Why be a taxi driver?

Poolman SG

talking about CPF ...

Ok ...

If u are a man , and owned a house , and your wife not working , don't be a cabby .

Cos u're going to suffer financing the HDB loan .

If ur wife is working , still can drive a cab , partial pay by CPF of your wife , partial pay by cash .

Poolman SG

And currently , being a part-timer like ALN will be the best .

Work only the busy days , good $$$ weekends .

No good business don't drive .

No responsibilties , no burden of a full time driver .

Xcert SG

Just wondering…U guys are full-time taxi-drivers or part-timers with jobs?

Why do U want to be a taxi driver?

Beri interesting question, So may i know what is your intention for asking this? kindly verify b4 i proceed with you an answer of your ignorant.

simply thinking of taking a vocational licence lor...can be relief driver or what-nots....so went to look look at the requirements...wahh....havent get one single passenger already spend SGD300++ liao...

wondering what makes people spend that kind of money up-front...especially for relief drivers when they dun do it full-time...emmm....and also for curiosity...what's their full-time job lor...

kinwashi SG

NUS Arts & social sciences, business, law, computing, design & environment, engineering and science

Old fee: $5,930
New fee: $6,110
Went up by: $180

Music
Old fee: $7,350
New fee: $7,570
Went up by: $220

Medicine, dentistry
Old fee: $17,010
New fee: $17,520
Went up by: $510

NTU

All courses
Old fee: $5,930
New fee: $6,110
Went up by: $180

The above.
That figure.
How many never make it, and how many are still looking for a place in the job market.As a graduate.

First job first income can they get a car of their own.

The below,
simply thinking of taking a vocational licence lor…can be relief driver or what-nots….so went to look look at the requirements…wahh….havent get one single passenger already spend SGD300++ liao…

wondering what makes people spend that kind of money up-front…especially for relief drivers when they dun do it full-time…emmm….and also for curiosity…what’s their full-time job lor…

You can drive 10 hours.You pay only $50 and diesel $30 and more than 300km.

Press Busy you can do what you like and your own commitment with this ride.
No more own commitment.

Press For Hire, you get income.

Xcert updated you with this info. Hope this will help.

redDUST SG

someone told me a wicked joke a few years ago; which is not too funny, imo.

Q: how to you spell retrenchment? A: Taxi-dri................you get the drift.

why be a taxi driver?

1. freedom of movement. not desk bound.

2. meet interesting people

3. low entry barrier, job readily available - i think it not that difficult to get a taxi vocational license

4. can check out chio girls once in a while

5. if feel `sian' and don't want to work, no need to apply leave

6. can criticize government openly to all walks of life

7. can stay out all night if you want to (night shift, ma)

8. you can skive all you want at work, guilt-free

9. you feel like a true vagabond. you literally don't know your next stop

10. your shell petrol card loyalty point clock up very quickly. one month redeem DVD player, next month, OSIM massager. .....

Poolman SG

I am not lying , taxi driver , if to flirt a bit , can comeby a few one night stand if on form .

Poolman SG

$300+ ..... is like an investment .

U get it back , i mean , in guarantee form .

I mean .... eg , ur ideal salary per day is $120 nett salary , u just need to pick one more $10 customer , for one month , u get the money back .

I don't count what i earn daily , i calculated as in yearly wages .

I am not lying once again , average drivers can earn $38,000 per year average , as from the wages of my average taxi kakis

Xcert SG

NUS Arts & social sciences, business, law, computing, design & environment, engineering and science

Old fee: $5,930
New fee: $6,110
Went up by: $180

Music
Old fee: $7,350
New fee: $7,570
Went up by: $220

Medicine, dentistry
Old fee: $17,010
New fee: $17,520
Went up by: $510

NTU

All courses
Old fee: $5,930
New fee: $6,110
Went up by: $180

The above.
That figure.
How many never make it, and how many are still looking for a place in the job market.As a graduate.

First job first income can they get a car of their own.

The below,
simply thinking of taking a vocational licence lor…can be relief driver or what-nots….so went to look look at the requirements…wahh….havent get one single passenger already spend SGD300++ liao…

wondering what makes people spend that kind of money up-front…especially for relief drivers when they dun do it full-time…emmm….and also for curiosity…what’s their full-time job lor…

You can drive 10 hours.You pay only $50 and diesel $30 and more than 300km.

Press Busy you can do what you like and your own commitment with this ride.
No more own commitment.

Press For Hire, you get income.

Xcert updated you with this info. Hope this will help.

drive for 10 hours I presume U are referring to a full-timer...how about part-timer?

I mean...after spending money to get vocational licence...still worth it to throw in money to part-time as a relief driver?

kinwashi SG

drive for 10 hours I presume U are referring to a full-timer...how about part-timer?

I mean...after spending money to get vocational licence...still worth it to throw in money to part-time as a relief driver?

THe shift from 5am to 5 pm, or 5 pm to 5am this are normal for bothe shift, Fulltime or Partime you can discuss which shift you like and both party must agreed.

Poolman SG

drive for 10 hours I presume U are referring to a full-timer...how about part-timer?

I mean...after spending money to get vocational licence...still worth it to throw in money to part-time as a relief driver?

Yes , 100% worth it .

Part-time and as a relief means less stress .

k10d SG

I wanted to be a Taxi Driver, if I driver say from morning 7.00am to afternoon 6.00pm, as a full time driver, any body can tell me how march can I earn daily? if I don't have a relief driver.(so I pay for the full rantal and diesel myself)

Thanks!!!

kinwashi SG

I wanted to be a Taxi Driver, if I driver say from morning 7.00am to afternoon 6.00pm, as a full time driver, any body can tell me how march can I earn daily? if I don't have a relief driver.(so I pay for the full rantal and diesel myself)

Thanks!!!

Note: Tell me how much can i earn daily? I think your question even a Old Bird in this industry also had difficulty answering upon your question. How we can know and the routes you plan to run for the day and how many passengers that you can pick on that day on that route you plan to run. This all depend on your luck and this is your collection along you routes. So every Taxi Driver are not the same end of the day... and their collection all are not the same. So for your case there is good scheme from SMRT you can try. Revenue Sharing Scheme - First in market No rental and security deposit Basic salary : $1,000 per month Attractive incentives upon achieving monthly fare collection target Free diesel top-up Free repair & maintenance services Insurance coverage

ALN SG

k10d, i dont like to talk about taxi income here… sensitive plus it has a wide range…. it depends on luck, your strategy, the hours, your taxi company package, and touchwood even whether you kena accident or summon or not…

my advice is plan well, learn fast and drive safe

Poolman SG

i beg to differ , but if u driving from 6am to 6pm ..... if base on what my relief did , from 5am to 4pm , he can collect about $240 minimum , as in minus $50 , $40 maximum for diesel , nett salary = $150 per day . And rest on Sunday .

I dun think he's a superman , but i can tell u average day-cabbies earned between $100 - $170 for half a shift .

$100 nett salary is meant for coffee-shop sit down drink coffee drivers .

To get $100 , he need to work to collect just $180 , $50 rental and $30 diesels .

If he works from 6am , to 6pm , and sit coffee shop 2 hours ..... 10 hours job , he need just $18 per hour average . $18 not difficult la .

My relief driver earns about $22/hr average , as in $11 per half hour .

$11 is like from CCK to Woodlands tat sort of distance anytime .

From CCK to Vivo is about $14 i think off peak . 20 minutes job .

Difficult ? It's how u see la ....

For me ..... it's ok , quite an easy job .

Poolman SG

I never believe in luck when driving a cab .

I strongly believe ur hardwork , determinations , ur positive outlook , your tactic used , and ur wits that will overcome luck .

Of course if u have those criterias , plus a bit of luck , it's better .

But if u are lucky , without those criteria above mentioned , long terms wise ...... will lose out .

With criterias , u can survived longer .

Luck ? Most drivers in spore are so lucky to survive in this trade ?

Have a think .

Poolman SG

how to achieve ?

My record in taxi driving is on the 31st december 2007 , i earned about $350 nett from 5pm to 5am . Yes New year Eve .

So my 2008 NY eve , i am going for $360 .

I used that mentallity to push me to my limit , the sky's no limit for me everyday .

Self motivation .

If i last Friday did take home about $260 , tonight i am doing something anything below this $260 , i am aiming higher each time .

It's all in your positive mindsets .

kinwashi SG

Mentor…What about if today it rain whole day, like those monsoon season continue a few days. This kind of senerio, how you encounter.

caleb_chiang SG

Not to mention the daily rental, parking fees, fuel consumption...

kinwashi SG

Mentor…Talking about Luck, Example Q at Airport like snake Q for sometime until your turn Pax told Simei, just infront the taxi of you Pickup CCK so this kind of Russian Roulette, is this Luck involve. I think sometime Luck play a bit.

chuapcd SG

Talking about upfront investment...they are not small....$40 LTA Reg, $260 Course Fee, $60 Medical Checkup and of course the $1000 deposit.. :)

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