I dont know if drivers really do the maths.
A new I40 or prius rental 137/day average, while private car rental 65/day avg.
Difference is 137-65 = 72 more to rent a taxi.
Example your fare per month is $7000 ( definitely achievable, Taxi can go up to 9000 if hardworking).
For uber less 20% of 7000 = $1400
$1400/30 = $47
$72 - $47 = $25
You bascially paying $25 more per day if you are renting a taxi then renting a car for uber.
$25 is equivalent to 1 Taxi job from town to airport during peak hours.
Furthermore this havent include Petrol. Taxi pump the diesel at the
cheapest rate at about $0.90/L, and prius mileage per tank is 2x that
of normal sedan, while normal sedan pump a $2/L petrol.
Taxi have Peak surcharges, CBD surcharges, midnight charges, Airport charges. Uber and Grab dont have.
Allow to take street jobs while uber and grab No.
Unless you are having another job like real estate, Insurance, free
lance sales, business, and you need a car for your profession as well as
having your transport cover + income
Or
Buy a 2006 or 2007 car, fully pay it, drive till the COE end, scrap it and get back PARF.
If not I don't think it makes sense for someone to rent a car and go full time all in as a uber driver instead of a taxi driver.
The dealbreaker is the incentives. Incentives for private cars used to hit 2K+ a week. Heard the incentives for private car driving now dropping like bird shit each month. Same for GrabTaxi. Incentives getting worst and worst.
the difference is Uber/Grab for youngsters below 30 cos not qualified for TDVL n PRs aka foreigners.so u saying drving Uber/Grab better than drving taxis?
Uber is for the less serious drivers. Regular taxi drivers went months without pay before they could drive a taxi (Apply to LTA, LTA screening, pay and pass medical exam, pay and register for course, wait to take course, course, study for exam, take exam, pay and retake exam, wait for letter to collect license, register with one taxi company and pay deposit, attend a few more company courses, find a hirer or relief for non-OMO drivers).
There are tons of jobs out there for people under 30 as companies are willing to hire and train young people.
Originally posted by mAdCaB:The dealbreaker is the incentives. Incentives for private cars used to hit 2K+ a week. Heard the incentives for private car driving now dropping like bird shit each month. Same for GrabTaxi. Incentives getting worst and worst.
This one definitely one.....they were making a loss to attempt to gain market share.... only 6% of taxi drivers switched to them despite their huge incentives...94% felt that it is not worth it to switch to them and did not do so.
Don't know how Minister Khaw would regulate them... maybe award them with a regular taxi rental company license and ask them to switch their operation to regular taxi rental business. If there are 3000 ex-taxi drivers with them and at least 1000 unrented taxis with the 5 taxi companies, they could be allowed a few hundred taxis for a start.
They are currently operating like a huge "pirate-taxi-renting" company.
Nowadays Uber n Grab r nomore promoting taxi rides, only for their. Cars even in newspapers ads.and those at airports also promote grabcar
i think the minister should consider letting those driving taxi for more than 5 years and have a 'clean record' to own a yellow top taxi. meaning use yellow top taxi ownership as award for taxi drivers. of cos those who is having a bad record will not have a chance. this is to provide a kind award and completion between drivers for clean records and clean record mean more money. and those apps drivers also can join in have a clean record you can own a yellow top taxi. or a car with insurance discount for limousine service.
no matter what job you do... also slaving for the employer wad...
Even prostitutes in geylang houses also slaving for the OKTs wad..
What you talking?
taxi is legal. uber n grabcar are illegal taxi. if illegal taxi also can operate? who still want to be taxi company n wat is the authority for. till now the million dollar josephine still blur blur. i'm sure uber n grabcar will slowly gone.
if prices and services of taxi co. can fight, shd not be a problem
competition is good
taxi co. can review
Anyway, do i need to top up my medisave liabilities every year to renew my taxi license or able to drive taxi??
Or its every 3 years?
I really quite curious if anyone is able to NETT more than $4000 a month driving FULL TIME Uber/grab with a RENTED car.
From feedback i have, this is only the top 5% - 10%
Originally posted by Lotuses1960:no matter what job you do... also slaving for the employer wad...
Even prostitutes in geylang houses also slaving for the OKTs wad..
What you talking?
Originally posted by Lotuses1960:Anyway, do i need to top up my medisave liabilities every year to renew my taxi license or able to drive taxi??
Or its every 3 years?
Sure have la.....
Than this are the people will cum out and talk nonsense, media is like that de......
You think they looking for fair news? Lj ok, most reporters just want something to boost up readership only......
In thing is Uber/Grab, why need to report negative thing?.....
Originally posted by bowah:Si lor, last time remember 1 pinoy lady reported taxis can earn 7k per month, the news become big and everyone read the news…now she is working for CNN liao.
Just one news only, can put journalist credential up,...those lau kuay bu and uncle reporter at SPH still looking up and down for small news..haiz
But most people do not believe that taxi drivers could make 7K a month.
We ourselves know it is not possible unless we work super long hours everyday 7 days a week.
Those that believe cabbies can make 7K would sign up for the taxi course and be asked by the instructor "...how many of you decided to become taxi driver because can make 7K a month? Let me tell you.....7K not possible ..... but 2-3K no problem...."
The 3.1K average reported by Minister CCS does not include employee CPF contributions (almost 20%), holidays (1 month), bonus (3 months based on what civil servants receive) and medical leaves (7-14 days) which regular employees receive. So an employee earning 2K a month is actually better than a cabby.
Yo dear Uber Drivers, interested to earn extra side income while
on the road meeting new faces?
Anyway, still deciding on whether to test test drive uber and grab
myself to meet new people. But the opinions and feedback is mixed,
but would like to know the probability of having a PMET as
passenger?
It wont take you additional time doing this, and very attractive
incentives. Real estate agents and sales experienced pals are most
welcomed....
You can private msg me and we carry on from there..
Anyway, its banking and finance related
Originally posted by Lotuses1960:
Chey, so your intention is to do "recruitment"?.......
Originally posted by Neutral-Thinker:But most people do not believe that taxi drivers could make 7K a month.
We ourselves know it is not possible unless we work super long hours everyday 7 days a week.
Those that believe cabbies can make 7K would sign up for the taxi course and be asked by the instructor "...how many of you decided to become taxi driver because can make 7K a month? Let me tell you.....7K not possible ..... but 2-3K no problem...."
The 3.1K average reported by Minister CCS does not include employee CPF contributions (almost 20%), holidays (1 month), bonus (3 months based on what civil servants receive) and medical leaves (7-14 days) which regular employees receive. So an employee earning 2K a month is actually better than a cabby.
But what to do, 10 TD, 9 assholes......
Want freedom mah, want no boss mah, want flexible time mah, want a car to drive mah......
You ask him go work $2k per months, he say you siao ah......