New Kid On the Block

Motoxxx SG

Hi all,

I am new here. Get to knw this forum from a friend, he told me all the ppl here are veri

friendly.

Hopping some of the brothers here can help me wif some of my stupit question.

I will be getting my TVL in 2 wks time, and planning to try out as a FT relife driver

(night shift fr 930pm to 630am, tuesday to sunday. monday off).

My biggest concern here is, abt how much can i take home after cutting the rental and

desiel. I am looking at $100 to $130 on normal day (tues, wed, thur), abt $150 to

$200 on friday to sunday. Is this target achiveable cause i will be missing out on those

2 peak period on weekday.

High chance will be driving a Crown, cause my frz is driving one.

Wat is the market rate for rental for this kind of hours for a Crown and Sonata

Thanks

Azera37 SG

Possible weekdays somewhere btw 80 bucks

Teolk SG

I'm charging my relief $25 driving from 9pm - 6am Toyota Wish

For Crown maybe can neg $20 with your hirer

Sonata should be $25

if wanna nett $100,collection must be $150,being rental $25,fuel $20 & misc $5

tue & thur need some exp & efforts..have to make full use of your 9pm - 12mn

wed will be easier to achieve,ladies nite everywhere

fri & sat lazy also can get $150 chicken feet,even $250 is possible

sunday evening very good.everywhere need taxis

it is a right choice for u to rest on Monday nite

ALN SG

calculator teo speaks again…

ALN SG

9pm to 6am sonata $25?... hard to find la… think at least $30

me last time comfort merc 8pm to 6am $42

Teolk SG

calculator teo speaks again…

now i using abacus liao,more accurate

Motoxxx SG

Thank for to all the brother 4 the reply. I need to come out wif a strategie that really works 4 me. Super chiong 4 the 8 hours and go home a happy man.

Teolk, that wat im planning, cheong 4 the 1st 3hrs to cover my rental and desial, then the rest will be my earning, average $20 buck per hrs, 8hrs - $160, 1hrs break.

If the 1st 3hr i can make $60. The rest of the nite i not scare liao.

I think i got a good strategie to make $120 after that.

Motoxxx SG

I got another question to ask, can a new TD join Lake View Club. If can it will be veri veri good.Cause is part of my strategie

Thank

Poolman SG

No la bro , new bird take Lake View , meaning u have to compete with jobs with at least 100 other superb players .

Ok la if join Lake View , to listen to traffic jams , dunno where's those building ( can ask ) , where got lobang members will broadcast , AP whether got pick & go , all good info .

To pay $60 and listen , for some , it's expensive , but not for me la .

Poolman SG

Tell u what all new bird , pls try driving for at least 3 months then u looked for me .

Anybody below 3 months , pls learnt the trade from scratch . .

3 months later let me know your progress .

Tio Call Liao SG

rough estimation to learn

City area - 3 mths to 6 mths

HDB estates - no estimated time , up till now some places i still dunno

Industrial Estates - 3 months to 1 year , depends how big is the area

learn as u pick up. u wanna str8 away jump into lakeview , can guarantee u , u will be demoralised after a while.

Tio Call Liao SG

anyway 930 u start means u have 2 1/2 hours to get your rent and diesel + some profit. after 12 is all about queuing and roaming. heng kena meaty trip , suay kena taiko. so your income depends very much on the 12 to 6 am slot.

You cannot determine that u wanna get 20 per hr means theres 20 for u. midnight is the most challenging period for night drivers. if there is noone , even $10 also hard to get.

take the cab and drive 1st , get a feel of it. thru experience , u will know which Q moves fast , where got people , where cannot go , where can go etc etc

good luck

komade SG

yah dun try lakeview 1st cause u may not knoe the

location of the places n the fastest route to get there in

that way when u "fight" calls with others sure on losing end.

For me though driving 5mths town quite easy for me cause

last time i do despatch in town only so easy for me to knoe

the routes n places.

Midnite wed/fri/sat easy to earn 20/hr but tue/thur/sun i dun

tink so easily achieveable cause its really veri quiet after 12am

on these days so i advise u to rethink ur strategies on these 3 days.

Even me sun 12nm i last trip i close shop liao cause i rather go hm

rest 4hrs earlier than to "tong" 4hrs more juz to earn that little bit

extra not worth the effort but tats my style.

Poolman SG

New bird to start from 9pm ?

Eat what ???

Be a proper relief , like start at 5pm type .

Mercabs SG

Thank for to all the brother 4 the reply. I need to come out wif a strategie that really works 4 me. Super chiong 4 the 8 hours and go home a happy man.

Teolk, that wat im planning, cheong 4 the 1st 3hrs to cover my rental and desial, then the rest will be my earning, average $20 buck per hrs, 8hrs - $160, 1hrs break.

If the 1st 3hr i can make $60. The rest of the nite i not scare liao.

I think i got a good strategie to make $120 after that.

You must know where the paxs are & your routes well before you can cheong. It took me 3-4 weeks to find my routine & where are the paxs.

Otherwise, any how cheong & hit the wall. You may end up like many who says TD cannot survive lah!

Mercabs SG

New bird start night relief from 9pm????

I dare not even think about it!!!

$20/hr for new bird????

Night pax mostly going home to places like ah woods, ah shun & ah kang or some ulu private estates. Once there, you are gg to drive all way back to CBD again.

Trust the old birds here, very quiet after 12mn on weekdays.

Motoxxx SG

yah that rite, 9pm start is abit late la, due to some commitment bo bian la.

actually wanna join lake view is for the AP project, but juz nw cum across the topic non lake view member oso can take pax at AP and exchange the voucher from pool so still ok.

like dat i can save up the $60 membership

actually my plan is like dat, 9pm to 12am cheong to cover rental and desial

12am to 230am to take those AP paxs (at least got $50 bah)

3am to 5am take paxs at disco, ktv lor

Motoxxx SG

last nite went ard my neighbourhood to paste paper

this afternoon got one uncle call me liao. cfm he let me be his relife lliao

Citycab - sonata

9pm to 6am - $30 (but can take anytime after 8pm)

Desial - 1km, 90cent

1 wk wash 3 time

weekend full swing one ppl take 1day, every week change

Tio Call Liao SG

last nite went ard my neighbourhood to paste paper

this afternoon got one uncle call me liao. cfm he let me be his relife lliao

Citycab - sonata

9pm to 6am - $30 (but can take anytime after 8pm)

Desial - 1km, 90cent

1 wk wash 3 time

weekend full swing one ppl take 1day, every week change

wah knn 8 pm take $30 is a fabulous deal. ok like that i can roughly calculate for u. 8 to 12 chow chow $80 , good $100. 12 to 230 - sats $40-$60 , 230 to 6 - conservative $30

ok taking the low side estimates wud mean $80+$40+$30 = $150 nett off $30 rent & $25 diesel still got $105.

sonata $30 is a steal. very lucky congrats

i also wanna look for $30 sonata liao haha.. sick of the fucking peak hr jams

mangodew SG

if got i also want kns hirer and omo like harder to survive. but then try one week see how if cant ask for relief le else really die cork.