Which Taxi company to choose

last SG · 2012-02-15T12:59:04+00:00

I not biased against any companies.... becos I am not in any TD companies now.....We have been thru the good times of TD andthe miserable times when they hav...

Poolman SG

Contracted drivers and contracted OMO are solid drivers .

Won't die one .

Newbird to sign contract , if fail , wanna quit , also quite troublesome .

decent02 SG

My first pax is from road sweep just outside my place.

Makes me think of having learnt all the strokes in swimming but still standing at the edge, hessitant,

WTF, just jump in la. die die lor. Bt Panjang kanna go Jurong East. By right should know the way, but suddenly come, everything also "gabra"

lucky pax was kind enough to guide me, give my virgin trip to him.

MDT easily? kanna current call, was staring at the fucking MDT for so long, wondering where the hell this place is and by the time I realised, 15 secs gone and out came a "You have rejected one job".

Later on, decide to whatever come in, just press "5 mins" first and slowly take my time to use road directory to find it. Upon reaching the pax, another problem arise, "where is that place he want to go?"

So with road sweeping, u only got 1 problem, with calls, u got 2, locating the pax and then his destination.

dun need to stare at MDT

if u know there is pax outside

just ignore the MDT and sweep

if no pax on sight, take call only if u r familiar with the pick up point

my advise ...press 10 mins

now cdg current call very the taiko .... sometimes pick up point quite a distance away

but i always say ... $2.30 ...not tempting to me

say u take 10 mins to reach the pick up point... u asked urself.... 10 mins of your time worth $2.30 ???

can u use the 10 mins to earn more than $2.30 by sweeping ?

decent02 SG

i30 not suitable for new bird .... cos 2 years contract .

I encourage new birds to be relief first .

No contract , no giro , can chose the days u wish to drive , and off which day .

Relief for Comfort is by far easiest , cos they have the biggest pool of taxis , around 16000 of them .

Follow by TransCab some 8000 of them including Wish .

Then SMRT , Premier , Smart , Prime .

agree ... new bird should try out first as relief.

if want to plunge immediately as hirer ... in my opinion ...also can

I made some income on my first day as TD with zero experience.

Is a matter of earning lesser as hirer during the initial stage

after 3 months as hirer, can fly liao.

Taxi driving is not as difficult as many ppl thinks.

JoeRaj SG

No offense but reading some posts in this thread, it's no surprise taxi companies like CDG can more or less do as they please, be it how they treat drivers who may owe them rental or made some mistakes, or how they can send COE prices rocketting with newer vehicles, set new fares etc.

Whatever you think or consider them, there's no doubt they are still tops in marketting themselves and creating a positive image to the public and unsuspecting new drivers.

I'm saying everything they do is wrong or has an ulterior motive, they definitely have some plus points. But as long as they can continue to lure newbies to into hirers, they are in a Comfort zone.

I'm saying that all newbies should be hirers, but like in any job, you'd normally expect to start slow or from an easier learning point and gain knowledge along the way. You won't expect joining a new firm to be put directly incharge of running the show when you've got no prior experience.

Anyway that's my view, and to each his own I suppose.

JoeRaj SG

Guess what's on CDG's mind?

knn u TD make use of me as yr training ground.

wanna suck every drop of blood from me. diesel, call jobs, cashless, corporate jobs!

until one day I cannot help u, u just dump me!

what to do?

u wanna wear t-shirt and slipper and ppl complain, it's my fault?

u kanna accident so many times also my fault?

u speeding kanna camera, TDVL revoke also my fault?

u smoking in cab, kanna stomp also my fault?

u overcharge pax also my fault?

so what u kanna so many certificate? u mean many cert can make u more "garang" and these cert can exchange for favour when u at fault?

You mean after 20 years, u collect the whole wall of cert, u can smoke in cab, over charge pax, speed at nobody's business liao?

How many cert or years of service = 1免死金牌??

200 post liao, call for a celebration!!!!!

Let me part answer some things you suggest, maybe if got time next time, I explain my view.

You go for their training? Is it free?

Their current and advance booking, their NETs and credit card, is it an FOC service? Do they earn just a pittance from it? CDG has at least 50k calls a day, usually more. They used to earn 40cts and 50cts from current, now 30 and 40cts. To make up the shortfall, they've now made advance levy up to $1 from 50cts. Just taking the 30cts as the standard, that's $15k a day, or 180k alone a month before overheads. Even with NETs and card, they definitely will get a cut.

Will touch on the rest later.

Poolman SG

In my opinion , TS should start driving as relief , whichever that posed the most convenience regardless of brands .

It's not buying Armani jeans , where many needed brands .

It's about stopping work and find the quickest way home .

For a start mah . . .

ALws Tired SG

not true lah

I also newbie

I also sweep

and I am not pro

pick, drop, pick, drop ...this type of pattern dun need call

That day I sweep 28 jobs... not even one call

income not bad

Must also know whr to sweep at which timing ma. For newbie, they r not equip wif this knowledge at 1st. So booking helps in a sense.

bowah SG

Newbies come in with different form,

The ones who find it the most difficult to drives Taxi are those who had never touch a steering wheel for years, or since passed their driving license, as such, it is better for you to learn and handle the car first, today, may taxis come with turbos, you hv to be careful on handling it, see so many dash into lamppost, walls, other vehicles and up kerbs etc etc.

Once you get the feel of the cab, then start to take fare. Most newbies come from 8 to 5 jobs kind of environment, a sudden switch can be exciting but also stressful, learn to be steady and calm, most importantly, tell pax honestly that you are new and ask for direction, but more importantly, you must be able to handle the cab. Spend sometime driving around with it first.

Once you get the pax, the destination, on the meter and whatever surcharges, off you go, I can tell you that at that moment of ferry the pax for your virgin trip, those theories in classroom is history.

Techo SG

Guess what's on CDG's mind?

knn u TD make use of me as yr training ground.

wanna suck every drop of blood from me. diesel, call jobs, cashless, corporate jobs!

until one day I cannot help u, u just dump me!

what to do?

u wanna wear t-shirt and slipper and ppl complain, it's my fault?

u kanna accident so many times also my fault?

u speeding kanna camera, TDVL revoke also my fault?

u smoking in cab, kanna stomp also my fault?

u overcharge pax also my fault?

so what u kanna so many certificate? u mean many cert can make u more "garang" and these cert can exchange for favour when u at fault?

You mean after 20 years, u collect the whole wall of cert, u can smoke in cab, over charge pax, speed at nobody's business liao?

How many cert or years of service = 1免死金牌??

200 post liao, call for a celebration!!!!!

Extremely well said! Bravo!!

Just_do_it_lah SG

Guess what's on CDG's mind?

knn u TD make use of me as yr training ground.

wanna suck every drop of blood from me. diesel, call jobs, cashless, corporate jobs!

until one day I cannot help u, u just dump me!

what to do?

u wanna wear t-shirt and slipper and ppl complain, it's my fault?

u kanna accident so many times also my fault?

u speeding kanna camera, TDVL revoke also my fault?

u smoking in cab, kanna stomp also my fault?

u overcharge pax also my fault?

so what u kanna so many certificate? u mean many cert can make u more "garang" and these cert can exchange for favour when u at fault?

You mean after 20 years, u collect the whole wall of cert, u can smoke in cab, over charge pax, speed at nobody's business liao?

How many cert or years of service = 1免死金牌??

200 post liao, call for a celebration!!!!!

It is always the case....

CDG has the biggest fleet in town...

they have the longest waiting list.....

Everyone is dying to pay them rental $$$.

New guys like you (BingJames, Ywth) choose Cumfuck.... why ?

it is for the above-mentioned benefits as well as mentioned in my earlier post. are you not ?

Probably after a while (more than 2-3yrs), you will look around elsewhere the companies can give you new taxi at lower rental, better benefits and perks, like FREE RENTAL Days.

Can BingJames quaranteed that you will be at cumfuck for LIFE ? .

Just_do_it_lah SG

All TDs before 2004 (obtained TDVL)

Only 2 companies at that time either from Comfort, Citycab (merged in 2003) or SMRT.....

TDs here... like Me, Poolman & BCL and / or legend JoeRaj are from the above 2 companies.

Poolman, BCL and me are formerly from CDG....

where are they now ?

So, CDG is a training school for us.... 100% sure.

Paxonboard3173 SG

For this, I don’t agreed on JDI, the statistic by CDG on their hirer, 60 per cent including me was with either CDG or city cab since day one becoming TD…...

With more perk and benefit offer by other companies nowsday, people tends to do their sum and decide on which company to drive with…...and some having some bias opinion with CDG decided to leave….

CDG never is a training school for TD, have u wonder why they tends to be the largest taxi company in Singapore?

With TC capabilities, they can’t be largest? Why those city cab limo drivers choose to join the pioneer batch of TC MERC fleet….and leave CDG with all the lobang?

TD training is everyday Otr, learn and learn by yourself, experience every possible encounter, that should really be your training school…...

Just_do_it_lah SG

For this, I don’t agreed on JDI, the statistic by CDG on their hirer, 60 per cent including me was with either CDG or city cab since day one becoming TD…...

CDG never is a training school for TD, have u wonder why they tends to be the largest taxi company in Singapore?

With TC capabilities, they can’t be largest? Why those city cab limo drivers choose to join the pioneer batch of TC MERC fleet….and leave CDG with all the lobang?

TD training is everyday Otr, learn and learn by yourself, experience every possible encounter, that should really be your training school…...

Your got the statistic for drivers before 2004 ?

CDG monopolies the TD industry since a long long time until the new privatised companies come into picture.

Many of these drivers switched dued to various reasons....

Do you got a statistic from these drivers whom made the switch = how many from CDG ?

Just_do_it_lah SG

For this, I don’t agreed on JDI, the statistic by CDG on their hirer, 60 per cent including me was with either CDG or city cab since day one becoming TD…...

CDG never is a training school for TD, have u wonder why they tends to be the largest taxi company in Singapore?

With TC capabilities, they can’t be largest? Why those city cab limo drivers choose to join the pioneer batch of TC MERC fleet….and leave CDG with all the lobang?

TD training is everyday Otr, learn and learn by yourself, experience every possible encounter, that should really be your training school…...

There are obviously some DIE HARD Cumfucks' drivers..... but as the question I throw to BingJames.... can you quaranteed that you will be still in cumfuck after 5-10 yrs down the road ?

Nobody expects that Transcab can be the 2nd biggest in the industry when they started off as a new kids on the block. you expected that POB3173 ?

No ones can predict what will happens unless you are in the PM office...

Just_do_it_lah SG

CDG had trainned me...

I have graduated.... thanks CDG for the training.... me (hopefully) won't come back again... even I can't quaranteed that I won't return to T driving.

Just_do_it_lah SG

POB... 6yrs with CDG....?

I spend 7-8yrs there.... I never thought I will left 1 day.... never....

Do you know many of the pioneers of Transcab, Silvercab, SMART, PRIME are from CDG ? this is the statistic to show.... CDG trained many of us...

Just_do_it_lah SG

Btw.... (POB)...

there isn't so many taxis available for 100% CDG drivers lah.... Do you agree POB ?

Paxonboard3173 SG

Just annoyed by the words trained by CDG 100 per cent, Cause they teach me nothing all these years…..maybe me by wording cannot express clearly….thousand of apologies….

Statistic is just figures, anyway TD always have their free way, by saying they monopolies the markets those time also unfair statement cause those privatised companies not existing yet…..using present situation to penalized someone last time is not very fair, correct me if I’m wrong on that….

As for TC, I stated that they can be the largest also, with their annual report each year from union gas, maybe they had the abilities to acquire CDG also, but who’s stopping them? Why they had to let go the last 50 fleets of new MERC to CDG?

A lot of things is ???? But for Taxi Uncle, ti ko liang, ti ko cho, correct? Hahaha

Paxonboard3173 SG

POB... 6yrs with CDG....?

I spend 7-8yrs there.... I never thought I will left 1 day.... never....

Do you know many of the pioneers of Transcab, Silvercab, SMART, PRIME are from CDG ? this is the statistic to show.... CDG trained many of us...

Ooh, I think we at wrong channel, me 6 years MERC driving, actual TD life way back to to 1991, long enough???

Just_do_it_lah SG

Transcab....

will not specialize on Limousine cabs.... that is for sure...

they don't have the expertise, they are simply not that keen to push for Mercedes cabs, furthermore, the breakeven for a Mercedes cab take at least 3 yrs as compared to 1.5yrs to 2yrs for normal cabs. So, for profit else, which types of vehicle(s) will the company choose to add into their fleet ?

even when the pioneers (more than 30) of Maxi approaching Jasmine before the new CDG's Maxi Viano is on the road, doesn't change their stand. (they are simply not interested).

The last badge of e220 cdi is an obligation they have to forgo.... just like the SMRT to forgo their Chevrolet to Transcab....

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