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max · Veteran Member

Are you affected by economic slowdown?

fairfare · Senior Guru

hi max

firstly welcome to our forum & hope you enjoy your stay here...here we as cabbies want to show the public that we're are not as dumb as some public perceive us to be...here we rebut some of their attitutes for a balance view...our bros here are very friendly & our mission is to unite good cabbies together

as to your question...i put it this way...if you dun get a bonus or get lesser pay wld you resign from your job?

if you resign due to bad economy crisis...what job is waiting for you during this bad time...or wld the bosses prefer to take in FT which is lesser burden than employing a local?

got the pic?...by all means be a relieve driver afterall a dollar is still a dollar yea

moshimoshi · Veteran Guru

hi max, welcome and thanks for visiting this forum.

being a taxi-driver is like being your own boss.
if u r not happy with the income or not happy with
the working environment, u can stop anytime u want.

max · Veteran Member

hi fairfare & moshimoshi,

thank you for your response.

with Singapore going into recession, I m afraid of going empty on the streets and with the rental/fuel charges so high. Anyone getting less fares nowadays?

Another question is what can i do when i am not familiar to customers destination? Although Singapore is small, there are thousands of roads/places. Customers expect taxi drivers to know all the roads/places and take the shortest route to get there.

fairfare · Senior Guru

OJT (on d job training)...we're also not a street directory...new drivers must be thick skin for a start keke

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

some biz make gd money during good time and some biz make extremely gd money
during the bad time. i believe the number of pax would drop becos some ppl start
tightening their belts. however, there would be still movement around. ultimately
you would still get your fares except that you may need to work extra harder.

max · Veteran Member

Thanks to fairfare and taxiuncle for your replies,

any advise on how much a relief can make in a typical day or night? i heard the maximum is ten hours for driving a shift.

Driving max every day, how much can one make? Any advice on which cab offers lower rental rates + fuel costs?

thank you.

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

for 10 hrs, i think is $70 - $100. depending on which day.
lowest rental now is prime CNG taxi. $69 per day with cheaper CNG costs.
but 5 years contract. need to really study hard b4 you commit.

moshimoshi · Veteran Guru

bro, when deciding which coy to hire taxi from,
there are many other factors besides daily rental to consider.
a: price of diesel at coy pumps is a main consideration.
u need to top-up everyday.
b. no. of pump stations across the island, for convenience.
c. no. of booking jobs (both current and advance),
not only help increase ur income but oso less empty cruising.
d. workshop facilites, for both routine serviving and breakdowns.
e. other quarterly/yearly benefits. both monetary and medical.
anyone bros pls add-in if i miss out any important points.

AN · Senior Member

got... ur favourite colour... haha

AN · Senior Member

ya actually prime taxi low rental for brand new auto car is really very tempting...

another 2 things to consider is:

1) neat accounting e.g. i heard premier accounting very messy... u must count your free rental day properly... otherwise kena makan...haha

comfort accounting is tip top.... including the promised ERP rebate... never cheat you wan...

2) ease of getting relief... unless you intend to omo full 7 days, comfort easier to get relief...

hor?

max · Veteran Member

Thanks for all your advice,

Taxiuncle, is it $70 to 100 after rental + fuel for relief driver?

cng, prime or comfort or city cab for a cab?

An, do you know how much is prime auto rental?

which is better? 5 days relief or 7 days relief? can weekends get more than 70?

I know i am asking so many questions, please bear with me as i need advice from people with experience driving taxi for a living. Thank you.

runroadman · Guru

max wrote:

Thanks for all your advice,

Taxiuncle, is it $70 to 100 after rental + fuel for relief driver?

cng, prime or comfort or city cab for a cab?

An, do you know how much is prime auto rental?

which is better? 5 days relief or 7 days relief? can weekends get more than 70?

.

hmmm,, as a new UNCLE on the road,,, I think it will be more realistic that U target yourself @ $70 (net after deducting all cost) for 10+ hours driving ,,, take it as a bonus if anything more then that ...
CNG is cheap but only 3 refilling location,,, so,,, not so convenience in my opinion...

AN · Senior Member

prime auto is $69.9 for 24hours b4 gst....that is what prime charges hirer... hirer may charge relief differently...and prime hirer cannot have relief for more than 2 days a week

drive 5 day or 7 days better? depend on whether you got bungalow plan or not loh...haha

max · Veteran Member

Thank Runroadman and An for your replies,

I heard that there is no life for omo, diedie have to drive more than 12+hrs daily to make 70 to 100 profit. is this true?

does relief driver pay half for monthly parking to hirer?
any other costs besides half rental and running fuel costs?
what about a gps? does it help to find places?

thank you.