To be or not to be... a TD

Jasonlkl SG

Apart from some luck, Old birds td definitely knows how to drive much smarter than newbies. So income will be better driving shorter hours i guess.

wsy1234 SG

u r funny... u wan bus operators give S$5000 salaries to their drivers, but on the other hand, you are complaining that bus fares should not increase...and complain that gov suck all the money...

let put it this way if LTA increase bus fare by 2% and have every 5 to 8min a service come on time. i will not mind paying the fare. of cos for this to happend LTA have to rebuild the bus lanes and make buses skip traffic lights anf junctions. and for that if the driver salary increase it will be good for all. now how much a seinor driver getting?? $4k include OT??

Taxilim88 SG

I always hope i can drive 12hr day shift on 5 wkdays and rest on wkends. But if i dun want to be a hirer, i thk it is extremely difficult to find one suitable hirer near my place snd willing to let me drive day shift and only 5 days. And i always worried that if i am just a relief driver, i can anytime lose my job if hirer dun like me or if we cannot get along.

5 days weekdays can find hirer lah. Nowadays, with the rise of Uber and Grab, it's a relief market. Many hirers cannot find relief as all go drive for Uber n Grab. Unless u live in an atas area like Orchard Rd, should be able to find a hirer within a 5km radius.

Jasonlkl SG

Oic. Gald to hear that. Hopefully can find day shift as a relief. Besides cabby.sg, any other websites i can advertise ?

foolsh_2000 SG

Haven't u seen td drv until white hair or no hair?have lots of health problems like diabetes,high blood pressure or heart diseases? Lack of social interaction make them all lose their social skills with few friends left.

Taxilim88 SG

Join Comfort lah. Has the most taxis and easier to find hirers. Comfort has a matching portal that gives a list of hirers looking for relief around your area.

Taxilim88 SG

Even the PM with the best medical care available can faint during a rally, what more a TD. But it's quite true lah because you sit whole day. Also most TDs anyhow eat outside food and smoke a lot. So it's due more to their lifestyles and habits rather than the job itself.

Jasonlkl SG

Like that quite jialat leh.. Really got to think twice. More cons than pros being a td. I didn't thk that far so all your comments are valuable to me. I will sign up with comfort if i decide to drive. Heard from my tdvl course mate that his td relatives are all complaining that their income are badly affected by private hirer. Just to share , tdvl full time course only two days and can apply skillfuture susidy by govt. i only pay $50 for the course materials. It is worth get tdvl for standby.

Jasonlkl SG

Can j know if i sign up grab / uber as a comfort taxi driver, do i need to pay 20% of the fare to them? Or i just pay 40 cents booking charge?

j007 SG

Seems like Td is more suitable for retiree who has lesser or no financial commitments.

if u are stressed and hard up for $, u can still drive, but u need longer hours to see huge income, and soon fatigue and occupartional hazards will appear. and some bad days, its beyond your control, it'll add stress

those lesser commitments, more relax kind can take their time to drive around, collect fares, see which fancy place for a meal, coffee, or shopping, just go..

j007 SG

the more u read, more fear..

give it a try, say one month, be a relief, from there then decide. it won't hurt..

bowah SG

the more u read, more fear..

give it a try, say one month, be a relief, from there then decide. it won't hurt..

Smlj fear...No fear, no glory required.

bowah SG

On the road, you always see a road sign saying, No thru Road. That will more or less explain what Taxi driving job is about.

Taxilim88 SG

On the road, you always see a road sign saying, No thru Road. That will more or less explain what Taxi driving job is about.

No leh. When becum TD, you are likely to see this.

Jasonlkl SG

Yup. I read many negative comments abt being a td. Life of a td must be tough. Nevertheless, i will still give it a shot as part time. Hopefully taxi driving can make me a more disciplined person. đŹ

Jasonlkl SG

Taxi driving don't need to bring home work stress. Knock off liao can really switched off. That's something i like. Is it?

bowah SG

Actually work haben finish, already I switch off liao, go geyland walk walk and see got good bak bakâŚlife is short, play hard

Jasonlkl SG

Life is short indeed! But too bad for me , at this moment i dun have the luxury to do whatever i like leh. Still got some financial commitments. Envy you leh Bowah. Must enjoy your life to the fullest bro!

bowah SG

Drive taxis is own time own target one lah, but once on the road, you have to concentrate 6 to 7 hrs to make some decent profit, and more importantly, tell your family not to disturb unless very urgent matter.

It is the easier take up trade, if ah pek like me can make it without GPS (dunno how to use) how can a young handsome man like you cannot make it, piece of cake lah.

Listen to your heart

Jasonlkl SG

Own time own target is something i really like. Experienced td like u don't need gps, all in the brain. I also hope i can master road planning without depending on gps.

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