Be carefull of this PRC guy .
Book grab cash taxi no money to pay, 6A boon tiong road to airport.
When reach airport he say he got no money .he going back to China.he say I come then pay u.
What can u do !! call grab cannot do anything . Grab say they try to contract him but cannot reach him..
CB Grab system fxxk up.
Source: Justin Chua in SMRT Taxi Share
This morning, I book an uber for my mum and Niece to kovan. My mum alight without knowing that she left behind her phone inside the car. Call her back and she say” I turn around see, that’s no phone” I left with no choice but to find my iphone apps to track whereabout. Tailgate her till Alexandra and I when in to her car this is our conversation went..
Me: hi Aunty, can I have my mum phone back?
Her: I never took it.
Me: don’t mind I call my mum phone?
Her: start to panicked..
Me: ring ring..
Her: took out the phone and still shouted me like as if I owe her a living..
Me: Aunty, first of all don’t try to take passenger phone anymore. Uber didn’t teach you that once found passenger phone, must report to the uber?
Her: you cannot tailgate me just like that to take back your mum phone
Me: if I didn’t tailgate you, would you pass back my mum phone?
Her: silent..
For U/G Drivers pls take note.. we have many important documents inside our personal phone.. pls return to the passenger if you found those.
* for this Aunty who dunno how I track her down
I’m using find my iphone app
Hope you won’t do the same thing again!
SLL 2294A
Source: Wan Um Grande
When Uber and Grab entered the Singapore market in 2013, they stressed that they were not taxi or private-hire car operators, but tech companies.
They convinced most people, including the regulators. Perhaps that is why Singapore has treated these foreign companies with kid gloves.
In early responses to queries on whether Uber should be regulated like taxi firms, a Land Transport Authority spokesman reiterated that Uber was not a taxi company but a “technology company providing a matching service leveraging on technology”.
That was in 2014. Less than a year later, Uber set up Lion City Rentals, which rents out cars to those who want to drive for a living. In doing so, it is doing exactly what taxi companies are doing, but without the livery, rooftop signage, meter, regulations, and service criteria that cab companies have to meet.
Now, with Grab in talks to take over SMRT’s taxi business, it is once again clear what these newcomers are: taxi companies with new technology and new ideas.
The authorities will point out that private-hire vehicles still cannot pick up kerbside fares, but that is irrelevant. The smartphone has become the new kerb. And with so many taxi operators adopting Grab’s hailing app, the question of kerb or no kerb is less material. What is material is that we are now witnessing the second phase of these “tech” firms’ foray into the multibillion-dollar door-to-door transport business – all in just four years.
It would have taken them much longer to get this far if they had taken the traditional route of applying for a taxi-operating licence. Now that they are entrenched, it will be a matter of time before they start doing what they set out to do: Make money.
For commuters, that means fewer freebies and discounts in the years to come. For incumbent industry players, thinner profits. And for the country, perhaps, lower economic returns as more cash gets repatriated to the home countries of the two newcomers – the United States and Malaysia.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
PETALING JAYA: Berkongsi kereta melalui khidmat Grab dan Uber melibatkan bukan muhrim masih boleh dikategorikan khalwat, kata Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan, tetapi berkata ia dibolehkan dengan syarat penumpang duduk diam di bahagian belakang kenderaan sekiranya mendapati pemandu berlainan jantina.
Menjawab soalan mengenai hukum lelaki dan wanita menggunakan perkhidmatan kongsi kenderaan itu, Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri berkata syarat lain yang perlu dipatuhi ialah laluan yang digunakan “tidak sunyi”.
“Pemandu melalui jalan yang tidak sunyi agar terlindung dari sebarang fitnah,” katanya dalam penulisan di laman rasmi Pejabat Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan.
Beliau memberikan beberapa dalil mengenai definisi khalwat, istilah Arab yang membawa maksud bersendirian atau berasingan.
“Maka berdasarkan beberapa dalil yang kami kongsikan di atas, dapatlah kita fahami bahawa berdua-duaan di antara lelaki dan perempuan yang bukan mahram adalah suatu perbuatan yang haram lagi ditegah.
“Ini sama ada khalwat itu berlaku di taman-taman bunga, taman tasik, di dalam bilik atau hotel, dan begitulah juga di dalam kenderaan seperti teksi, Uber, atau GrabCar,” katanya.
Beliau mengesyorkan pengguna khidmat Uber dan Grab berusaha mengelak daripada berkongsi kenderaan dengan bukan muhrim, dengan membatalkan tempahan selepas memeriksa butiran diri pemandu atau penumpang yang dipaparkan aplikasi berkenaan.
Bagaimanapun, Zulkifli mengakui perbuatan kerap membatalkan tempahan akan menyebabkan penggantungan akaun dan memberi kesan buruk terhadap pendapatan.
Menurutnya, kebenaran bukan muhrim untuk berada dalam kenderaan sama adalah atas dasar “darurat”, iaitu disebabkan keperluan yang tidak dapat dielakkan.
“Dengan syarat penumpang itu duduk di bahagian belakang kenderaan, tidak berbual melainkan sekadar yang perlu sahaja.”
Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com
The Public Transport Council (PTC) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) have approved proposals from taxi companies and ride-hailing app Grab to implement surge pricing in the form of flat fares for trips booked via mobile applications.
In a joint media statement, PTC and LTA said: “The companies have informed LTA and PTC that this will be introduced as an additional option for commuters to book a taxi, on top of the current metered fare taxi bookings. We have no objections to the proposals.”
Just like private hire cars booked via Grab and Uber, the cost of a taxi trip booked through a mobile app will vary according to demand. Peak hour trips will cost more, while off-peak trips will cost less.
Separately, SMRT Taxis has inked an exclusive partnership with Grab to enable all SMRT taxi drivers to use Grab as the only ride hailing app for taxi bookings. Both companies are also collaborating to offer customers dynamic fixed fares for taxi trips booked via Grab. This lets customers know the fare for their intended trip before the start of the journey.
According to a Grab spokesman, “Dynamic fixed fares are displayed upfront, and already accounts for travel time, distance, booking fees, and real-time demand and supply for taxis. SMRT taxi drivers who accept bookings via this new Grab service enjoy fixed, competitive fares for their service.”
Metered fares continue to apply for street-hail pickups as well as phone and GrabTaxi bookings.
Managing Director for SMRT Taxis and Private Hire Services, Tony Heng, said: “The market has evolved and matured significantly, and more customers are now open to having dynamic fixed fares for their taxi rides. This partnership with Grab allows us to keep the pricing for our services competitive, catering to different customer needs and preferences.”
Melvin Vu, Head of GrabTaxi Singapore, added that Grab has been engaging the authorities since December on implementing dynamic fixed fares for taxis. “The current taxi fare model does not account for real-time passenger demand and driver supply, which often means that passengers pay a surcharge even when there are many available taxis within the vicinity. Dynamic fixed fares ensure that taxis are better utilised throughout the day and passengers enjoy more affordable rides based on real-time market demands, while not eliminating metered fares.”
Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com