SMRT new London Cab make from China?
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SMRT started to roll out new China-made London cabs in Singapore in early March 2013.
London cabs are especially popular with the disabled as they are wheelchair-accessible and can accommodate high-backed, motorised wheelchairs. Indeed the disabled form the majority of passengers using such cabs.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development even gave SMRT a $3.1 million grant to cover part of the COE and ARF of London cabs.
However, barely 2 months on the road, all kinds of defects have surfaced in these China-made taxis.
Wheelchair users who rely on London cabs say that it is hard to book them because they are frequently in the workshop for repairs.
SMRT has admitted that these cabs have manufacturing defects such as faulty air-conditioning, dashboards that do not light up and windscreen wipers that stall.
The London cabs are made by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group which bought over London Taxi Company, the original maker of the taxi, in February 2013.
SMRT even flew in a PRC engineer from Geely to help in the repairs.
A cab driver, who has sent in his cab for repairs twice, complained, “We not only have to forgo earnings, but also have to fork out the rental fees for the days the cab is stuck in the workshop.”
Another has to use a torchlight at night to view his dashboard because there is no dashboard lighting. -
welcome to china.
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why call london cab?
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Sept 2008 ��早报 already report this news.
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Originally posted by Red5xx:
why call london cab?
Whom said call LOndon Cab. Now is call 上海英伦�
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Company Cab spoiled go repair at the company workshop must also pay rental meh? simi lanjiao logic is that ! °@~@°
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Hmmm...sound like it really live up to it reputation as a handicapped cab for the handicap.
I bet if they change the whole workshop engineers and mechanic to PRCs, thing might get better..lols
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Oh, never know that China can swallow London...
For CDG, if your taxi break down, once clock in, downtime also clock in, so far very swee 1...
Other companies I don't know, but I heard some of my friends kpkb, downtime only reimburse later time, rental still got to pay first, which company? I don't want to mention la...
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Originally posted by Paxonboard3173:
Oh, never know that China can swallow London...
For CDG, if your taxi break down, once clock in, downtime also clock in, so far very swee 1...
Other companies I don't know, but I heard some of my friends kpkb, downtime only reimburse later time, rental still got to pay first, which company? I don't want to mention la...
isn't all company the same?
rental will still deduct as daily basis
downtime will reimburse later........
but in transcab, when vehicle is down for days........ no income but still got to service the rental, if not.......... the incentive bo liao
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Originally posted by Paxonboard3173:
Oh, never know that China can swallow London...
For CDG, if your taxi break down, once clock in, downtime also clock in, so far very swee 1...
Other companies I don't know, but I heard some of my friends kpkb, downtime only reimburse later time, rental still got to pay first, which company? I don't want to mention la...
knn, Volvo they also swallow liao, what is london cab? if one day they swallow our cabs companies here, then I hv to learn to sing beijin opera liao. -
Originally posted by OptimalTrans:
isn't all company the same?
rental will still deduct as daily basis
downtime will reimburse later........
but in transcab, when vehicle is down for days........ no income but still got to service the rental, if not.......... the incentive bo liao
Bro, how long you never be CDG hirer liao?..
Although I left CDG coming to 1 year, downtime policy never change until now leh...
Once your taxi send in workshop, downtime started..
Reinburse is almost immediate, meaning, if let's say your taxi down on Saturday 12noon, ready for collection Monday 12noon, 2 days downtime, will straight away offset from your rental, meaning you can bank in less 2 days of rental..
My records is 28 days, major accident, stay at home rotten away..
Arbo, where to find 28 days rental without driving?..
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Originally posted by bowah:
knn, Volvo they also swallow liao, what is london cab? if one day they swallow our cabs companies here, then I hv to learn to sing beijin opera liao.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UctriMuXYS0
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I already said this in the other forum when they roll out the "London" Cab....KNN take so much grant buy cheapo taxi....
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
I already said this in the other forum when they roll out the "London" Cab....KNN take so much grant buy cheapo taxi....
Which other forum?...
But this 1 different leh, according to their source is China swallow London..
So if SMRT want to buy London Cab, bo pian only can buy from China leh..
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
I already said this in the other forum when they roll out the "London" Cab....KNN take so much grant buy cheapo taxi....
Arbo SMRT executives how to drive ferrari and lamborgini? -
Lucky taxi meter still made in Italy :)
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Or another Sex for Cab case coming...lols. This time involve PRC gals liao..hehe
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Originally posted by Kell76:
Lucky taxi meter still made in Italy :)
Meter got jump like white Mercedes bo?...
Wait those si kina open thread again...