Becoming a full time driver

last SG · 2011-01-31T14:57:51+00:00

Hi all gurus... I m back in action again, being driving n driving for the past few days. Thanks for all the reply, really interesting and it give me some goo...

kengkia SG

poolman, i recently took a cab, and the driver told me that the minimum age to be a cabby change to 31 years old liao, can i comfirm with you? Why is that so?

Poolman SG

poolman, i recently took a cab, and the driver told me that the minimum age to be a cabby change to 31 years old liao, can i comfirm with you? Why is that so?

http://www.taxi.org.sg/tvl.htm

I don't know who to believe , but i believe in internet .

Poolman SG

I was here in this forum since 2003 .

3 years after i started off as cabby .

I've seen many asked me about being OMO .

Went into OMO , and disappeared !

Some OMO quitted for good .

Some OMO found a relief .

Some OMO became relief ( throw keys )

Some OMO change working timing like change underwear .

Only a few OMO , survived , but i think their salary cannot match those who is working half a shift .

Some OMO actually work half a shift , from 3pm onwards til 6am , like me .

Some OMO worked from 6am , 8pm must reached home .

I haven't seen an OMO , working 15 hours a day average , everyday , and still alive and kicking .

Poolman SG

If CK Tan has got 9 months taxi experience , i think it's fair he give OMO a shot !

Cos without trying , he never will know where he stand .

Full Time also can be relief .

But if he insist on OMO , if he already tried CDG for 9 months , then shorter route , take a CDG , no need go through another routine with TransCab .

Of course tactically , driving a CDG and driving a TransCab , different tactic altogether .

Depends on how he see it ....

ALN SG

ALN will omo when he retires from day job…

y leh?

cos retire liao, omo for own transport…

cos retire liao, no income stress…

one day drive 4, 5 hours… kopi 6 hours… hahaha

komade SG

ALN will omo when he retires from day job…

y leh?

cos retire liao, omo for own transport…

cos retire liao, no income stress…

one day drive 4, 5 hours… kopi 6 hours… hahaha

ALN drive fit omo lar PHUI!!! :P

bowah SG

Dear to all Guru,

Currently driving as a relief driver for silver cab. Thinking of giving up my full time job becoming a full time taxi driver. Would like to ask all guru which cab comapny offers the best deal for full time n if possible can advice on the daily rental? Currently m looking at 2 company, 1 transcab wish and also comfort delgro sonata. I believe there is contract for both company, n wouldn't mind waiting for a brand new cab. Please do give me some advice n really appricate it. And also another small queries, regarding about the mention post that i see, that is regarding about speeding. Is it because of Gps fitted on the car as for them to track cabby whether they r speeding?

Hi, i am not a guru, but i suggest you think carefully before giving up yr full time job, do not think that taxi driving is the easiet way out of your current job issues, once you go into taxi driving, it maybe good for the first few weeks as you chiong all the way, but later I bet everyone here will know that at time, it become a kind of very sian to drive day after day. And that is where you start to think of going back to work and need to find group of same interest to chat up. After few years driving, you lose all your working skill and most probably will drive taxis forever.

TD is the same in any job, you need to be discipline, plan well, work hard and more importantly, smart. Which ever company you take, the give and take benefits and perks are more or less an equal sum, some hv this, some dun have but got that and so on. But I believe that as long as you got discipline and all the above ethics in working, whether trans or CDG makes not much differences. But if you do not have the discipline, work hard and smart, even given a top and best Company is also useless

kengkia SG

http://www.taxi.org.sg/tvl.htm

I don't know who to believe , but i believe in internet .

i am eager to being a TD in 5 yrs time then.

kengkia SG

poolman's post is the bible of all aspiring TDs...i will check back here in 5 yrs time, when i am getting ready to become a TD...

directory SG

If i can find a job , offering me $3000 a month , average 8 hours per day working , with CPF , MC and annual leave , i would have done it long time ago .

But local employers can only gamble me with just $1300 basic plus 0.25% sales comm , and i need to finance my own car , go to hell ! Hahahaha .

Then they complaint Singaporeans dun want to work for them , then they employ foreigners to do , phui !

Then sales cannot met target , closed down .

Serve them right ! Hahahah .

Yah Poolman, agreed with you that some employers are like that..like mine for instance always thinking he paying us alot..then somemore got 1 female manager no qualification & no managerial skills, only know how to "three-leg" my boss, getting more pay than us!!! wth!

that is why I'm thinking of becoming a TD...no need to face difficult customers (well sometimes) yet being backstab in the office by own manager

kengkia SG

that is why I'm thinking of becoming a TD...no need to face difficult customers (well sometimes) yet being backstab in the office by own manager

what if someone rebutts you say some TD customers also like that what, what do u say to the person?

Red5xx SG

that is why I'm thinking of becoming a TD...no need to face difficult customers (well sometimes) yet being backstab in the office by own manager

U should learn how to "three leg" ur manager 1st............

This is a must learn skill in social university.....

Red5xx SG

Driving a cab is good , if u possessed self discipline all rounder . Vital factor to be a good cabby .

There is no need to go into OMO .

OMO u'll lose more than a relief .

OMO basically no life !

Sounds good , freedom ...... can own time own target , that's theory , on paper , paper talk . Can do won thing in the afternoon , then this then that ....

But in reality , your body cannot cope with those demands .

Then u realized , "hey , i am earning less than when i'm relief , what's wrong ?"

Many had tried , many had surrendered .

Dun talk untill OMO so jialut le,

Me OMO trancab 1.5yrs le....

So far so good,

Every month trancab got gv 6 off day...

If wan earn more $, just work O/T on off day nia,

It just only self discipline, work smart and plan ur working time properly...

Got ppl than come out, no ppl idle at home charge energic...

Red5xx SG

Only plus point for Comfort , alot of bookings . Majority of Singaporeans will call them when in need a cab .

Alot booking? last month wanbao reported the top on-call guy in cdg who driving merc, avg only 14 call/day nia..

Pool,

U think

merc +14 call daily,

or wish +$665 which 1 better?

Fwahhh SG

Think most of the CDG driver also dun bother to take call when got customers in front of them. But 14 per day considered power?

komade SG

Think most of the CDG driver also dun bother to take call when got customers in front of them. But 14 per day considered power?

F lar 14 call but wat kind of calls n where n how long he take?? For me is to earn the most $$ in the shortest time work smart dun work hard~~~ ;)

Poolman SG

If one to tell me 14 pieces $3.50 calls , plus inside cbd , from 5pm til 10.55pm , that is power !

If $3.50 calls , all outside CBD , 14 of them , pls la , from 8pm onwards , we don;t touch them , we let them rot .

We go for $3 flag down + booking $3.50 + $3 CBD

If $2.50 calls , pls la ..... if i tell you , i never interested in $2.50 calls , u believe ?

Tio Call Liao SG

Alot booking? last month wanbao reported the top on-call guy in cdg who driving merc, avg only 14 call/day nia..

Pool,

U think

merc +14 call daily,

or wish +$665 which 1 better?

To huat is not abt how many calls one take , its about how good the connection is . 14 calls? out of 5 calls go woodlands - empty to town - woodlands - empty to town ->> punggol - empty to town ->> sengkang - empty to town -> yishun the driver cfm die cock stand.

And think its possible to get this type of farked up bookings? of coz!!! with CDG , anything is possible!

CDG should change its mission statement to driver die dun matter!! call levy we must make!!

Tio Call Liao SG

And for a guy to be driving a merc and taking normal bookings , hmmmmmmm nothing to shout about.

If all his 14 calls are $8+ meter , then i must bow to him liao.

Tio Call Liao SG

No point dissuading these guys. Only when they drive for a long long time then they will know , by that time , its too late to turn back.

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