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| Author: | jimbo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Always discount to get more fares |
Claims a regular contributor to the site. If it works, why doesn't everyone do it? Maybe I would get mor fares if I paid passengers to ride. 87 jobs a shift, it'd be like Christmas. |
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| Author: | wee eddie [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
If you are Trading off a Rank, then Discounting is sheer stupidity, unless the Customer takes your Card and you are hoping to get his business, yourself, at some time in the near future. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
Everyone does it down here very few taxis don't discount the meter rates on all bookings and quite a lot do deals off the rank to get work ! |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
edders23 wrote: Everyone does it down here very few taxis don't discount the meter rates on all bookings and quite a lot do deals off the rank to get work ! It's rank stupidity. (pardon the pun) All they are doing is cutting each other's throats. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
jimbo wrote: Claims a regular contributor to the site. If it works, why doesn't everyone do it? Maybe I would get mor fares if I paid passengers to ride. 87 jobs a shift, it'd be like Christmas. I wonder how long he'd last if everyone in his manor took his advice? |
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| Author: | grandad [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
One company in our town who until recently never used the meter are now (sometimes) using the meter and the drivers are supposed to radio in at the end of the job and tell the office what the fare metered. The office will then tell the driver how much less than the metered fare to charge the customer. No prizes for spotting the obvious. Other than that I don't know any drivers or companys that discount. In fact it is overcharging that is more prevelent. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
Why not be FREE? youd always be busy |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
gusmac wrote: edders23 wrote: Everyone does it down here very few taxis don't discount the meter rates on all bookings and quite a lot do deals off the rank to get work ! It's rank stupidity. (pardon the pun) All they are doing is cutting each other's throats. The trouble is it's one step removed from open warfare down here too many drivers not enough work BUT many are told by their communities and companies they must keep working to drive out the locals so to make ends meet they take what they can grab at whatever price. And as for the independants well the choice is sit on the rank for up to 2 hours or do cheap jobs |
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| Author: | blackpool [ Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Always discount to get more fares |
Its a slippery slope though,its tempting when its dead but if everyone starts to do it where would it stop ? |
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