Any Crap also can

last SG · 2009-10-20T09:38:40+00:00

Rotary Tan ar .... u know something , i was at Tai Seng Drive recce for pax , sekali got one just happen to want to go out of main gate , flag ..."Woodlands...

ALN SG

me as usual leh… 640pm till 710am off engine…

rain rain rain… but still biz better than usual fri cos month end plus rain…

640am i sms kin to wake up start engine liao… he says changing flat tyre… think his relief caused it but dun know…

ALN SG

6am indian late teens pax mustafa to clementi…fare is $12.8… he says he only got $10… knn… i took his $10 and asked him to “get lost”.... dun want to waste time go police station…. but must show him the face and make him feel lousy… haha

then few secs later, “ting”... call at lempeng to seletar camp… just nice back to base….if i wasted few secs more with the pax, maybe missed call liao… i started to forgive him liao… haha

ALN SG

yo vee, how you been? long time never hear from you… we must try to kopi on 10 Nov… haha

ALN SG

tonite also took one successful advance at 4.50am timah to t3…. at least 2 mth me no successful advance liao… maybe comfort remove me from black list after 2 mths??? haha

but it turned out that the timing cock up… cos drop off pax at tamp at 4.10am… so me go toilet first and then slowly drive across to timah… fare $33.5…. worth it? not for a solid fri… only lousy fri should take more advance…

Vee4317l SG

Thank U. Am Ok. only very tired to drive nowaday, biz bad need to drive long hours,

at least ur sonata can drive in heavy rain, crown is blur vision n not stable. happy that

U done well. see U for kopi session. pool miss U so much. hehee.........

Poolman SG

Thank U. Am Ok. only very tired to drive nowaday, biz bad need to drive long hours,

at least ur sonata can drive in heavy rain, crown is blur vision n not stable. happy that

U done well. see U for kopi session. pool miss U so much. hehee.........

ya man , crown is a "life threatening machine" , especially raining day . The body , weight and the tyres just dun match .

For most accidents , you'll see more crowns involved than other brands .

Kenny , next time jam brake don't brake with free gear , that will be safer .

Make sure jam brake til 99.5% then go down free gear , cos this Crown skid easily when engagaed free gear and brake .

KNN change to auto la ....

Tat day i sit one SilverCab , also like Super Relief type , walan engine can make me deaf sia , somemore very smelly , the rubber map like 3 years never wash , and the dash board , walan the dust collected , became stains already .

Until they see my Wish , this people will be guilty of how dirty their taxi is .

Poolman SG

today total contrast with last night ....

Same got rain , but wtf town and cbd like ghost town .

So i came back after going to Comcentre area Changing Shift CCK .

And kena 3 Malay , asked : " Uncle , here got surcharge ?"

" No ."

" Then Jurong West St 25 , can ? "

Take la knn , $16.80 also not bad .

Now at home see soccer , ccb Liverpool 0-1 down .

ALN SG

yesterday sat nite biz should be damn solid leh…. at tiong bahru plaza i saw peak hr pax q till sian…. no cab….

but rain must be careful…. rain i avoid crown…. after midnight me also avoid crown…. cos crown is not for high speed….

if crown cruising on expressway and raining, must down gear…. e.g. at 105km/h use 4th gear… at 80km/h use 3rd gear… safety more important than fuel or engine spoil…haha

Tio Call Liao SG

like what KC bro say , thursday got 8 calls... wah champion right?? ccb all the 8 calls bring me to holland. no west , no city , no east calls. all farking north and north east ! go back to city ping!! go back serangoon gdn again!

damn pissed with comfort. going to join boon lay garden this coming weeks, once i get $ to buy a talkie.

juronggirl SG

that's depend, where you put up leh.

Like me staying around sengkang, thursday got 3 calls during day shift, alamak, cck to town, town to sixth avenue, holland road to bukit panjang, round round cannot come out from the rural west, shit empty cab back to east,

i hate going to the west, always stucked there for hours, they seems to stick around the area cannot come out from the kampong, I preferred east area especially their favour highway ECP, connect to all parts of sg very easily.

Tio Call Liao SG

juronggirl,

nite shift different , i luv going to the west coz tuas , pandan , many many calls , 1 call up , 1 call down , thats the best . same applies to east side , changi north , cargo complex , loyang , changi south 1 call up 1 call down haha.

My nightmare is north east and north especially those CTE bound routes.. knn

katosan SG

kctk,

Is it better to go airport or cbd in the afternoon? In the afternoon, cruise in town area, no pax so zoom into ap to q, and end of day takings, averaging about $150 daily only. And also punggol and sengkang morning a lot of cabs, puzzled ??? really got so many cabbies in these area mah??? What do you advise, give me tips leh or I 114 (hokkien).... ; <

KCTK SG

kctk,

katosan,

weekdays afternoon shenton,suntec (1 Raffles Quay usually good), battery rd. no cruising in town, must join taxi queues. i like int'l plaza after 3pm. bugis junction oso ok but pax most likely send u out of cbd. u have to recce abit to find out what time queue where. generally, long queue = good queue cos the lao gui drivers know where is good. just follow them. take a little time to observe the queue movements.

afternoon orchard very hard to join taxi queues, mostly already taxis long queue. (lucky, centrepoint, paragon). plaza sing, far east plaza not so bad.

punggol, sengkang, simei, tampines morning before 8am you go = die. cck, woods also. jurong e, bkt. batok better.

airport, not my cup of tea. i only do airport if pick and go. never queue. minimum waste 1 hour. shift drivers can't afford to waste 1 hour.

daily $150 is bad wor. normally my collection...

6.30-10.30 ~$100-$120 (must hit target, afternoon can relax abit)

10.30-11.00 ~ break

11.00-11.30 top up diesel (auto stop + $3) + wait for call. (must know which kiosk can get calls, lunch time pple mah). top up at this time best cos no pax otr, and no taxi queue at kiosk

11.30-13.00 ~$140-$150

16.00 keep ~$180-$230

bad days wif 2 hours tea break usually at least $160+, good days ~$220+,

very good days $250+

weekends don't need to say lah. more info ref my previous posts on sat/sun.

hope this helps u. good luck!

Poolman SG

juronggirl,

My nightmare is north east and north especially those CTE bound routes.. knn

it's true night shift and day shift used different strategies .

Night shift those extras and surcharges , can be as good as , one slight wrong move , might affect the whole night's income .

Eg ...day shift loves go long trip love this sort of lau chwee nua trip , Harbourfront to Wlands that far .

Day shift fellas can hugged the pax and kissed them for this sort of trip .

We ? We go Wlands kum lan ? For us go Wlands die cock stand at night . So what $20 ? $20 in town 3 trip more than $20 , less than 1 hour . Go Wland , come back , 1 hr gone , waste fuel somemore .

If i know the pax going Wlands , i'll say thank you , take behind taxi .

thelionsleepstonight SG

Errrrrr...........I'm the taxi behind leh.....

katosan SG

kctk,

many taxi stands in cbd got cap for taxi q, abt 2-5 only if exceed will gan na fine leh, one of my friend was being photographed and was fined. Any tactics or tips?

Poolman SG

Errrrrr...........I'm the taxi behind leh.....

Hahahhhah then sorry ..... sms me your number , i make sure i see number then fire salvo !!!!

Poolman SG

Katosan ,

My advice .... go on as usual your daily routine .

Remember this , those traffic patrol are just doing their job , they are paid to do a job , let them do it .

Once u receive such love letter , stay cool .

No need go down LTA , just go into this place http://talk2lta.lta.gov.sg/ email them .

write down the love letter ref.number , your name , ic number , taxi number , time of events , date of events , and write politely your explanations .

And just wait for their reply . Make sure u let them know u are a new cabby in the trade

And your handphone number .

They will check your record , and they will give you a second chance , believe me .

Then next time , when u see such patrol again , give them face , just go away .

Poolman SG

Katosan ,

U see ....

LTA when they implement those taxi stand rulings , they have expected such things to happened , and it is very difficult for TP to control , only way is to employ those Cisco fellas , to do a job .

This is not they wanted to do , they are not all out to suck your blood , it's those civilian drivers who complaint , and some actions has to be taken that's all .

As what i know , out of the cabbies i recommend them to appeal , 100% appeal successful !!!

As long as what u did is not ridiculous , it's not a crime . Just appeal .

But pls speak less arrogantly . Alway politely , it works .

Email more powerful , LTA scared people email , hahahahah . They dunno how powerful are you .

LTA also understand any fines for cabbies is painful .

Although they are ass-holes most of the time , i never see them failed us miserably when we appeal .

A day before Deepavali Day Eve i just kena ERP card low value , kena fine $10.70 , i appeal , they even bother to call me , to ask for further explanations , tat's after the 1st email , the next letter i got , it's a $1 replacement ERP charge .

And this is my second similiar offense , after i did so a few years back .

I would say ...... LTA do listen to explanations from cabbies , this is minor offense , they dun need this small money , they want big money , like ERP .

Poolman SG

Same to Traffic Police .... they also willing to listen if u speak politely and les arrogantly .

I would say , Speeding and beating Red traffic lights are those issues TP cannot tahan . The rest like parking offense , double yellow lines , sap sap water issues for them .

And bus lanes , dun play play , appeal also no use . Surely kena fine $130 .

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