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ridiculous pricing again
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Author:  edders23 [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:44 pm ]
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got a call the other day from a customer who uses us occasionally wanting a price for a school run which she pays for herself. from her house to the school would normally meter about £9.00. Now I know who currently does this run and how long it takes so I quoted her £12. Later in the day i had a chat with the driver who normally does her to give him the heads up that she is fishing around. The job normally takes about 40 minutes am and 35 minutes pm and he charges her £10 a trip 5 days a week. Spoke to him today and he told me she asked him to match the cheapest quote she got which was .




£65.00 for the week :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: so that means the driver is doing 40 minutes work using about £3.00 in fuel to take just £3.50 and thats before vehicle costs


At the rate prices are going it just isn't worth being in this trade anymore !!!
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:11 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
got a call the other day from a customer who uses us occasionally wanting a price for a school run which she pays for herself. from her house to the school would normally meter about £9.00. Now I know who currently does this run and how long it takes so I quoted her £12. Later in the day i had a chat with the driver who normally does her to give him the heads up that she is fishing around. The job normally takes about 40 minutes am and 35 minutes pm and he charges her £10 a trip 5 days a week. Spoke to him today and he told me she asked him to match the cheapest quote she got which was .




£65.00 for the week :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: so that means the driver is doing 40 minutes work using about £3.00 in fuel to take just £3.50 and thats before vehicle costs


At the rate prices are going it just isn't worth being in this trade anymore !!!


FFS.....the words to note are....SHE SAID it was £65 a week.....do you believe her?
Author:  Sussex [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:36 pm ]
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Your meter will only click up £9 for a 35 minute job?

FFS. :sad:

It would be £11 (ish) down here if the cab didn't move.
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:09 pm ]
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well lets put it this way she has cancelled it with the driver who currently does the job as he would not go below £10 and i don't blame him
Author:  Nidge2 [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:12 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
well lets put it this way she has cancelled it with the driver who currently does the job as he would not go below £10 and i don't blame him


Is it £9 each eay or £4.50 each run??
Author:  toots [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:33 am ]
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Nidge2 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
well lets put it this way she has cancelled it with the driver who currently does the job as he would not go below £10 and i don't blame him


Is it £9 each eay or £4.50 each run??


Says £10 per trip so it must be each way
Author:  roythebus [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:03 am ]
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He'll be out of business before you are. Why lose money?
Author:  taxitone [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:10 pm ]
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There is plenty of drivers racing to the bottom of the barrel ,
Author:  cab 44 [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:39 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
got a call the other day from a customer who uses us occasionally wanting a price for a school run which she pays for herself. from her house to the school would normally meter about £9.00. Now I know who currently does this run and how long it takes so I quoted her £12. Later in the day i had a chat with the driver who normally does her to give him the heads up that she is fishing around. The job normally takes about 40 minutes am and 35 minutes pm and he charges her £10 a trip 5 days a week. Spoke to him today and he told me she asked him to match the cheapest quote she got which was .




£65.00 for the week :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: so that means the driver is doing 40 minutes work using about £3.00 in fuel to take just £3.50 and thats before vehicle costs


At the rate prices are going it just isn't worth being in this trade anymore !!!

How many miles is the trip 1 way?
I used to do a school run weekly mileage was 175miles and used to get £260 a week.
Author:  bloodnock [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:07 pm ]
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The should dump the witch's run and focus on finding something better..
Author:  bloodnock [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:13 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
well lets put it this way she has cancelled it with the driver who currently does the job as he would not go below £10 and i don't blame him


Maybe the new Driver will turn out to be a Psychotic Maniac which just hates kids.."When somethings seems to be to good to be true" it usually is as the saying goes.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:26 pm ]
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old chinese proverb

Good no cheap, cheap no good
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:38 pm ]
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toots wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
edders23 wrote:
well lets put it this way she has cancelled it with the driver who currently does the job as he would not go below £10 and i don't blame him


Is it £9 each eay or £4.50 each run??


Says £10 per trip so it must be each way



it is a wait and return twice a day i.e. driver hangs around up to 20 mins while she takes the child in and then drops her back home or in town
Author:  Blackcab Bob [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:01 pm ]
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roythebus wrote:
He'll be out of business before you are. Why lose money?


Yes your right, then another Muppet comes along to make his fortune so it goes around again at the moment its definitely a war of attrition :cry: :cry: :cry:
Author:  trotskys twin [ Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:58 pm ]
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Me i'd agree her rate give her a call saying sorry i'm running a bit late and leave her to roast bleedin slaggggggggggg :D :D
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