Taxi booking = Stress money?

Advance bookings: How inconsiderate taxi passengers can be

Impose cancellation charges for no-shows

Inconvenience cuts both ways

Cabbies the only ones to lose in cancellations

Taxi booking = Stress money?

That is what 1 taxi uncle told me.

Cos you need to rush within the time.

Also need to worry if it will be cancel.

A cabby called Peter Lim wrote in to Straits Times forum talking about it.

But he only talked about advance booking only.

But the real fact happens to current booking too.

Most cabbies that accept booking jobs, will meet with at least 2 last minute cancels per day.

So what that taxi uncle said is quite true.

But for me, I will usually reject booking if there is a customer within in my sights.

Or if its too difficult to get there on time.

So fellow cabbies, take it easy.

Do what is within your means.

No point if get into accident because of it.

Taxi uncle's molest case

Taxi uncle's molest case

A cabby was on Tuesday cleared of two charges of molesting an 18-year-old girl after compounding the offences.

Mr Leow Hock Soon, 62, paid $1,200 to settle the matter.

He was originally charged with causing wrongful restraint to the girl when outraging her modesty twice in a cab along Woodlands Industrial Park E9 on the morning of Sept 27, 2010.

The charges were amended to simple molestation by the prosecution. 

Mr Leow was given a discharge amounting to an acquittal on both charges.

The victim, who was in court on Tuesday, confirmed that she has received the money.

The maximum penalty for molestation is two years' jail, fine and caning.

PS:

Wonder if this cabby got mental illness?

Or else why do it in the morning when more people moving around?

What really made the cabby do it?

Why argue over this stupid thing?

Why argue over this stupid thing?

A cabby attempted to find fault with STOMPer Carol at a petrol kiosk for her parking too close to the taxi last evening (Mar 18). When a bystander came up and supported the STOMPer's cause, the cabby challenged him to a fight.

The STOMPer wrote:

"I stopped my car at a Caltex petrol kiosk at Jurong West around 7.30pm yesterday (Mar 18) for my two-year old daughter to drop off her dad's mail into the letter box as she enjoys doing that.

"I parked my car in front of a Transcab taxi and was about to head into the kiosk store when the cabby confronted me about my vehicle.

"He tried to pick a fight with me for parking too close to his taxi, making his vehicle unmovable.

"When I told him that all he had to do is just reverse as there was no cars behind him, he continued arguing with me.

"Am I supposed to park my car three feet away from his car and cause a hindrance to other vehicles moving out of the kiosk instead?

"He even challenged a bystander, who sided with me, to a fight and accused him of siding with a woman so I asked the bystander to let me handle it as I didn't want to get the other party into any trouble.

"The cabby even told me I should pay him for his time that was wasted; I told him, instead, that he should stay put while I call the police but the quarrelsome man drove off instead.

"My daughter was so frightened she was crying in the car.

"Is this the kind of cab drivers we want on the road?

"What if he lords it over a meek woman or a tourist?

"Will let Transcab know about this and hope they do something.

"I feels people complain too much over trivial stuffs sometimes, but this incident is ridiculous and totally unnecessary."

PS:

Two adults behaving like 2 small kids.

Fighting over such small matters.

Each believing each is right.

Refusing to solve such a small matter.

And now become a joke for all to laugh at them.

Haha.....

1 MediaCorp actress and 1 broadcaster

Today I got a call.

To my surprised, its Eelyn Guo Hui Wen 郭蕙雯.

Destination was of course MediaCorp.

After she alighted, I picked up a 70+ uncle.

As we chat, he told me he was there for a part time job.

He was there to read dialect news.

He also told me he was in the broadcast industry for over 30years.

So she was my 1st local artiste customer.

And he is my 1st local broadcaster customer.

Cleaner aunty's story

Today pick up a cleaner aunty customer.

She asked if $8 was enough for a ride from Bayshore to Tampines.

I asked her which part of Tampines.

After she told me, I said might be short of some lose changes.

But in my mind, I already made up my mind not to accept her full fare.

So I drove her.

Along the way, she told me about she would take bus if not for rushing home.

And also her sons going back to camp.

She had 5 sons.

1st son passed away.

3rd and 4th son currently in NS.

5th son still studying.

2nd son is a pilot.

He never help to look after the family.

And he sever ties with her because of their HDB flat.

Till now they got no contacts.

So when the meter hit $6, I stopped it.

PS:

How true is this, I don't know.

But I know its stupid to sever ties with parents over money.

Accident at airport budget terminal

Accident at airport budget terminal
 Passenger allegedly hijacks taxi; cleaner hit and killed
 Man dies after being hit by taxi allegedly driven by passenger 
Cleaner dies at Budget Terminal after being hit by taxi
 乘客突发狂　抢德士撞死人

A male Chinese National apparently took over a taxi after assaulting the cabby early this morning (March 17), then proceeded to crash it at the Budget Terminal, killing a cleaner.

STOMPer Rachel wrote:

"Accident at Budget Terminal this morning.

"From Tweets, it seems a cleaner was injured/died from the crash."

A spokesperson from the SCDF said:

"The SCDF received a call at 6.52am on March 17.

"1 ambulance was dispatched.

"Paramedics pronounced 1 male Indian in his 30s dead.

"An injured Chinese male in his 30s was also conveyed to Changi General Hospital."

According to a statement released by Comfort Delgro, the 30-year-old Chinese National started getting violent with the taxi driver during a cab journey. The cabby then activated the distress button and got out of the cab.

Police said the passenger was later seen re-entering the taxi and drove towards the direction of the Budget Terminal. A 34-year-old cleaner died after he was hit by the taxi driven by the Chinese National at the driveway in front of the Budget Terminal.

The Chinese National was detained at the scene.

Police investigations are still ongoing.

PS:

OMG...how did it happened?

Condolences to the dead man's family.

And hoped the injures get well soon.

Drivers, pls drive carefully.

Pedestrian, pls be carefully on the road.

Pls keep the cab clean

Pls keep the cab clean

STOMPer 8338 found this message, pasted on the back of a taxi seat, hilarious. It was to remind passengers to keep the taxi clean.

Said the STOMPer:

"These photos were taken when I was onboard a cab driven by a young lady.

"I found them hilarious."

PS:

Sadly...alot of people still didn't realised that eating is prohibited on board cab.

No matter how highly educated, they still didn't realised about it.

Either that or they don't a darn care about it.

When Cabby meet Mr Robber...& his wife

When Cabby meet Mr Robber...& his wife

The wife of a man who apparently robbed a cabby caused a scene near Admiralty MRT Station this morning (Mar 15) when she hit her own child to stop police from arresting her husband.

STOMPer Donny, who took a photo of the incident, said:

"I heard screams when I was having my breakfast near Admiralty MRT Station at about 8.30am today.

"A taxi driver was apparently robbed. When the police arrested the robber, the robber's wife tried to stop the police by hitting her own baby.

"The screams I heard could be from the child who was hit by the woman.

"I found this out from passersby who witnessed the drama."

PS:

Cabby was lucky that he wasn't harm.

Robber was unlucky to get caught.

Wife tried to rescue hubby by hitting child to stop his arrest.

Hotel private taxi queue?

Hotel private taxi queue?

he concierge at Royal Plaza Scotts barred STOMPer Jaslin from taking a cab at the hotel's 'private' taxi queue as she was not a guest of the hotel, despite the fact that she was carrying her baby and it was raining.

Said the STOMPer:

"I went to the Royal Plaza Scotts to enquire about hosting my baby's first birthday party.

"When I was leaving, the concierge would not let me get a taxi because I was not considered a guest of the hotel since my visit was only for an enquiry.

"Firstly, the hotel is operating on a public street and taxis are considered public transportation.

"Legally, they have no right to dismiss people from queuing up for public transportation.

"Secondly, this hotel only considers you worthy if you have spent some money today.

"I guess me patronising their buffets did not count.

"I was carrying my 12 month old baby and it was raining.

"This is the level of service in a supposedly service oriented business.

"Would I give them any future business? No way!"

PS:

With the revolution of internet, there is no hiding anymore.

I know that sooner or later this will come out.

Are our society going backwards?

This is really stupid.

Cabby's botched U-turn results in crash with car

Cabby's botched U-turn results in crash with car

STOMPer asdfghjkl was at Tanjong Katong Road when she saw a taxi-driver make a sudden U-turn and crash into another car.

Said the STOMPer:

"At about 6.30pm yesterday, I was near a stretch of shophouses at Tanjong Katong Road when I saw this incident.

"This black car was travelling at the busy Tanjong Katong Road.

"A Comfort taxi travelling along the same road made a sudden U-turn and collided with the black car.

"It is such a busy stretch of road, obviously you cant U-turn.

"Seriously, what was the driver thinking?

"Do take note drivers, be aware of cars making sudden U-turns!"

PS:

All drivers really need to be more careful.

You never know when you will meet with an accident.