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jswong · New Member

Taxi business poor

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

ppl are tighten their belt for the CNY.
closer to CNY should be better when ppl are out for new year stuffs.
after the CNY, it will back to bad for driver to tighten our belt again.

-- Edited by taxiuncle on Wednesday 8th of January 2014 10:05:38 PM

Taxilim · A Forum Supporter

Yes. Saturdays, Bo call liao...very few current and advance bookings. Thot after school holidays should be better, but Nooooo...eat grass, slowly no grass left, eat mud liao...

topcook · New Member

Next week will be better. CNY coming

SHC3155C · Veteran Member

Most spend during the Xmas and Countdown.... this few nights Longer wait for passenger and mileage, higher diesel cost.... Bite Dust.....

As the economic goes slower, more will join this trade =)

-- Edited by SHC3155C on Thursday 9th of January 2014 11:15:25 PM

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

five stars travel had just sent a few staffs to taxi trades. :)

Niteowl · A Forum Mentor

Taxilim wrote:
Yes. Saturdays, Bo call liao...very few current and advance bookings. Thot after school holidays should be better, but Nooooo...eat grass, slowly no grass left, eat mud liao...

yeah last weekend.. 4th/5th(sat sun) felt the crunch.. suddenly pax dropped.. sometimes empty cruise for a while.. got to drive longer hours to reach target.. maybe due to the New year eve.. new year effect? which is like on tues/wed.. pple wana rest, save $, recovery from the celebration?

topcook · New Member

Niteowl wrote:
Taxilim wrote:
Yes. Saturdays, Bo call liao...very few current and advance bookings. Thot after school holidays should be better, but Nooooo...eat grass, slowly no grass left, eat mud liao...
yeah last weekend.. 4th/5th(sat sun) felt the crunch.. suddenly pax dropped.. sometimes empty cruise for a while.. got to drive longer hours to reach target.. maybe due to the New year eve.. new year effect? which is like on tues/wed.. pple wana rest, save $, recovery from the celebration?

True last Saturday night MBS taxi queue was super long. However Airport T2 was super good. CBD area was very quiet. Had to struggled quite abit.

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

peak of season is coming!

good luck all and drive safe!

Chiku · A Forum Mentor

Business was super duper slow last 2 weeks 2013, especially on xmas day and new year day. Now I am thankful not everyday is xmas! :)

many cabbies went to q at the airport that 2 weekends.

but business is now back to normal since jan 2. Phew!

Being a new driver, its the first time i experience this festive down.

Personally,l i always feel that i will drive longer hours in a given day if the business and momentum is there. There are certainly ups and downs as with all other businesses. For cabbies, we will have days when we are sick, car repair, etc and we therefore have no income on those days. So the "extra" income i earn on good days are buffer for future unforseen downtime.

6688 (heng heng huat huat) drive safe

Taxilim · A Forum Supporter

Ya...Thankfully, business was back to normal y'day. My hirer so good...allowed me to extend my shift hrs y'day without charging me extra rental. I just drove and drove without even taking dinner. By the time I realised, it was already 10pm(I had started at 6.30 am) and I had to force myself to stop. Dun want to take advantage of my hirer's goodwill.

Dunno why, I always find my shift hrs( 6 am to 6 pm) too short. See pax always want to take liddat. Don't want to stop. Maybe I drive once a week only. Perhaps those full time TDs can't wait for shift to end. Anyone got the same feeling？职业病？

Sad to say, I dun have the same feeling for my full time job...always waiting for 6 pm to come So can go home. Hahaha...

-- Edited by Taxilim on Sunday 12th of January 2014 04:23:42 PM

Jeffyap78 · New Member

Taxilim, because our job is non-stop so you will feel time pass very fast and earn not enough

Niteowl · A Forum Mentor

too bad last weekend cannot drive.. hirer met accident.. going str to Tg rhu, green light his fav.. out of no where.. MPV from tg rhu make a sudden right turn into ECP.. bang.. 2 students onboard taxi.. injured.. 1 sent to KK.. thnk God.. they all ok... :) cab only ready 14/jan

Taxilim · A Forum Supporter

Jeffyap78 wrote:
Taxilim, because our job is non-stop so you will feel time pass very fast and earn not enough

Yes, I think u are right. Our job is non stop, pick and go, pick and go. So, time passes by very fast indeed. And always like never can earn enough type...can still take one more, last one..liddat.

Chiku · A Forum Mentor

Taxilim, driving taxi is very addictive de. you are not alone. At first, i thought I am the only one, then I compare notes with my TVL course mate he also said the same. He only weekend relief. For me, one day no drive like missing something. LOL!