How to know if you are inside or outside CBD?

sg11 SG

Besides seeing the map, are there other ways to know that you are inside or outside CBD?

foolsh_2000 SG

If u inside ERP gantry, also sometimes got signboard asking u to turn in, if u want to be inside CBD

Ct2220 SG

He! He! He! Very Simple La.

Just look at the roop top display of those Taxi surround you.

If most of them is BUSY, then you are outside CBD.

If many of them Change Shift and some conduct interview, then you are inside CBD.

Keepthechange666 SG

Only after 5pm, than CBD will have different...

Day driving, CBD or not make no different...

TU0610 SG

As a TD, you must know whether you're inside or outside of CBD at your figure tip. This is your rice bowl. Otherwise you may be applying wrong $3 surcharges and get yourself into trouble.

As Guide, once you've entered a ERP gantry, you're inside CBD. But if you crossed the sign that says "End of CBD", then you're outside CBD

foolsh_2000 SG

once i was at UE sq,i thought inside CBD so charge him and even show him the map!that time both of us blur!

BotaHead SG

not sure dont charge CBD

hammerhammer8888 SG

Dun ask stupid question leh.....

hammerhammer8888 SG

He! He! He! Very Simple La.

Just look at the roop top display of those Taxi surround you.

If most of them is BUSY, then you are outside CBD.

If many of them Change Shift and some conduct interview, then you are inside CBD.

Another simple method....look around if there is a lot of people flagging at taxi stand but empty taxi with TAXI on top refuse to go pick up means outside CBD.....If dun go inside taxi stand pick nothing wrong right?

bowah SG

once i was at UE sq,i thought inside CBD so charge him and even show him the map!that time both of us blur!

Lucky both blur, if he not blur, you may need to look for me at level 3...

bowah SG

Besides seeing the map, are there other ways to know that you are inside or outside CBD?

simple lah, when a street, you see many flagging for you, that one cheapo pax, not CBD, but if you see a street where taxi Q at stand and interview pax, more limo and red cabs than usual, then it is CBD time...lols

Alvin87a SG

once i was at UE sq,i thought inside CBD so charge him and even show him the map!that time both of us blur!

I also the same...when super new

on call from UE to capital sq!

When reached...i told the girl i press wrong CBD n i dunno how to delet away

she say nevermind,just keep it!

bowah SG

U different, at least you admit, foolsh act blur only, chop pax never close eye one hor

j007 SG

careful hor, one of my friend got a warning from a un-uniformed LTA officer that board cab from marriot to centre point

he add $3 CBD surcharge, got away with warning as he's really new then

j007 SG

basically its easy to know where's inside the cbd zone as long as u have entered one, the rest after gantry is a cbd zone, u need to know the perimeter where it ends, esp near the rex cinema, niven road

Tiongpengk1 SG

As a TD, you must know whether you're inside or outside of CBD at your figure tip. This is your rice bowl. Otherwise you may be applying wrong $3 surcharges and get yourself into trouble.

As Guide, once you've entered a ERP gantry, you're inside CBD. But if you crossed the sign that says "End of CBD", then you're outside CBD

Then how abt garden by the bay got $3?

bowah SG

careful hor, one of my friend got a warning from a un-uniformed LTA officer that board cab from marriot to centre point

he add $3 CBD surcharge, got away with warning as he's really new then

I also kenna before, that time started CBD surcharge, but mine is differently lah, at CPF building forget to press surcharge, plaincloth LTA officer said, first warning.

Then I ask why no press also get warning, then he said, you sabotage the rest, because of you some paxs asked/complained to other Taxi drivers why press surcharges, the other taxis (like me) no surcharges.., so do not be different.

TU0610 SG

Then how abt garden by the bay got $3?

GBTB is outside of CBD

sg11 SG

I also kenna before, that time started CBD surcharge, but mine is differently lah, at CPF building forget to press surcharge, plaincloth LTA officer said, first warning.

Plaincloth LTA officer is it they will take taxi like normal passengers then end of the trip they will identify themselves as plaincloth officer and tell TD if any mistakes made, if TD no mistakes plaincloth officer do not identify themselves?

bowah SG

yalor, they also said I cannot wear slipper, I told them got Hongkong feet, so end up kpkb..with them. kenna

1. No press city surcharge - spoilt the market for other taxi drivers

2. Improper attire - no slipper allow

3. Cigarette smell- no smoking inside cab at all times (my hirer smoke mah)

All these just verbal warning, heng ar?? lucky that time ti kong po pi, I use to do interview, no no why did not interview that day, if not, tua ki liao, can tio pok one hor