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CabbyJoe


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fairfare wrote:

Beware of heartless limo cab & his greed for money:

My story as it happened to me on 9/3/09....

I was turning to slip road after Expo overhead bridge to Xiling Ave...heavy rain. CDG limo cab in front on me also turning into slip road. My glance to see any on coming cars...none whatsoever.

I thought the limo cab would turn to Xiling Ave since no oncoming traffic. He suddenly stopped. I jammed brake but road was wet so my cab could not stop in time. The impact did not caused any damage not even a scratch on the limo bumper but my front bumper was damaged & lights were broken.

See below pic:
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I requested private settlement & said I willing to compensate any amount instead of reporting to coy. His hirer refused. So both went to Loyang to report.

LL I paid $1000 to coy & I paid my own repair. End of story right??????

CB last Friday on 12/6/09 I was handed a Writ of Summons from a law firm claiming damages for:
a) medical/transport expenses
b) Loss of earnings 3 days
c) medical report (this CB limo driver went to Mt Alvenia Hospital to get a medical cert claiming sprain back)
d) LTANET search
TOTAL $400+

I was shocked & wondered why a cabby go to that extent to claim from another cabby.

I now realised the whole procedure/accident could be a structured one.

Conclusion...beware of heartless & the greed for money cabby in front of you...it may be a structured accident.furiousfurious


Bro you already reported the accident to coy and pay $1000 why you still need to pay him for damages?I think you just refer the writ of summoms to Loyang accident claim dept. they'll take care of it.Once you've paid $1000 you're done,what ever they want to claim it's the insurance's business.disbeliefdisbeliefdisbelief



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Few weeks back my cab driven by my relief was hit by a merc cab which Q_ing at a T/S. As my cab was not seriously damage, i just ask him to repair back watever damage had done to d cab w/out asking him any loss of income or rental which my cab is in the workshop. I think it time to change my mindset......biggrinbiggrin

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This is common practise with all vehicle accident claims insurance company. The lawers are trying their luck to make a quick one out of every accident. But as far as we are concern, the maximum we need to pay is just $1000. The rest just let the company insurance settle. As for the summon, just submit it to loyang office, and they will know what to do.

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uncle_dan wrote:

Few weeks back my cab driven by my relief was hit by a merc cab which Q_ing at a T/S. As my cab was not seriously damage, i just ask him to repair back watever damage had done to d cab w/out asking him any loss of income or rental which my cab is in the workshop. I think it time to change my mindset......biggrinbiggrin



I hope forum members will be sympathetic to each other if the other party involve is our member.

Is not easy to avoid all accident. Some time is bad luck.

Hope that member who suay suay involve in accident can say...

"today suay kena accident, consolation is the other party is our STC member".



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stkee wrote:

This is common practise with all vehicle accident claims insurance company. The lawers are trying their luck to make a quick one out of every accident. But as far as we are concern, the maximum we need to pay is just $1000. The rest just let the company insurance settle. As for the summon, just submit it to loyang office, and they will know what to do.


cabbyjoe & stkee are correct to say leave it to coy...i've passed the summon to loyang already.

the reason why i brought this incident was to question why a cabby would go to that extend to another cabby

i know it's a common practice with all vehicle claims...but come on...if involve with a pte car do what is necessary

like uncle dan says...this also change my mindset in future...if happen like uncle dan...and involve limo cab...i too can issue a Writ of Summon to that cabby

wonder if any bros here encounter a Writ of Summon involving non limo cabs...i doubt so...



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My ex-relief kena before. The other party was a transcab driver, he was trying to turn right at a cross junction and my relief going straight, In the end it was a head on collision. Obviously it is the other party fault, but the insurance company still issue a writ of summon to my relief. Good thing is my relief win the case in the end.

FYI, the writ of summon will be issue by the insurance company if they think that the other party is at fault and they are claiming for the damages. It has got nothing to do with what type of vehicle is involved in the accident. It is just an SOP. The driver is just following whatever instruction given by the lawyer that is representing the insurance company. Because if you don't follow the instructions given, than the insurance company has the right not to take up your case.
I don't see the rationale to summarised it to just limocabs drivers. They are also just cabbies like everyone else. I have also heard of non-limo cabbies going to the company and making a big fuss out of small damages. Even seen one that has got no visible damage and still try to claim from insurance, even after the company advise him to drop the case.

It is more of a personal upbringing and nothing to do with the type of vehicle ones drives. That is why I keep stressing that defensive and safe driving is very important.

I hope that there should not be any discrimination against a certain type of cabbies here, please remember what is our original cause and belief and our aim of getting all cabbies united and one voice.

From what is been posted, it seems like the original belief is off, and I sense some discrimination of certain type of cabbies. If such discrimination exist among us, than how are we going to act a voice for all cabbies regardless of company and cab types? crycrycry

-- Edited by stkee on Friday 19th of June 2009 01:27:27 PM

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hahaha so funny

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"I hope that there should not be any discrimination against a certain type of cabbies here, please remember what is our original cause and belief and our aim of getting all cabbies united and one voice.

From what is been posted, it seems like the original belief is off, and I sense some discrimination of certain type of cabbies. If such discrimination exist among us, than how are we going to act a voice for all cabbies regardless of company and cab types?"
crycrycry

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the reasons why I posted my accident case is to create awareness on two things:

(a) that a cabby will go to the extent to issue a writ of summons to another cabby to get more money
(b) be alert or beware of structured accident

there're rumours in coffeeshops that some cabbies driving infront of you brake suddenly to cause an accident & try to claim through lawyers

it so happen in my case it involved a merc cab...so I know where you're coming from...there's no ill intention on cab type i.e. if the accident involve a crown the contention is same

if you read my post carefully i specified on structured accident with heartless & greed for money cabby suing another cabby

needless to say the episode left a dent in my heart towards another cabby...BUT definately not so with bros in STC as we dun stoop so low to get more money

so this thread is a place if any of our bros come across more such incident involving cab kiss cab let it be heard instead of keeping silent in agony especially on the above two awareness

so bro stkee...our STC goal is intact as far as I'm concern...united we stand as ONE voice regardless of coys or cab types...the worrying part is defending one's coy or cab type which is detrimental to STC's goalhmm


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there r some lwyer out there doing only taxi..any sorts of claim.. as long as ppl hit yr backside.. as for any cabby that hit other ppl hor.. ***touchwood*** max $2k to coy and end of story.. let the other party claim watever.. but if its like superficial which cant see at all then cannot say wat type of ppl is it.. next time got ppl hit any of u backside let me know, i have experient it beforethis yr feb.. i tot i lost 4 days income and rentel.. but somehow this ppl manage to get me some $.. btw the person that hit me is van... so thru this loop hole some bad cabby hop on the chance to take extr $

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