is all

there was one time when three ppl waiting at the road side, but did not flag for my cab.. so i drive n drive until the fourth person ask, do i take pax? i say yes, to where?

then i ask her y she ask i take pax or not, she say led on busy mode leh..

oh no, just now pee pee.. luckily got her.. arbo whole nite jiak lut..

Samsun SG

there was one time when three ppl waiting at the road side, but did not flag for my cab.. so i drive n drive until the fourth person ask, do i take pax? i say yes, to where?

then i ask her y she ask i take pax or not, she say led on busy mode leh..

oh no, just now pee pee.. luckily got her.. arbo whole nite jiak lut..

sure got ppl flag even it's red on top.....

Samsun SG

so, simply put it.....

change shift means change shift.

straight drive to your change shift location. no stopping, no picking....dun even talk about choosing. right???

anyway, if i put GREEN on top....never stop to pick pax, they complain based on what?

many wait along bus lanes, expect TD to stop....

if CBD is foc, and got surcharge, who will pick those just outside cbd? complain???

sg11 SG

If I straight away going change shift, not taking pax, put change shift sign or put busy sign is it also same?

Samsun SG

if change shift cannot pick ppl, not even in silent mode...

disallow CS sign and only BUSY lor...

anyway, cant stop, cant pick pax....

put BUSY and go CS lor.

CS smlj locations for wat?

bowah SG

Gentlemen, let not argue over all these can or cannot, the last rule of CoC in army apply here, you do whatever you like, as long as you are not caught, complained or noted, by all means do what you like.

The logic of to pick or not to pick like it or not, is like our traffic light, green means can go ahead and pick, red means stop it.

I understand some may take pax with busy sign, some may just forget to switch back, some MDT allow you to change shift many times, some change shift jurong but still take pax to changi and so on. This is not a major issue,

the major is when you are in Green Hirer Position and still do not take pax who are waving for you or stop and pick paxs at taxi stand whereby there are lots of paxs on Q. Once you get complained, noted or photographed or simply caught, God bless you.

bowah SG

Changing shift do not imply that you cannot pick up pax, it is still Green, eg, at orchard, you put change shift woodland, anyone you pick on the street or Q who wish to go thomson, ang mo kio, yishun, bukit panjang, adam, marsiling, CCK, bukit timah and so on are potential pax that you can pick as it is on your way back north toward woodland.

The purpose, it therefore, works on a win win situation, wining in a way that TD will not go back all the way empty, and potential pax who live there can be ferried thereby erasing the crowd in the city.

But most TDs like my bro CT, Terry, Keepthechange666 (change nick leh) are street smart people, given anything in hand, they will exploit it and sometime not knowning it, abused the system. This are peoples who when you give them shit, it can become gold.

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