Kb27 Supersonic March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 During accident, all these gadgets will become flying missile. Very dangerous Time to clamp down all these gadgets for the sake of passengers in the taxi. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/this-cabby-is-doing-big-business-with-his-apple-samsung-and-sony-phones-on It's ok, only 3 handphones and 1 airbag slam in his face. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 My brother was showing me his uber receipt and compared with normal taxi, its cheaper. Plus he emailed uber and they did reply saying that their passengers are all covered by insurance. I guess that is why uber is still popular. so drivers of uber are all taxi drivers or can pte car owner double up as taxi driver? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 so drivers of uber are all taxi drivers or can pte car owner double up as taxi driver? Uber are private car owners but you have to convert & pay higher for your insurance .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acemundo Supercharged March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 Uber are private car owners but you have to convert & pay higher for your insurance .... I see.....but are uber drivers licenced by LTA? just curious.....I will be glad to take uber taxi but I want to be sure the uber taxi driver is not dodgy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 I see.....but are uber drivers licenced by LTA? just curious.....I will be glad to take uber taxi but I want to be sure the uber taxi driver is not dodgy. Nothing heard about licence from LTA but it is a international company where if you want to be their drivers, you have to attend a 1/2 day course. They operate by GPS system and once you are their members, you have to standby by your HP all the time. The GPS will send signal to the nearest location from a caller and you cannot reject. You earn by the number of trips you attended too unless you off your handphone, then you won't receive calls... Just like radio call taxi, cannot choose passenger and will not know what kind of passengers calling for you. Good passenger consider yourself lucky, nasty ones, god bless you... Those taxi running on the road to pickup passenger one better off. Don't like the passengers, just stop and ask for their destination and reply "sorry, changing shift" or "going workshop" and you report the oppersite direction you are going. This can avoid a lot of complaint later for failing to pickup passenger under LTA rules... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercs Hypersonic March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 This cabby is doing big business with his Apple, Samsung and Sony phones on windscreen- http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/this-cabby-is-doing-big-business-with-his-apple-samsung-and-sony-phones-on 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzy Twincharged March 7, 2015 Share March 7, 2015 This cabby is doing big business with his Apple, Samsung and Sony phones on windscreen- http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/this-cabby-is-doing-big-business-with-his-apple-samsung-and-sony-phones-on Soon he'll need more. I think he running one app on each phone, grab taxi, easy taxi and uber. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercs Hypersonic March 7, 2015 Share March 7, 2015 Another cabby with multiple phones on windscreen: This time uncle has 5 dangling in front of him- http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/another-cabby-with-multiple-phones-on-windscreen-this-time-uncle-has-5-dangling-in 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp4wn Turbocharged March 20, 2015 Share March 20, 2015 (edited) $7 A MINUTE. power la uber ... this kind of rate, better ask is it 1 or 2 shot? :P (i kid, i kid) We're excited to announce that we've added supercars to the Uber Singapore platform! Starting this Saturday, March 21st, you'll be able to request a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder or Maserati GranTurismo Coupe to come pick you up. And what's better? This weekend, the pickups are free courtesy of our partner Dream Drive. In order to request your supercar, open up your Uber app, swipe to either the Lamborghini or Maserati icon and press "Set Pickup Location." If a car is available, it will come directly to you and you will be riding to your destination in style. Free rides are available Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd from 10am-1pm (limited to 15 minute slots). After this weekend the pricing for the Lamborghini is $200 base fare + $7 per minute and the pricing for the Maserati is $165 base fare + $7 per minute. http://blog.uber.com/supercarsg Edited March 20, 2015 by Sp4wn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Nothing heard about licence from LTA but it is a international company where if you want to be their drivers, you have to attend a 1/2 day course. They operate by GPS system and once you are their members, you have to standby by your HP all the time. The GPS will send signal to the nearest location from a caller and you cannot reject. You earn by the number of trips you attended too unless you off your handphone, then you won't receive calls... Just like radio call taxi, cannot choose passenger and will not know what kind of passengers calling for you. Good passenger consider yourself lucky, nasty ones, god bless you... Those taxi running on the road to pickup passenger one better off. Don't like the passengers, just stop and ask for their destination and reply "sorry, changing shift" or "going workshop" and you report the oppersite direction you are going. This can avoid a lot of complaint later for failing to pickup passenger under LTA rules... Took an Uber ride for the 1st time yesterday... my car in workshop for 3 days. Uber ride ended up being about $4/- more than the comfort taxi ride the day before. But... 1) the app gave me a piece of mind about how far away the ride was 2) the car itself was noticeably fresher than the taxi 3) I liked the credit card payment and subsequent email giving fare breakdown There's also a "taxi" choice in the app showing yellow cabs. Is that for normal cabs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Took an Uber ride for the 1st time yesterday... my car in workshop for 3 days. Uber ride ended up being about $4/- more than the comfort taxi ride the day before. But... 1) the app gave me a piece of mind about how far away the ride was 2) the car itself was noticeably fresher than the taxi 3) I liked the credit card payment and subsequent email giving fare breakdown There's also a "taxi" choice in the app showing yellow cabs. Is that for normal cabs? Private car? Later u kena rape how? [sweatdrop] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 This cabby is doing big business with his Apple, Samsung and Sony phones on windscreen- http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/this-cabby-is-doing-big-business-with-his-apple-samsung-and-sony-phones-on The comfort taxi I took a couple of days ago had a small temple in the front center and a mobile shop display to his right.... Don't know how he was able to see through that small opening. Private car? Later u kena rape how? [sweatdrop] :D me... forty years old with a pockmarked face and a slight paunch a pretty boy I am not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picnic06-Biante15 Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Took an Uber ride for the 1st time yesterday... my car in workshop for 3 days. Uber ride ended up being about $4/- more than the comfort taxi ride the day before. But... 1) the app gave me a piece of mind about how far away the ride was 2) the car itself was noticeably fresher than the taxi 3) I liked the credit card payment and subsequent email giving fare breakdown There's also a "taxi" choice in the app showing yellow cabs. Is that for normal cabs? In SG, the drivers are more law abiding. Cannot be said in other countries ... In India, one was raped, in MY one was robbed.... etc, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Took an Uber ride for the 1st time yesterday... my car in workshop for 3 days. Uber ride ended up being about $4/- more than the comfort taxi ride the day before. But... 1) the app gave me a piece of mind about how far away the ride was 2) the car itself was noticeably fresher than the taxi 3) I liked the credit card payment and subsequent email giving fare breakdown There's also a "taxi" choice in the app showing yellow cabs. Is that for normal cabs? Uber taxi or uber X? I am a regular Uber user because Uber do take my feedback seriously (response time to my feedback is approximately 1 day). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Uber taxi or uber X? I am a regular Uber user because Uber do take my feedback seriously (response time to my feedback is approximately 1 day). It was an UberX i45 Hyundai. Good car, relaxed driver. He was saying that while his daily hire was cheaper than a Comfort cab, the fact that the i45 was a petrol model made making break even more tough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcf777 Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 any Uber driver in this forum? How much is the Commericial car insurance you are paying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 any Uber driver in this forum? How much is the Commericial car insurance you are paying? usually is a group sets up a limited liability coy then registers a fleet of cars to be used as uber cars :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnieseah 1st Gear April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 uber car cannot flag on the road, so is not a taxi, so the driver no need any course. ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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