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Nidge2
PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:29 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
Not when half the punters phones 8 different firms and they are all out to undercut. If you don't keep fares low you get no work ! Although we do plenty of airports at slightly more than the really cut price brigade your reputation can only get you the jobs at a £5 more than the cheapest and all the other firms watch us with green eyed envy at our workload which has lost us plenty over the last year especially when my idiot drivers post all over facebook about our airport work :roll:

It is a very competitive business passing the costs onto the punters isn't an option if you want to hang on to the work !



There starts the race to the bottom.
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Overall, airport runs are rubbish, some of our lowest rates per mile, mainly we get BHX, takes 90 minutes at least, 45 miles, we (the base) quotes £32.50 Inc drop fee, £1.I'd rather do townships at £4 a throw and at double the rate per mile and better tips. Airport collections add more time with luggage and late flights....

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Airport runs from Ashford Kent go for less than 40p a mile including dead return journey. Why bother, you lose just as much money sitting at home on the computer without having the stress of the M25.
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Makes me laugh knowing the favoured few get fed airports and travel one way empty, two weeks ago one got sent to bhx a day early....pmsl

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Please elaborate this is an airport we seldom go to so it would be nice to get the gen on what they are into us for ?

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trotskys twin wrote:
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Simply quote your price, advise customers they pay the airport fees, not you


SIMPLES .............................................. =D> =D> =D> =D>



We tried that a few years ago didn't work punters expect a single all inclusive price not one with extras

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Luton

Dropped there on Sunday, carnage getting in to the unorganised shambles off the drop off area, then you pay them £2.50 for the privilege.

They shouldn't be allowed to call themselves a London airport, its transport links are crap.
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Nidge2
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Dropped there on Sunday, carnage getting in to the unorganised shambles off the drop off area, then you pay them £2.50 for the privilege.

They shouldn't be allowed to call themselves a London airport, its transport links are crap.


My sentiments exactly mate, It's ages since I've been there and the other week will definitely be the last. Like you said it's un-organised chaos then they relieve you of £2.50.
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ven2112
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edders23 wrote:
trotskys twin wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Simply quote your price, advise customers they pay the airport fees, not you


SIMPLES .............................................. =D> =D> =D> =D>



We tried that a few years ago didn't work punters expect a single all inclusive price not one with extras


well just up the set fare by the £2.50, how is this hard ?????
we have a £17.50 set fare to the airport, there is a £1 drop off fee, i always get there & they say " how much?" i say "set fare mate £17.50, if they wait for there change i say "& a extra £1 for the barrier" , if they say , just call it £20 i just say ok ;-)
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ven2112 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
quote="wannabeeahack"]Simply quote your price, advise customers they pay the airport fees, not you




We tried that a few years ago didn't work punters expect a single all inclusive price not one with extras


well just up the set fare by the £2.50, how is this hard ?????
we have a £17.50 set fare to the airport, there is a £1 drop off fee, i always get there & they say " how much?" i say "set fare mate £17.50, if they wait for there change i say "& a extra £1 for the barrier" , if they say , just call it £20 i just say ok ;-)[/quote]


perhaps you should read the rest of this thread for the answer to that !! :roll:

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edders23 wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
quote="wannabeeahack"]Simply quote your price, advise customers they pay the airport fees, not you




We tried that a few years ago didn't work punters expect a single all inclusive price not one with extras


well just up the set fare by the £2.50, how is this hard ?????
we have a £17.50 set fare to the airport, there is a £1 drop off fee, i always get there & they say " how much?" i say "set fare mate £17.50, if they wait for there change i say "& a extra £1 for the barrier" , if they say , just call it £20 i just say ok ;-)



perhaps you should read the rest of this thread for the answer to that !! :roll:[/quote]
how can i read the rest then when your post was the last one :D anyway, i still don't understand at all, if Newcastle airport upped its drop off fee, the set fare would just increase , i cant understand the problem at all tbh :?
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