Taxi Driver Online

Mailshot?..... Was that the Discount Despatch?......LOL

Some, including me, would view your first answer as disingenuous.

Your second answer could be interpreted as that you were not a very good poker player.

Next question is though, if you cut a fare from say, Asda to Holly Street from £5:40 to £3:50 who takes the loss, you, or the driver?

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Former taxi driver

Your rental has gone up £3 in 18 years ...wow!

That either means it was expensive to start with......or perhaps 200 cabs make up for the original shortfall?



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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Well, thanks for the free advertising.

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Former taxi driver

Maybe a better explanation is required regarding the loyalty card application forms.

When we first started out with the cards there were no shift charges for commission drivers, at that time we took on a large number of extra commission drivers and it was decided that we needed a larger advertising budget. As i have already stated on here, drivers didn't particularly like the idea of knocking 10% off a fare for card holders so in an attempt to get the drivers to try and promote the cards we brought in shift charges. Those drivers that promoted the card's had shift charges waived, those that didn't, put £2 per week into our advertising pot, commission driver shift charges remain in place to this day even though the card has now finished. Hope this makes more sense?

As far as your question about the fares, who takes the loss if there is no job at all?

Actually thinking back they were bl**dy expensive years ago

Doh, i forgot to put your telephone number on my "TAXI" ad's

What are shift charges

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

It's a cute way of fining drivers for not signing up new members to an artificial "discount" to a private hire company.

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Former taxi driver

A con trick to get more money out of drivers and make them work for less.

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Grandad,

first indications show that we are already seeing a small increase in job numbers, obviously i also need to monitor the driver takings/owner profits very closely indeed.

Shift charges form about 75% of my company's overall advertising budget, these charges are for commission drivers only, don't forget we don't charge our owners for double shifting in their car's and commission drivers earn between 40-50% of their takings, so in effect the charge balances things out. More commission drivers work for us than at any other local company, so it can't be such a bad thing, can it?

I noticed this morning, as I notice every morning, at a PH office just around the corner from yours, two sometimes three out of town plated PH sat outside, ever thought of complaining to the licensing department?

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Former taxi driver

No, but i bet you have......LOL

So you don't care that unlicensed ph are operating 100 yards from your office?

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Former taxi driver