Just for those trying to fill up their water containers at petrol stations, you can now forget about driving into Caltex to get your water supply, within the past few days they have shut off all the taps islandwide. From Holland Rd, Bt Batok St 24, Upp Serangoon Rd (both sides), Bt Timah Rd etc etc.
For...
Why deploy Traffic Police during morning peak hours and cause jam on CTE?
STOMPer Esther is frustrated that the Traffic Police deployed during the morning peak hours to catch a few cars which drive along the road...
We support raising of Taxi fares !
Taxis as we know it is ridiculously low-priced !
If our rates are force to go down !
We be back to working our heads off like dogs ! Then the public will complain taxi speed, falling asleep at the wheel, erratic driving , touting and cheating
Beware of this thief.
Plum guy with specs in the 20s. look innocent.
From Jurong West St 42 want to go 2 places, jurong West st. 61 to take money from friend and than to Kembangan.
He will not return once alighted at Jurong West 61.
Accident waiting to happen if nothing done to curb jaywalking at Bugis
The problem of jaywalking at the stretch of road between Bugis Junction and Bugis Village is so serious that it is a scene of an accident is w...
read & see if we're blessed in s'pore?
Long wait for passengers
By Lediati Tan
February 24, 2009 Print Ready Email Article
HE LEAVES Johor Baru before 6am every day and makes the hour-long journey to the Queen Street taxi terminal in Singapore.
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SLOW BUSINES...
Cab driver goes the extra mile and changes radio station to suit passenger
STOMPer Colin was pleasantly surprised when the driver of a cab he got on offered to change the radio station to suit his taste.
It is t...
Honda flattened in Hougang Ave 7 accident
This Honda was flattened in an accident with a taxi, along Hougang Ave 7 and STOMPer Sebastian snapped this picture.
In his MMS to STOMP just minutes after he...
Cabbie sues 3 drivers
Mon, Feb 02, 2009
The Straits Times
By Selina Lum
A FORMER taxi driver who was sandwiched in a six-car collision along the Central Expressway (CTE) has sued the drivers of the three cars behind him for compensation.
Mr Ang Kim Seng, now 51, suffered a neck injury i...
Pee costs cabbie $1,000
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
The Straits Times
By Elena Chong
A CABBY has been given the maximum fine of $1,000 for urinating in a public place.
Yang Teck Huat admitted on Monday to urinating at Pasir Panjang Road on June 27 last year.
He had alighted from his Comfort tax...
Past few days always saw the imitation traffic police happy taking video along upper bukit timah and also bukit panjang (BKE to BP). Hiding behind lamp post busy clicking video for those that enter the bus stop and bus lane. Pl's be careful if u are around there.
STOMPer Oldham was shocked when an SMRT cabby claimed that he did not know where Nicoll Highway was.
This STOMPer had requested to the cabby to go by Nicoll Highway to reach his destination, instead of taking the E...
Yesterday,I was driving along Kallang Road towards Sims Ave(opposite ICA).Infront of me is another empty red transcab.There,near to the Lavender mrt station were 2 separate paxs putting out their hands for us. Alamak! red colour bus lane leh, how? want to pick or not?don't pick,very sayang! Head...
Cabby chats on phone throughout journey and continues even after I alight
This STOMPer was in for a ride when he boarded this cab. Apparently, this cabby was yakking on the phone from the moment he boarded up un...
'Is this cabby rushing to get to the toilet?'
Angela witnessed a cab trying to overtake another cab along Cavenagh Road, but the latter refused to let him do so. This piece of road action left her amused. She say...
Since starting a a cabby 2 months ago. I have not put anything for CPF.
how much to put into CPF or deposit into medisave only?
Or save a % of daily takings in savings bank?
what do you guys/gals do for savings? thank you
I stay in Pasir Ris nite shift starts 8pm, usually go Changi North net booking and roadside, if fail I then go direct to airport.
In long run, after calculating realize most of the time is not worth Q at airport because hourly collection max $18. Am I stupid not heading city chiong CBD surcharge instea...
Bros, please take a poll to determine if taking away Surcharge will increase taxi ridership. The poll will close in 5 days. Cheers! -- Edited by The December One at 23:14, 2009-02-14-- Edited by The December One at 16:48, 2009-02-15
Be fair and lower cab surcharge during economic downturn
STOMPer Snicky Dee finds it unfair that despite the economic downturn in Singapore, the 35% peak hour surcharge for taxis still remains.
This STOMPer feels that it is time for the surcharge to be lowered. He says:
"When petrol...
Was washing my cab in the MSCP this morning,saw this repo man loading motorcycles on his truck. Told me he has been very busy last few weeks.Work every night,so many cars,motorcyles and taxis to pick.
Economic bad,still some people make good money.
Rude cabbies: Son of a taxi driver speaks up
I REFER to Mr Raymund Koh's letter last Monday, 'Tax reliefs? But cabbies still choosy'. As much as I sympathise with his plight, I do not believe the cabbies were i...
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Hi,
I dun mean to offend all Taxi Drivers, but there are really some 'black sheeps' on the road now!
To cut short my narration, it happened this way:
I was trying to turn out to the right from a T-junction. As I descended from an upslope, signaled...
The E-Test is 4 hours for 5 papers.Can members who went through the test advise :
(1)whether there are any breaks (for toilet,coffee etc etc) in between papers.
(2)Any important things to look out for during the test?
