Relief Question

last SG · 2008-06-26T05:22:27+00:00

New bird for Merc Limo ?Not a good idea , sekali when good time , this hirer decided to go solo again , kick u out , then u'll find it very hard to accept a...

Max888 SG

after 2 days of relief, I find that pax from hdb areas are more helpful when I am not sure of the way.

city area foreigners expects us to know any road, buildings and take the shortest way to get there. a headache for me.

still have lots to learn...most pax are helpful

kinwashi SG

After your two days as relief, what you encounter and how you manage it solo on your own, can share it with us.

Max888 SG

two days is not much to share, cant compare to bros here with years of experience on the roads.

local pax is able to tell me which road they want me to take. foreigners pax are impatient and complains which road to take, grumbling all the way about how long its taking...

since I am new, not familiar on the roads, I would prefer locals than foreigners.

ALN SG

well done max… finally you are on the road….

take the first 2-3 weeks to learn more…. money after that can earn… and drive slower and safely…

if not sure location, dont on meter first… ask pax first and confirm already then press…

got time, study street directory…. read the major roads and intersactions….one day read 2 or 3 HDB towns a day…

in 6 mths, you will be expert liao… can teach me liao… haha

good luck

Max888 SG

Thanks ALN

i put a map beside me wherever i go, i try to see which road to turn to go. I also ask if pax knows it, then can guide me. I find that actual on the road is very different from looking at maps, though it helps to know the major road to turn into to get there.still not sure about aye to cte, ecp connection. also which road from city can go into ecp?

I may also turn the wrong way, if he pax dont guide me along....... very very long way to go to reach your level of experience on the road.

cheers and thanks

kinwashi SG

I, think the best near your homeground and the neighbouring towns near Clementi you start to learn first, Dover, Bukit Panjang, Hillview, Sunset, these kind very potential. Morning On-Call plenty. Sometime me also head toward there.

Max888 SG

Thanks kinwashi,

I have lots n lots to learn. looking at maps about the roads, places and most importantly.....where to pickup pax in the morning and afternoon.

I am only managing rental, fuel and not much else. not sure of which direction and where to pickup pax. just going around and join taxi Q whenever possible. Asking pax to guide me to where they want to go.

currently I go to commonwealth, clementi, jurong and boonlay to Q. sometime one way then come back empty to Q again....

Any guidance is much appreciated...thank you

kinwashi SG

OK Dun Worry,

I, think waiting in Q at Taxi stand for newbie is a bit difficult, wait for On-Call jobs is much better. Any Job offer just press 10 mins...( any probelm encounter pls Msg me i will guide u on this)... In the morning roam near the places that you know more, pickup any street job along you go. If the job completed like in town, better head back... staying in town nothing much you can fight with those Old Birds and there are to many over there, just an example from my experience if job completed at Shenton Way, head to Beach Road to Geylang or toward Marine Parade or East Coast, Bedok or Pasir Ris there is more chance of getting pax along. Or you can head toward Telok Blangah, Alexandra, Tanglin Halt, Ghim Moh, North Buona Vista Road or near the MRT many paxs this spot... than back your homeground. This is how i started from a newbie before using this formula. Today not a probelm for me. you name it... i will take it and fullfil you... just pay the meter fares haha.

Max888 SG

Thanks kinwashi for sharing,

Happy New Year!

I m trying to pick more around my area, mostly short trips. the Q is longer time. so not much to make after rental and fuel. unless pax goes to longer distances. then i try to head back to west side again, sometimes have pax going this direction. thanks for your guidiance.

good luck in 2009

kinwashi SG

You too Happy New Year.

Making is not an important issue, just as a newbie, you are lucky your rental and fuel are all there.

Just an example last night my hirer said everywhere in town all are congested. You know how he run his night all at housing estates. Everywhere along he go pax flag him heading toward town, he politely told than the situation about the jam, but ferry them to the nearest MRT stations. Wau Pian he make a handsome sums out of this moves and many. So not all like him, other my just chiong to the destination and got struck and just singing song with the pax in the jam.

I think Guru ALN may got his own way, maybe he can update us on his part, Happy New Year Guru...Night Shift.

Today day shift also good many after lunch along the routes many ATM around,

ALN SG

everywhere in town congested on ny eve nite? not really lah… b4 11.30pm only marina sq area and vivo/sentosa nia and of course CTE towards town…

in fact town traffic no movement at all from 11pm to 1am… cos all waiting in town for countdown… i was eating mee at maxwell at 12am to 1am… relax first…

after 1am all the way to 6am… penguins all out fighting with one another for cabs…. thousands of them lining up roads in town flagging for cab e.g. clark, boat, mohammud sultan, river valley, clemenceu, middle, victoria, serangoon..north bridge, PS…etc etc

outside town, east coast got hundreds of penguins, few even flagging along ECP… west side i dun know… suppose hol v area also good.

sentosa, vivo, i avoided completely… not worth the jam…

once i reached town 1am to 6am, call dropped like atomic bomb liao… only place in town to get a cab is really those spots where the cabs just turn out from CTE e.g. PS bus stop… if u wait few meters after PS, u can wait till 6am if not calling for cab… seriously… i was half the time avoiding those paxs who spilled over onto the roads… i saw this scene on labour day eve… ny eve is many more times that…

amazing nite for cabbies… enjoy while it lasts….next year is pay back time… haiz…

ALN SG

yo max, enjoying ur driving? haha…

after your warming up period, must slowly venture beyond your comfort zone… cos connection is key to maximise collection… e.g. if you always go back empty to west even when u are far from west, hard to collect much…

but then if u are a millionaire cabby driving for fun, then any method also can… haha

Moh Toh Leng SG

Ahhh...seems like Bro ALN made a million on the streets on NY Eve! Must buy all of us a round of kopi wor!

kinwashi SG

No wonder he got so much energy full shift until 6.am,... that why he telling me Red Bull really help him await the whole night... Max than you must follow his formula it may work there is another Chinese Year eve waiting you to hit the bull eyes as like him...ya.

ALN SG

haha, once in a while long driving hours ok… but if everyday, red bull also not enough…

anyway drive till 6am is usual for younger nite shift drivers on eves or Fri nites lah….

for the older nite shift cabbies, eves or no eves, they will just close shop at 1am… they already millionaires liao… haha…

ALN SG

kin, last cny 2008 u started driving yet?

this year cny coming… mon and tue shd be good for day shift… u driving mon and tue day shift?

but this year cny eve for nite shift cabbies is not so exciting lah… cos it is on a non working day… otherwise, mega war again…starting from 5pm to 6am… haha…

me driving nite on 2,5,6… so this year cny nothing much to do with me…. unless i change days

kinwashi SG

Me driving Sun and Tue morning. this slot look good. Sun last minute shopping paxs abundant for sure, Tue more on house call visiting paxs. Will update you till the days come. For me Red Bull no need at all...haha.

Just looking forward the Golden Bull whether it can chiong with it power to 2000 points again, wait and see than more business and more paxs taking Taxi...ya

Max888 SG

Thanks kinwashi and ALN,

Looks like a Good start to new year for you guys. :)

I drive mon to sat day shifts only. need to study more of my area before venturing to other estates and city area. how to go from vivo to cte? is it go lower delta road then turn right?

How many hours do you drive before taking a break?

I bring pax there then turn back to west again... still have tons to learn...

thank you

ALN SG

yo max… not at all… in fact post NY day biz very poor… but maybe kin still continue to huat… haha

vivo to CTE – yes lower delta – turn right into bukit merah – CTE

rest? up to you loh… but dont postpone toilet break… not worth it

ALN SG

but then some pax prefers kampong bahru – bukit merah – CTE … maybe more to avoid at certain hours

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