My noisiest taxi ride: Cabby yaks on walkie talkie while driving
What was supposed to be a relaxing ride to a friend's place one weekend turned out to be a headache for a STOMPer, wh...
Man after sai drop on e pant board my taxi,trip fare 7 man left 10 heehee 11/2yr TD tis trip relly cannot smile took almost 1/2 hr to clean the taxi who kena b4 wor -- Edited by Surewin at 09:02, 2008-12-19-- Edited by Surewin at 09:02, 2008-12-19-- Edited by Surewin at 09:03, 2008-12-19
Hi there
Does any1 know, if u had booked a cab, d driver left cos he claimed u r late, does any1 knw do taxi companies have any guidelines hw long do d drivers need to wait b4 they can drive off?
if d passenger is late for less than 5 minutes, is it ethical for d driver to drive off? shdnt d driver hv d courtes...
Hi Bros, Just passed the PVL, will likely be driving soon as relief driver, got a few basic question hope can be enlighten by senoir guys here:---
1. Not quite sure how the rental computation work, How much if u hire the cab from the company?
2. How much relief driver need to pay the hirer if driving for...
Girl confronts cabby on call who picks up another passenger for higher fare
It was extremely hard to get a taxi after the ZoukOut party in Sentosa last night (December 13), so this girl was angry when the cabby she...
could any of the brothers out there advise me on this matter. on 2/12/08, i was queueing up at terminal one at around 1720hrs. however i will not mention any coy or vech. no. there was a taxi reading newspaper in his taxi ,at that time it was raining, the taxi behind him sounded the horn to inform him to move...
Cab drivers leave sick girl in a lurch
December 11, 2008 Print Ready Email Article
THE 13-year-old girl needed treatment for food poisoning. The doctor at the neighbourhood clinic advised her parents to take her to Changi General Hospital's (CGH) Accident & Emergency department.
A...
Two cabbies refused to ferry sick sister
By Miss Vicky Lim
I am disappointed by the behaviour of not one, but two, Comfort taxi drivers.
On Tuesday, between 9.10pm and 9.20pm, my parents tried to flag down a taxi in Tampines Street 11, to take my sister to hospital.
They encountered two incons...
Why Ang Mo like to book cab despite abt 20 ~ 30 cabs queueing at the taxi stand ?
Wonder if its ok to share how to get peak hour booking despite so many cabs surronding you
Encounter 3 times so far and found that the booking sy...
Premium bus services riding high
Yeo Ghim Lay
Tue, Dec 09, 2008
The Straits Times
EVERY day, some 5,000 commuters thank their lucky stars for the premium bus services which take them between work and home with a minimum fuss.
For about a dollar more per trip than if they were to go on regu...
This female driver apparently refused to move her car from the taxi stand in front of Queensway Shopping Centre, and the STOMPer who saw her do so has very harsh words for women drivers like her.
karkarlai t...
Cab fare cheat promises to transfer money, but nothing done
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
STOMPer Edelyn would like to warn taxi drivers to look out for such passengers who promise to make payment via internet tra...
0530 hrs this morning, abt 400m before T1,I noticed this Silver cab kept
tapping on the brake.At abt 40 kph,it swerved from left to middle lane,
crawling along, then to the right and back.. Then it suddenly stopped right in front of me,in the middle of the road,between the arrival and departure lane...
Copycat strikes in Hong Kong?
HONG KONG - About 1,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers went on an impromptu strike over a new fare policy, blocking roads around the airport and causing traffic chaos, the latest in a serie...
Hello,
taxi companies are removing the 30cents fuel surcharge, how will this affect cabbies income???
anyone care to share their opinion? or experience later this month.
thank you
THE next time you try to flag down a cab, don't just watch out for a particular car model
If you try to do so, be prepared for a long wait as empty cabs whizz by.
Our roads used to be flooded with the ubiquitous boxy Toyota Crowns and Nissan Cedrics, which are not hard to miss.
But times have changed. Ca...
Lets list out the places where our ride can get a good wash at a good price 1) Caltex along AMK Ave 3 near Tech Park 2 2) SPC along Macpherson Road 3) SPC along Changi Road after Frankel Ave -- Edited by vincez76 at 16:30, 2008-11-26
wonder if it's worthwhile to use credit card to pay ERP?...got to pay bank $2/mth
i cant imagine what the bank statement will show...so many ERP transaction with small amts? in no time bank book go full?
any comments?
Slow cabbies intolerable
A STOMPer wrote in to express dissatisfaction with cab drivers, whom the former feels deliberately drive slowly to earn a quick buck.
Ashley wrote, in the email sent to STOMP:
&q...
Cabby removes peak hour surcharge after being questioned by STOMPer
Puzzled at why the 35% peak hour surcharged was included in his cab fare even after he boarded the taxi at 8.10pm, STOMPer Eadee question...
