The MDT, the meter, the nets and credit transaction equipment
are all in the rental package, nevertheless it is still the company
properties. To attract drivers, some company use it to the full
advantages like many calls and fast transaction, good meter and
screen, map etc etc. This give the added advantage to the company
in attracting drivers, and also give customer a good
impression.
But if a driver is to use to his advantage like changing shift
china town for hours, it is his perogatives, meaning his own
business, like a chicken seller, given the electricity, the light
the stall, the water point, the rest is up to him to decide where
he want to cook, hand his chicken or simply where to put his
utensils.
Taxis company can decide on fares, fuel and rental prices, at
the present moment, they are hand off on how you earn your living,
for that matter, you drive for leisure or 2 hrs per day, they also
dun give a damn.
Problems arises only when paxs are involved, good taxis
company's management will know that they are the most
important ingredient in the Taxi industrial food chain. No doubt
Taxi company only take rental from hirer, but if that particular
company careless about pax, no sooner, their TD will suffer, most
will become not discipline and do funny stunt here and there on
pax, in a long run, pax avoid those taxis, and hirer start to throw
keys, and that break the food chain for that particular
company.
So if you ask me if one can put on change shift for hours, its
ok, but once every cabby start to pull this stunt, which is not
difficult to figure it out given most TD got good IQ, then what
happen, all cabs at CBD with changing shift china town, so once pax
complained, remember once pax get involved, enforcer will come in.
Therefore do what you like, keep it to yourself and life will be
better, for that matter, you can also put busy until you see
baggages.
Human in nature, like to excel in what they are doing, meaning a
person want to do and earn more for what they are doing, as for TD,
after a few years driving, whatever stunt you saw or pulled, can
only help you maybe just to have more time resting, but for income,
same same but different
The recent review on TD on the road time is all because of "Pax
complain no taxis"
So you see, again pax is the main concern.
