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If you notice all posting are about HUAT, all kopitiam talk are about elite, rangers and airborne heroes, but the true of it, you know I know lah, have to work hard for it one hor, not given free. And when you work hard, you stress more and yr heart beat a bit higher hor. So when young newbies who wish to join as TD asked me, Uncle, you one day earn how much? I told them $30...you can see their disappointment faces. In my heart, I do not wish to see a young man or woman become a TD, save one is better than none, at least do some good deed. And then on the other hand, less competitor for us too.
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Business is like politics, must be dirty, cunning and skrew, otherwise, better close shop and dun call yourself a businessman
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Originally posted by Reliefdriver4u:
Ha ha. Good trick by GT. Not difficult to guess why they are doing this. Grabcar is definitely more lucrative for them. Don't ever be loyal to them or any other company for that matter. They will play your backside when it comes to making money.
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Uber pricing: LTA replies
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/uber-pricing-lta-replies#sthash.yJfze6S9.dpufWe refer to the report on Uber's surge pricing during July 7's disruption on the North-South and East-West MRT lines ("MRT disruption puts strain on buses, taxis"; July 8).
The Land Transport Authority has followed up with Uber and confirmed that surge pricing was used only for its chauffeured vehicle booking services (Uber Executive and uberX), and not its taxi booking service (uberTaxi).
Under the Third-Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act, which is expected to come into effect soon after being passed in Parliament in May, taxi-booking fees charged by service providers cannot exceed those charged by taxi companies. Third-party taxi service providers which do not comply with the regulatory framework are liable to penalties of up to $100,000 per contravention.
The existing third-party taxi booking service providers are already complying with this requirement, even ahead of the regulations coming into effect.
In addition, the service standards of taxi drivers are regulated via the Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) framework, and these apply regardless of whether the taxi is hailed on the street or booked through a taxi company or a third-party taxi booking service.
The TDVL framework provides for sanctions for overcharging, as well as other inappropriate behaviour, such as verbally insulting, intimidating or harassing a commuter.
Chauffeured vehicle services can only be pre-booked. Commuters should find out the fares and conditions that they will be subjected to before they agree to accept the chauffeured service.
With a range of service providers offering different booking and fare options, commuters can choose what they are comfortable with.
Helen Lim (Ms)
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Originally posted by Reliefdriver4u:
Uber pricing: LTA replies
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/uber-pricing-lta-replies#sthash.yJfze6S9.dpufPublished2 hours ago32 0 0We refer to the report on Uber's surge pricing during July 7's disruption on the North-South and East-West MRT lines ("MRT disruption puts strain on buses, taxis"; July 8).
The Land Transport Authority has followed up with Uber and confirmed that surge pricing was used only for its chauffeured vehicle booking services (Uber Executive and uberX), and not its taxi booking service (uberTaxi).
Under the Third-Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act, which is expected to come into effect soon after being passed in Parliament in May, taxi-booking fees charged by service providers cannot exceed those charged by taxi companies. Third-party taxi service providers which do not comply with the regulatory framework are liable to penalties of up to $100,000 per contravention.
The existing third-party taxi booking service providers are already complying with this requirement, even ahead of the regulations coming into effect.
In addition, the service standards of taxi drivers are regulated via the Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) framework, and these apply regardless of whether the taxi is hailed on the street or booked through a taxi company or a third-party taxi booking service.
The TDVL framework provides for sanctions for overcharging, as well as other inappropriate behaviour, such as verbally insulting, intimidating or harassing a commuter.
Chauffeured vehicle services can only be pre-booked. Commuters should find out the fares and conditions that they will be subjected to before they agree to accept the chauffeured service.
With a range of service providers offering different booking and fare options, commuters can choose what they are comfortable with.
Helen Lim (Ms)
Director, Media Relations Land Transport AuthorityConfusing leh so wat they trying to say in short?
Bo sala n can continue sibo?
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LTA is like that they will beat around the bush until somebody comes out with a solution, then they will take their ideas and use it.
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Originally posted by getcarter:
Confusing leh so wat they trying to say in short?
Bo sala n can continue sibo?
That means Uber did no wrong with surge pricing for UberX and above class.
We all know this what. How can UberTaxi have surge pricing when they use the taxi meter in the taxi itself?
Price surge was made known to pax before they book so later kena, don't kpkb. It is up to Uber to give goodwill and cancel the surge pricing.
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GrabCar ups ante in tussle with rival Uber for drivers
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/grabcar-ups-ante-in-tussle-with-rival-uber-for-drivers#sthash.atPXtVlw.dpufLocal car-hire firm offers $1,550 a week as incentive on top of the fare earnings
Car-hire app GrabCar Singapore has ramped up its fight with rival Uber by dangling its biggest cash reward yet to prospective drivers, The Straits Times has learnt.
On Monday, it launched an incentive programme promising $1,550 a week on top of their fare earnings - the most since the service was launched a year ago.
To earn this, a driver must pick up 100 different passengers a week and make 60 trips during peak hours. The reward comprises $1,200 in cash and $350 in "credit".
Drivers must top up credits in their GrabCar accounts to use the app, from which the company deducts commission.
GrabTaxi, which is based in Singapore and runs the GrabCar service, has raised more than US$340 million (S$464 million) in investment in the last year.
Mr Lim Kell Jay, head of GrabCar Singapore, declined to reveal how much money it has paid in incentives so far but said it has helped to build the firm's network of drivers.
He said: "All start-ups go through a phase of market development and growth... We are blessed to have received funding that provides us with more options and means to accelerate our growth. These incentives will not last forever but they will remain for as long as is necessary. "
GrabCar's bid to grow its market share has met with competition from San Francisco-based Uber, which set up here in 2013 and launched a guaranteed earnings scheme a few months ago.
If an Uber driver makes less than the guaranteed amount in fares during peak hours, the company tops up the difference - provided a driver fulfils conditions like staying online during peak hours and accepting almost all bookings. The guaranteed amount ranges from $27 to $32.
But while drivers are benefiting from the fight between Uber and GrabCar, some said that should the incentives end, they may not be able to sustain their livelihood.
Neither Uber nor GrabCar have revealed their driver numbers or details of their profits in Singapore.
Mr Tan Siau Kiong, 59, has worked for both companies and about 70 per cent of his $1,800 weekly gross earnings are from incentives. He makes around $540 from fares but this is not enough to pay for rental costs and petrol, which add up to $800. "Without incentives, it's very hard," he added.
Mr Ken Gwee, 28, who has also worked for both, said their incentive schemes pay roughly the same amount, though drivers can work for one app only. "I highly doubt that incentives will remain as generous as they are now," he said. "GrabCar has just entered the market, and is aggressively promoting its services while trying to entice a larger pool of drivers away from Uber."
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Originally posted by getcarter:
Confusing leh so wat they trying to say in short?
Bo sala n can continue sibo?
What LTA is really saying is this:
You want a safe, reliable and reasonably priced service, go for the regular taxi service that is strictly regulated and enforced.
Other than that, you are on your own and don't complain if you need to pay a high price. You asked for it. Orbigoot. LTA won't bother.
Open your eyes big big and choose wisely.
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Grabcar: "These incentives will not last forever but they will remain for as long as is necessary. "
The answer is above
Milk all u can while it's still there lol
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Originally posted by Reliefdriver4u:
Have this problem all the time. They are not being fair to both TDs & pax. GT is crap but no choice have to use them since the others besides cdg are so quiet. GT support sucks big time, sh^tty management.
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Which management is not shitty, you tell me? If you can name one, I will tell you, that management is not fit to be manage anything. People do business mah, you think they think abt you ar??? once the nos of cabbies signed up with them reached the limit aka 16 to 20000 cabbies, you will see their true face, that time, smlj freebies for cabbies also dun have. Given pax the option is their business strategy mah, just like u go macdonald, they will ask you..Uncle, you want Upsize?
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Nowadays I notice gt will suddenly become quiet during peak hr
No sound but taxi stand full of paxs
But cdg mdt got sound leh lol
Don't sure whether anyone got experience tis bo
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Originally posted by bowah:
Which management is not shitty, you tell me?
If you can name one, I will tell you, that management is not fit to be manage anything.
People do business mah, you think they think abt you ar??? once the nos of cabbies signed up with them reached the limit aka 16 to 20000 cabbies, you will see their true face, that time, smlj freebies for cabbies also dun have.
Given pax the option is their business strategy mah, just like u go macdonald, they will ask you..Uncle, you want Upsize?
Ok, I understand that they have to make the most money with all the investments but there is such thing as being ethical mah. Make money who don't want, right? But this is considered foul play.
Their driver and client support really sucks lah. You go and try it yourself lah.
Do business don't need to think about partners' welfare? Are you nuts or what? Good businessmen won't play out their clients and partners lah.
You don't understand, don't talk cock about McDonald's upsize lah, totally different tactic. Did McDonald trick you to upsize?
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Today took one Ang Mo lady pax,told her got booking fee ,she thought no booking fee, all bcos she confused with grabcar and ubercar.
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Originally posted by luckycabby:
Ok, I understand that they have to make the most money with all the investments but there is such thing as being ethical mah. Make money who don't want, right? But this is considered foul play.
Their driver and client support really sucks lah. You go and try it yourself lah.
Do business don't need to think about partners' welfare? Are you nuts or what? Good businessmen won't play out their clients and partners lah.
You don't understand, don't talk cock about McDonald's upsize lah, totally different tactic. Did McDonald trick you to upsize?
Ethical 1 kg worth how much? If at 1am, in front got one pax, a renault suddenly cut in...jam in front and hijack it, you call that ethical?? I call it taxi business. Brother, when we talk about any generating profit organising, giving you a job is consider ethical enough already, so what ethical do you want more? Even brother brother, father and mother or son and father also end up in court over businesses and asset, you still think of ethical? save it for charity lah
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Good business is about networking, you agreed, I serviced, please pay, nothing to be ethical abt or not. So you book a chauffeured car, you agreed to it, careless whether it is a flood or MRT breakdown or earthquake, you paid for it. Nobody put a gun on yr head to ask you to paid for it. Then end up, you kpkb this and that, but when you took that time, you must be feeling grateful you managed to get a car ride back, better than most stuck in there for hours, tio bo, but come to payment, you nao chee nao lan, kpkb, then better walk home lah, like one guy said he walk from city to his balestier home. On the other hand, Gentlemen, If you look at it closely from a TD view, that is what we are, why we need to and be so concern about UberX or grabcar charging high prices? With them charging at high prices, it actually benefitted us, and when it comes into the news..lagi good, now paxs on the street start to know the bak hu of UberX and grabcar, they will avoid them, and that in turn, will make us low income group earn more peanuts..tio bo
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Today went to top up gt credit
Damm funny one td ask the gt guy
"Bro now u all promoting grabcar more than grabtaxi ah"
the gt guy reply "no la all same" like quickly trying to shut the td off lol
Notice the rest queuing behind can't be bothered
They just top up n fark off....just like me lol
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Well, silence is golden mah, he is pay to top up, not to tell you about promoting this or that, if it is me, I will say, I dunno, I just a clerk
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Of cos lah,u mean they want peanuts (40cents)compare to a percentage of the earnings u get?
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Of cos lah,u mean they want peanuts (40cents)compare to a percentage of the earnings u get?
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To grabtaxi, it is simple, it is a mass business, you get more cabbies to join and grab, the merrier. To LTA aka govt, as long as the public is complaining less abt no taxi this and that...they will not touch grab or uber, and that is why Ah Lui could be facing his final days at LTA. To TDs, whatever it is, if you think you can find a niche in grab that make your driving income increase or drive lesser, by all means go grab, be elites or rangers all up to you, just drive and be happy. But if you keep harping on the levies and peanuts earning, comparing grab with your business, then it will be very difficult to pass life as a TDs...UNDERSTAND BO!