Small taxi operators should consider integrating operations:
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SINGAPORE: Transport analysts have suggested that small to medium-sized taxi operators consider integrating operations, especially on call-booking.
This comes after news that Smart Cab will not have its operator licence renewed, as it failed to meet Land Transport Authority's (LTA's) requirements.
For example, the company did not meet the minimum rate for successfully matching call bookings with taxis.
Assoc Prof Lee Der Horng, transport researcher at the National University of Singapore, said: "The call booking requires fairly extensive financial resources.
"On the other hand, even if you have that kind of financial resources to set up your call-booking centre, if your fleet size is not (big) enough, then (it's still likely) that your call booking matching rate cannot satisfy the government's regulation.
"So if the different companies can coordinate with each other in terms of the financial resources, and also in terms of their fleet availability, then I think -- either to the operators themselves or to the passengers -- it's good news."
Meanwhile another company -- Prime Taxi -- which has a fleet of 907 cabs, said it plans to buy over Smart Cab's operations and hire more drivers.
As rental rates of its hybrid vehicles are fairly low, Prime Taxi said it is confident of the move.
However, it added that it feels constrained by the government's requirement of a two per cent annual growth rate for taxi fleets -- by the end of the year.
Neo Chee Yong, deputy general manager of Prime Taxi, said: "Looking at the market situation, our population and our tourist arrivals are expected to increase. So this two per cent will not be sufficient. We hope that the government will give us, taxi operators, a bigger space to expand our fleets to cater to this increasing demand." -
If Prime buy over Smart...
They will be very safe without much effort...
But will the ex-Smart TD drive their petrol taxi? very big question mark....
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Prime are on the waiting list to tio pok, still want to buy over others
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Lan sai lah, talk is easy, integrate mean can integrate ar???
Knn, taxi drivers here in forum also cannot integrate, shoot until so many kind of lj forum, still want to talk about taxi company integrate?? mai lah
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Originally posted by bowah:
Lan sai lah, talk is easy, integrate mean can integrate ar???
Knn, taxi drivers here in forum also cannot integrate, shoot until so many kind of lj forum, still want to talk about taxi company integrate?? mai lah
all those who talks alot are those who seldom/never take cab, don't talk abt driving it.
these ppl decide the fate of 30,000 TDs.... truly and uniquely stinkapore.
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Dun forget SMART currently also own 2 CNG Stations here, add up becoming bangali siow..
http://www.cng.com.sg/station-locator.html
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Maybe in future left only 2 taxi companies...which are the ones..well..make a guess. Just like years ago, 6 local banks become 3. Easier for them to control.
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Originally posted by Centori1965:
Maybe in future left only 2 taxi companies...which are the ones..well..make a guess. Just like years ago, 6 local banks become 3. Easier for them to control.
Confirm blue will be one of them without doubt
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Originally posted by getcarter:
Confirm blue will be one of them without doubt
BLUE is the king, number one choice of TD and passengers. -
Originally posted by Samsun:
all those who talks alot are those who seldom/never take cab, don't talk abt driving it.
these ppl decide the fate of 30,000 TDs.... truly and uniquely stinkapore.
yalor, smlj professor, knn, never even drive or sit in the board of taxi company, just sit inside their office TCSS can liao. Taxis also need professor??? wha lan eh..hehehe.Why dun he go tell PAP to intergrate with WP...lols
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Expand of taxi fleet lead to taxis company earning more rental, TDs on the road struggling among each other for foods. So how is the govt scholar going to do?
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Originally posted by getcarter:
Confirm blue will be one of them without doubt
The other one...well, no need to guess la hor. Very obvious liao.
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Originally posted by bowah:
Lan sai lah, talk is easy, integrate mean can integrate ar???
Knn, taxi drivers here in forum also cannot integrate, shoot until so many kind of lj forum, still want to talk about taxi company integrate?? mai lah
10 mouths 9 xxxholes?....
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Originally posted by bowah:
Expand of taxi fleet lead to taxis company earning more rental, TDs on the road struggling among each other for foods. So how is the govt scholar going to do?
they are going the right thing, "solve" problem and make money.
TD don't pay them (directly) to solve problem and make money.
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
10 mouths 9 xxxholes?....
LIke golf, all going for one hole only...lols