[News] LTA relooking rules for taxis
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Originally posted by komade:
bro they wun let us own the taxi 1 ............ $$ spinner for them leh......
It is possible for them to let us own the taxi and still not lose money. I never said taxi COE if implemented should be cheap. Just look at Hong Kong, and u know the answer. The taxi COE can be priced at the cost of a HDB flat.
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Originally posted by f1taxidriver:
It is possible for them to let us own the taxi and still not lose money. I never said taxi COE if implemented should be cheap. Just look at Hong Kong, and u know the answer. The taxi COE can be priced at the cost of a HDB flat.
yah man their COE scary......... but hor our fare like tis 7yrs also cannot
cover back the COE .................
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Originally posted by Poolman:
"1. Transition to a system whereby LTA specifies what a taxi and limousine should be - namely the colour and the roof top sign. LTA will continue deciding on the new fare structure."
If LTA decide on new fare structure , they will kena upside down from commuters everyday once again , by phone complaint , by emails , by on the counter apporach .
Now they washed hand off from everything , shiok mah .
Someone must be in charge of the taxi fare. Cabbies cannot be decision maker. This point no need to argue one. Otherwise for over charging cases, who do the pax look for? If LTA wash hand, there will be worse problems.
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Originally posted by Poolman:
"2. Introduce a new taxi COE. Yes pay for the right to own a cab. Allow exisiting cars to be re-purposed as a taxi, but limited only to citizens."
They make less from cars and taxis ? U think they will ever do that ? $0.20 per kg also they want to make , what u think COE ?
Own taxis can be a dream only , unless no PAP in Singapore , taxi companies lease taxis to cabbies , and sit there earning 7% GST easy easy .... Go do your math ... everyday 25000 taxi paid almost averagely $7 for them ....
That's a cool $175,000 daily , $5.4m in GST from taxis monthly .
U think that will happen ?
No possible if 60.1% of Singapore voted for PAP .
As I mention earlier, taxi COE can be as expensive as the government wants it to be. No need to lose money. But also no need to be so high that cabbies cannot earn a living. The current scenario results in Cumfark getting 100% of the blame for rental increases that cabbies have no choice but to swallow.
With a taxi COE, it is the cabbies who bid up the price. Cumfark and LTA wash hands. Cabbies bid too high, end up screwing themselves. When cabbies bid, they have to remember the taxi fare was pre-determined by LTA already, so there is a ceiling to the taxi COE, beyond which road sweeping techniques will not provide the desired income.
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Originally posted by Poolman:
"3. Get CDG to lease out their MDT, fare meter and receipt printer."
U must be kidding . . .
I thought about this for many months liao. By leasing out the MDT, but mandating the cabby service his vehicle at CDG approved workshops saves CDG alot of problems. LTA can also mandate cabbies to purchase their own taxi from CDG, or allow cabbies to continue renting an old cab.
With this change, cabbies will have more incentive to drive carefully and not miss periodic maintenance. Currently many epica and sonata cabbies whack their cabs because it does not belong to them. With this change, the cabby will think twice before driving like an idiot.
Profit margins can still be maintained or improved. It is all about revising their taxi business model.
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Lastly the magic of leasing a MDT is that cabbies are effectively bonded to serve CDG as long as the cab belongs to them!! Hahaha..... how evil of me......
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Imagine CDG is allowed to lease their MDT, payment terminal, sell us a brand new LTA approved cab model, sell us a special low priced cabby insurance, sell us a taxi maintainance package after the free first 3 yrs warranty.
Jiak buay liao lah. I think and think, its the best way to change Singapore's taxi business without harming GLC's profit margin.
Cabbies who do break the regulations will have the MDT confiscated or disabled remotely. The taxi becomes a normal car, and CDG dun have to find a new driver or spare parking lot or engage a tow truck.
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Brother, ownership in singapore is only for the rich, even a 99 lease condo or HDB is consider as leasor not owner, with this, the govt can manipulate enblock and all other reason to shift your house like the case of rochor road, to put it more precise, the govt wants control.
Same goes transportation, Govt want a control over taxis, you keep talking about MDT, without a MDT, people still can drive, still got private radio calls and other gadget like smartphone calls which can go GPS, and even cards acceptability can be set up with any banks, they will take it graceful, it is a business to them, just swipe, a dollar plus goes into their coffer.
I bet you that if Taxi is to go back to ownership, people may not want a silly MDT, instead put a latest galaxy better, tio bo, brother pool. When it come to ownership is a freedom of association, in another words, I am the real boss now. Even if I take it as a private car, so be it, then if all take it as private car, what will happen on the road? no cabbies? Privately, cabby can go into private business, drive for corporate or regulars only, why not, if I stay near Jurong, I can get many customers, print more namecards, just get Jurong island Esso only, jiak buay liao.
Control is the key here, the govt wants control, and to control, they cannot allow ownership and freedom of association. And if you look at it probably, they also make sure that not only they can make profit, they must ensure that you are alway hungry, so that you work, your drive and you serve. Then by spreading out the surcharges and peak period, they can shift your driving pattern, your livinghood, and your destiny.
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So, are you red fellas screwing the right person all this while?
Shouldn't this Teo K.A character get a piece of the action instead of poor old jasmine all this time?
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the prof lee want to write a taxi joke book...
must make tat prof to drive taxi for one week... and take onli advanced calls without booking fees... ha ha...
joke of of the year!
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Fucking LTA , let us own our cabs asshholes!
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boss teo also joke lei...
cdg has a lot things transcab dun hav e lei...
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
the prof lee want to write a taxi joke book...
must make tat prof to drive taxi for one week... and take onli advanced calls without booking fees... ha ha...
joke of of the year!
He thought he is the boss, our boss here LKY, he only can write the book. These people only talks only, like Kate Spade in the Parliment, but can't convince anyone in their speech, no logic, eat balls better. -
just wanna ask cdg drivers ? U guys like the idea of leasing out cdg mdt to transcab ? the answer is quite clear cut.
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Leasing out mdt, if just the hardware and software, could make CDG some money. No harm done for CDG drivers, I feel.
If not, who gets the call charges? Can't be red TDs paying CDG right? Also, competitor how to share call centre?
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The only difference between taxi and private car is the presence of an MDT, taxi meter, cashless terminal and roof top LED. Standardise on a common system and lease it out. For diesel, CDG n SMRT can combine forces. Singapore is land scarce. Work together with a common party who got the best diesel support and call centre. Dump CNG altogether.
We got 7 taxi companies but pax still complain about no taxi. CDG lease out their MDT. Let yellow cabs, prime, silver, smart, trans and smrt use and pay for it. Commuters got only one taxi number to call. Why make it so complicated? 7 numbers for fuck? Still cannot book a cab when u need it most.
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No I think we are missing the point.
LTA has already stated some months back that they will not consider another operator unless that company will have a huge fleet. Even then, they are unlikely to approve because there are presently enough operators so in essence there should be enough competition.
I think what they will be looking at competition. Now more or less CDG sets the tone and everyone follows. They are instead likely to come out with a system that forces companies to be more competitve and ensure enough cabs are on the road.
And like any government agency, that almost certainly involves penalties and fines. They go after the companies and force the companies to go after us.
Of course companies cant fine us, so they instead will offer discounts, if the taxi is on the road at certain times when demand is high, there must be some incentives for doing so.
But before we start saying hurrah, companies will likely raise rental first and then offer the discount.
And LTA will will surely go on the warpath, with a lot more enforcement to ensure compliance.
In end we will all grumble and complain, yet be forced to accept the changes. Don't forger that as far as LTA are concerned we are at the bottom of the totem pole.
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@JoeRaj
Nobody mentioned anything about having a new taxi operator. I was proposing a revision to the way taxi business gets run in Singapore. All the details have been laid out above.
A fresh new way to run taxis in Singapore. That was my proposal.
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Originally posted by f1taxidriver:
The only difference between taxi and private car is the presence of an MDT, taxi meter, cashless terminal and roof top LED. Standardise on a common system and lease it out. For diesel, CDG n SMRT can combine forces. Singapore is land scarce. Work together with a common party who got the best diesel support and call centre. Dump CNG altogether.
We got 7 taxi companies but pax still complain about no taxi. CDG lease out their MDT. Let yellow cabs, prime, silver, smart, trans and smrt use and pay for it. Commuters got only one taxi number to call. Why make it so complicated? 7 numbers for fuck? Still cannot book a cab when u need it most.
Consolidation and leverage on existing infrastructure of big players like CDG..:)
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Hmmn, put a BIG word at the side front back LIMO cab. That's easy unless they can't read, well or put all the languages there, gyahaha. Demand at certain times of the day is higher then supply, gee same la, you go Dinner time eat resturant also must q wat. Want a cab easy? Sure 12 noon people eat lunch you go out lah. You shop at 230am easy to take cab. If not call one also not difficult lah. Of course if you stay lim chu kang then .... Whatever you do there will always be a shortage at a certain time, ask apple why ipad run out loh, or better ask why sometimes u no money, hahaha so this is LPPL
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If Taxi can travel in BUS land in peak hrs, I happy liao. ok start Dreaming.
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Originally posted by Bo Call Liao:
Fucking LTA , let us own our cabs asshholes!
The Yellow Tops lor....
Last of the ownerships......
Or Cum join me..... No Meter ones....
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Originally posted by Vee4317l:
If Taxi can travel in BUS land in peak hrs, I happy liao. ok start Dreaming.
Yes....
Mine can travels inside Bus Lanes...... even the Red Lanes in the CBD...
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Originally posted by Bo Call Liao:
Fucking LTA , let us own our cabs asshholes!
yah man let us hav our own taxis!!!! ~~~~~~~
i confirm come out cry si ler................
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
Yes....
Mine can travels inside Bus Lanes...... even the Red Lanes in the CBD...
yah lor stoopid idea 1 pte bus can use but taxi public transport cannot......PHUi!!!!!