Cabbies carry ads for company but don't get share of profits
A STOMPer was impressed with the cabs that have touchscreens chock-full of information and advertisements affixed to its headrests, but wonders why t...
Msg from Car forum.....
mind you, that's $377k worth of gold !!
this morning's ST front page had an article on a cabby who drove ard without knowing that one of his passengers had left behind a bag of gold in his boot worth abt $377k !!
upon finding the pot, the cabby made an effort and returned the gol...
4 new airlines at T2
By Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent
FROM Sunday, Air India, Air India Express, Asiana Airlines and Korean Air will operate out of Changi Airport's Terminal 2.
The four are currently at Terminal 1.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a s...
Last Monday the 23rd of March, as ususal I started my night shift relief driving at about 5pm. I headed towards Cairnhill coz ERP = 50cts only. I intended to queue at Cold Storage Centrepoint. Nearing the destination I felt an uneasy feeeling and the environment didn't seem right. I avoided the bus lan...
last night 20/3/09 or rather this morning circa 2a.m. 21/3
I didn't join the conventional long queue at Orchard Towers from
American Club side. Instead I queued at the Orchard Road side shorter
queue - lesser chance of course. There 4 cabs parked right infront
then there was a break just faci...
A passerby stop a cab at Bukit Batok housing estate at 8.30PM
Passerby : Can you send him to hospital ?
Driver : No problem
Passerby : He is bleeding from his head
Driver : Nearer hospital is NUH.
Injured Person : I want to go Tan Tock Seng
Driver : But but NUH is nearer
Passerby : Yea, why go TTSH so fa...
Buangkok-KPE link opens
Yeo Ghim Lay
By Yeo Ghim Lay
A NEW road link to the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway opened in Sengkang on Sunday morning.
The 1.32km long Buangkok East Drive will connect Buangkok Drive to the KPE, and help nearby residents cut their travelling time to the city by up to sev...
Cabby stops in the middle of road at Jurong Point and ignores horns from other drivers STOMPer Haze was puzzled by this inconsiderate act of a Transcab driver. He had stopped in the middle of the road outside Jurong Point, causin...
Road rage cabby's contract terminated
I REFER to the letter, "Hounded by a raging, reckless cabby", by Mr Kelvin Chor (The Straits Times, March 18).
We are dismayed to learn about this incident and would like to apologise to Mr Chor and his family for the unpleasant encounter. We do no...
Is SG taxi passengers quality dropped? Or due to some reasons their expectation getting higher? So many complaints such as "eating pau", "don't help loading lugges"...etc.
Newbie like me always catch no ball, should we do or don't... really confusing.
Last Saturday, a...
Tue, Mar 17, 2009
The Star/Asia News Network
A MALAYSIAN woman is distributing pamphlets in Singapore in a bid to track down a taxi driver who she claims had made her pregnant, China Press reported.
The 30-year-old beautician said the man, a Singaporean who was married, had disappeared after...
MOTORISTS can expect congestion at roads near seven Chinese cemeteries and columbarium complexes from March 21 to April 19.
Roads which are likely to be affected during the Qing Ming festival observation are:
Choa Chu Kang Road;
Jalan Bahar/ Lim Chu Kang Road;
Lornie Road/ Sime Road and Kheam...
From Car Forum......
Terrible accident infront of Queensway Shopping Center tis morning. The small traffic light area. There is a big lorry that carried 6 Toyota Wish and behind is I think Shell big petrol truck (container type). A taxi sandwiched in both huge vehicle..total squeezed...
1. those stupid cars with high beam... Why LTA or road block didn't give em warning (dangerous u know, blind me for the split second i can kena axxxxxxt)
2. (your say, so i try not to do it)
3.
Recently notice at least a few major gantry signs not serving its purpose.
Some are one overlaps the other, some are cover by trees really want to know how long we need to wait for the tree to grow up uncover the signage.
If you encountered any, please post here may be LTA too busy go around to check.
When you just need a light meal,try the snack counter at the 2nd floor.
Hotdog (good) + curry puff (best) + hot tea (good) = $2.60
Positive - Ample free covered carpark, clean toilet.
After your tea,you can go for free unlimited refill of coffee or soft drinks.
Negative - You have to stand and eat....
just sign in, me not a cabby
but i'm doing own bizness
am always glad that i can get a cab when i going to meet clients
thanks for the service!
cheers!!
this same guy Ray...is typical ATD (Anti Taxi Driver)...shd ask him to meet taxi drivers instead of LTA if he got the guts!!!
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A hassle to get errant cabbies probed
I AM very disappointed with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) over its management of feedback on taxi-service la...
Bad service: Cabby driver off with her bag
From reader Chitra Kumar
I HIRED a Trans-Cab taxi on 28 Feb in the evening from McNair Road, near Balestier, to Far East Plaza.
Upon arriving at my destination, I realised I had only $8 with me and the fare was about $9.55. I asked the cab driver to wait at th...
Do you think it is feasible in Singapore?
Gyms use it, broadband providers use it, DVD rental schemes use it, subways use it... Now it's time for taxis to adopt a flat-rate charge. Swiss start-up Taxmobil is planning to of...
Cabby returns $12,250 to owner [MR HONESTY: Mr Ng has been a cabby for four years and has returned items and cash on over 20 occasions.] By Hedy Khoo MOST people would be pleased at finding a large sum of money in their c...
Just came back from my rounds and I saw a citycab with its bottom's up just outside the TP HQ at ubi.. I think it kinda drove itself into the pit.. and members saw this?
Already encountered twice this week, may be due to too many empty taxi on the road now pax becomes more choosy; or I look stupid?
2 young ladies aboarded East Coast Road near Ocean Park...
One of the lady asked "Uncle, go Evans Rd... hey don't on the meter... tell me how you go first." Alama...
