Last week I saw the classified looking for taxi relief and stated that no deposit with the taxi company needed, I wonder how they can do that.
Sorry for not being clear...the classified is obviously not from the taxi companies, it was ads by the hirer, I believe. Not really concern about the $1K, just using this forum to discuss as I'm curious why taxi companies require deposit from relief and yet these hirer able to let the relief drive without deposit.
Yellow Top Taxis .... those private owner ones ...
Not a secret ma ..... their rental is like $55-$60 something like that for an automatic taxis .
Ok , the main reason for the security deposit is meant for accident access .
Many cabbies got into an accident la , their fault , and they quit . Without paying any cents .
So Comfort implement such rulings since .
They are like a hirer , like comfort , only diff they owned he cab .
They have the same rights to sub let their cab , like any other hirer .
Tat;s why no need to take security deposit .
Originally posted by ALN:hey poolman… what rental $55? i thought yellow cab are owned by hirer?
now can still have new private yellow top taxi or not? how it works? I mean how much to pay for new cab, maintenance etc… i thought they are converting all private Yellow top to comfort…
wow , u haven't seen Honda Airwave yellow top , those Fiats ? Those Toyota pickups as taxi ? I also seen Toyota Felder , many brands of them on the road .
Most scrapped liao opt for a CNG cabs ......
They bought the cab like buying new cars , pay financial companies like loaning a car , pay loan lor ....
Their loan is like our rental .
Last time COE expensive , LTA dun release licenses to taxi companies , has to buy from private owner , they then sold their ownership to Comfort , for $8000 .
Then LTA changed policy , taxi companies can buy whatever amount of taxi they want , no restriction , then this buy-over policy also scrapeped , no value liao .
$55 rental is the market rate for a used crown ... $10 more than comfort , u save on security deposit .
Good for who ?
Old Uncle .
CNG vehicle got further rebates ma ... I dun think a brand new CNG cab can exceed $65,000 .
Hi to all, i intend to drive on sunday (half day). Kindly advise what's the acceptable rental for a Sonata? Thkz.
Sunday ? Market rate $105 divide by 2 = $52.50 .
Can pay him $53 la , $0.50 dun calculate la . Sup Sup water .
If lucky , can get cheaper , like $52 .
Normally , Sunday day shift hard to comeby , sonata worst . Must have luck .
Stay where ? Bt Pj and CCK i got lobangs , the rest no !!!
Hi Poolman,
Read in thread 4+ yrs comfort cab $88 --->scrap--->owner get Sonata + lower rent.
My target rental is $45, consider sunday no extra surcharge + lower booking fee, etc. Realistic or not?
Any piece of advice will be greatly appreciated......Thkz.
Hi ALN,
Ya...me a newbie. Just got a list of hirers from DOES like what you say.
Need some advices like rental rate,diesel n' others b4 liase with hirer.
Think sunday is perfect for new driver to drive and get a hang of it first.
Cos no ERP headache... no CBD taxi stand rule or even bus lane rule...less stress.
$105 with contract
$101 without contract , scrap crown version .
5am to 5pm - crown $45 , reasonable la .
5am to 5pm - Sonata $53 , maximum . Which could includes of washing of taxi ,
Try nego , $53-$54 , no need to wash , cos washing needs 30 minutes minimum , but 30 minutes u can actually make $20 , so the a dollar nothing la .
The best is 6am to 6pm , but i hardly can see u can get .
usually 5am to 5pm ..... or vice versa .
sunday routine and timing damn sian .
6am start - 8am , can hardly see people taking taxis .
8am start , little bit , but 9am start , can be really busy , non stop til 12am . Except in town , outside town , housing area many demand .
12pm to 2.00pm , usually consistent ...... but after 3pm , all town ! Housing area dead liao ....
Tat's a day shift pattern .
To do a Sunday , dun get psycho to do a night shift . Not worth it .
Got some hirers , they do let out whole day .
But they willing to discount $20 for the Sunday whole day relief .
Like myself , rental $101. I charged my whole day sunday relief $80 .
I tamba $10 , my usual relief tamba $10 , so both we off .
everybody's happy .