No money/Not enough cash

last SG · 2010-12-26T09:13:03+00:00

call his friend to transfer now lo or when he alight sure got friend around ask him to pay lo. So easy.

Acekang SG

i've always been nice, but i think i need to change my attitude towards taxi drivers liaoz

you guys don't deserve it

I have no idea why you have gotten so mad....

You have nothing to worry if you have a clear conscience.

At times, when those cashless transaction are down, I would told pax beforehand that i cannot accept, but there are always unforseen circumstances, why not be prepared to pay cash?

Anyway, I cannot change the way you think of taxi drivers, their nature of behaviour are partly due to the way pax treated them.

Tio Call Liao SG

Anyway, I cannot change the way you think of taxi drivers, their nature of behaviour are partly due to the way pax treated them.

Well rebutted Acekang bro.

And not only Pax , those fucking ccb road users as well plus the authorities and society in general.

whose fault? not TD's fault , is society's fault.

Tio Call Liao SG

There is even a thread dedicated in 'honour of us' hahaha

http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2653154&st=120

I have always been a very courteous driver, always signal , always give way to faster cars but all that may change now.

call us farked up? sure , we will be very farked up.

Zweiz SG

At times, when those cashless transaction are down, I would told pax beforehand that i cannot accept, but there are always unforseen circumstances, why not be prepared to pay cash?

Anyway, I cannot change the way you think of taxi drivers, their nature of behaviour are partly due to the way pax treated them.

and just this one time about some dude that doesn't have enough cash while your nets/visa failed due to unforeseen circumstances, you decided us customers just cashless bums in credit card debts full of tricks

anyway i can't change the way you think of us, our nature of behavior are partly due to the way we get treated by taxi drivers

Zweiz SG

For me a few times kenna equipment prob so lan lan pax pay me cash

is not i dun wan to accept but juz nice in underground carpark the machine

cannot receive the signal

but wait! according to acekang here, it's a trick! no it's not an equipment problem, the pax bank a/c is empty and their credit limit reached liao!

give them a good one so they'll think twice before attempting the same trick again, k?

komade SG

but wait! according to acekang here, it's a trick! no it's not an equipment problem, the pax bank a/c is empty and their credit limit reached liao!

give them a good one so they'll think twice before attempting the same trick again, k?

Hard to say whether limit or no money i always give benefit of doubt

Poolman SG

Some card issues , some network issues .

Some driver's issue .

If some insist on card payment like at supermarket , good for them .

Cash is still King .

A scenario , at CCK ave 4 .

11am , street full of people waiting for taxis . Infront , behind , opposite , all directions .

One waited for 15 minutes , still no cab , call also no cab . This pax always used nets .

In a hurry liao , siao liao .

Sekali from one car park , got a private yellow top just start work .... come out of the car park . That waiting person is the nearest .

U tell me , will this waiting pax take this yellow top ?

But this yellow top no nets liao .....

What will you do if you are that waiting pax ?

Still insist on Nets ?

Huh , this time very flexible , right ? Can go nearest ATM press money , right ?

Still need to take cash , right ?

Cash is still King , right ?

So what's the problem with carry about $20 cash with you all the time to take taxi ? Even if u do not take taxis , take extra $20 will kill you ?

Die die use NETS people , are because their bank account only left with $19 . Minimum withdrawal is $20 , so cannot withdraw , but can use NETS .

So talk so much , pax insufficient funds in the account , go ATM also no use , once network down , they siao liao .

No tricks , just realistically they got no money in the bank . Cannot withdraw even $20 .

Poolman SG

I understand , cos i've been at this stage before .

But one thing for sure , no money or insufficient funds , i will not take a cab .

Everyone has been that stage before .

bowah SG

Well, it takes both hand to clap, but sori to say, hardly. All because each have a I cheat you and you are trying to play me kind of mentality, so end up a simple cashless problem become very personal. Try to avoid it, never assume or worst, tell pax that the card got no money, unless he/she admit it, typical singaporeans like you and me also want face and pride, what if someone tell you that yr cards got not more money to charge, you also cannot believe it and get heat up.

Acekang SG

POSB and DBS card ?

Answer : Pls flag for a TransCab or Comfort / Citycab

UOB card ?

Answer : Comfort / CityCab only

EZ Link card ?

Answer : TransCab and SMRT

Visa , Mastercard , AMEX , Diners ?

Answer : Silver , TransCab , Comfort , CityCab , SMRT , Prime .

Singapore only 2 taxi companies do not accept any cashless

Answer : Smart and Yellow-Top

We are going through more and more cashless, if you ask me, i rather take cash, system fault and transaction delay could make us lost our next potential pax in tight times.

With several different cashless transaction that taxi can accept now, it creates more confusion what cashless payment taxi can accept.....yesterday i just had a pax who wanted to pay by CASHCARD...lol

Eg. To be fair, a good pax would usually ask, can you accept EZlink card? (If they have run out of cash).

thelionsleepstonight SG

I understand , cos i've been at this stage before .

But one thing for sure , no money or insufficient funds , i will not take a cab .

Everyone has been that stage before .

Been there before. Walked from River Valley to Clementi then flag a taxi because not enough money.

Poolman SG

Just now 7.55pm , at Telok Ayer St taxi stand , ang mor got on board , u got nets ?

"yes , which bank ?"

" UOB ."

"Sorry sir , u take the taxi behind , i accept only DBS and POSB ."

" It's ok , it's ok , just move on , we go Newton Road . Near Shell i will go to the ATM ."

Like that lor , $11+ , take $15 , knn got tip somemore for telling him off , hahahah

This is genuine customer .

komade SG

Just now 7.55pm , at Telok Ayer St taxi stand , ang mor got on board , u got nets ?

"yes , which bank ?"

" UOB ."

"Sorry sir , u take the taxi behind , i accept only DBS and POSB ."

" It's ok , it's ok , just move on , we go Newton Road . Near Shell i will go to the ATM ."

Like that lor , $11+ , take $15 , knn got tip somemore for telling him off , hahahah

This is genuine customer .

knn like tat also can PHUI!!! :P

Zweiz SG

Die die use NETS people , are because their bank account only left with $19 . Minimum withdrawal is $20 , so cannot withdraw , but can use NETS .

So talk so much , pax insufficient funds in the account , go ATM also no use , once network down , they siao liao .

so out of 100 pax, how many use nets?

out of 100 who use nets, how many fail transaction?

talk so much, end up is not about tricks lah. is you pushing your own payment preferences to customers.

i will continue using nets... in fact you taxi drivers can forget about collecting cash from me liao.

want to confiscate my nets card? want to call police? go ahead lor. but don't expect me to sit in cab and wait. no point playing nice, taxi drivers see us customers as dirt anyway.

Acekang SG

so out of 100 pax, how many use nets?

out of 100 who use nets, how many fail transaction?

talk so much, end up is not about tricks lah. is you pushing your own payment preferences to customers.

i will continue using nets... in fact you taxi drivers can forget about collecting cash from me liao.

want to confiscate my nets card? want to call police? go ahead lor. but don't expect me to sit in cab and wait. no point playing nice, taxi drivers see us customers as dirt anyway.

If you insisted on using nets, you are limiting yourself to several taxi types, causing yourself more inconvenience at times when taxi are in high demand.

Poolman SG

Same shit la , black sheep among those paxes .

Just one of those people who used nets to get a free trip . Phui .

And push the fault to the taxi .

Phui .

Anyway , if one is clever , always carry some cash with them if need to take a cab .

Yes it's true the options is more .

True ma , if like in Taka , 10pm .

Q until like shit , call also no taxi .

All taxis that came and picked , are those taxi without nets , then how ?

So Mr Z still dun care , insist on NETS , then good luck .

Certainly Mr Z never come across to wait for a cab around 10pm around town , and dun even want to call-a-cab when one is needed .

Zweiz SG

i just paid by nets twice today. no issues at all. no dirty fuck up looks from taxi uncle either.

morale of the story?

these guys here prefer cash and will exaggerate their 'experiences' so as to collect money in their preferred mode of payment

will stick to nets from now on

komade SG

i just paid by nets twice today. no issues at all. no dirty fuck up looks from taxi uncle either.

morale of the story?

these guys here prefer cash and will exaggerate their 'experiences' so as to collect money in their preferred mode of payment

will stick to nets from now on

Its always gd to carry some cash as contigency plan u nber knoe when the network nber works..... Got once midnite send pax back to tuas wan to use nets but no network lucky pax got cash if not hav to travel very far for a atm.....

TaxiNoob SG

Precisely... Got once I send a pax from Katong to Pasir Laba Camp. Along the way, he already indicated that he will be paying by Nets. (Sidenote: I actually prefer cashless payment mode.) But, the horror begins when we reach his camp and after trying for close to 15 times (no exaggeration), keep getting Timeout Error. Really sweat man. Think the fare is close to $30 and according to him, the nearest ATM also quite far as there is no ATM in his camp. (I thought all camps used to have a POSB ATM near the guardroom??)

Luckily, after messing for about 30 minutes, he saw one of his bunkmate and manage to borrow cash from him to pay.

It's ok if you want to stick to NETS payment, but to prevent such incident, it's always wise to keep some cash with you lor.

WizQ SG

........, the horror begins when we reach his camp and after trying for close to 15 times (no exaggeration), keep getting Timeout Error. Really sweat man. Think the fare is close to $30 and according to him, the nearest ATM also quite far as there is no ATM in his camp. (I thought all camps used to have a POSB ATM near the guardroom??)

I assume you would have shifted your vehicles to more "open" areas to try as well? It could be due to weak signal at far corners of the island. Try it next time, it may work.

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