MikeDirnt wrote:FastCashh wrote:get your approval from LTA before u decide this.
if you have a valid license and have a mutual agreement with your passengers, why need approval from LTA?
Probably because it is illegal to take fare paying passengers! The law Rules!
Actually there was a program on the discovery channel, about how the super rich spend, their money in London, and believe it or not, the traffic is so bad at times, that motor cycles, are the quickest transport alternative, and without sidecar!,
The driver just supplies, the helmet, of course weather could be a negative factor, although i suppose it all depends on how urgent you need to get from A to B. for example if my time is costing me 75 pounds per hour, and I am stuck in traffic for 30 minutes to an hour, I would most certainly take the alternative transport.
There is nothing worse, than frustration, in times of urgencies, it doesn't only cost you money, but your client too, of course the Merc is great if you can use it, and in peak hrs, its a pain in the butt!
I'm pretty sure, it could be pulled off, in Singapore, but, like everything else, the feasibility research needs to be done.
I mean dial a bike, is maybe a good idea for single tourists, to, even better if you can recruit local drivers, with sound historical knowledge of Singapore, and I suppose its a great way to get around too, sight seeing and all that, its another kind of freedom on a motorbike, it's the experience and adrenalin rush, that passengers also seek out, as well as getting from A to B in the fastest possible time...You would be selling benefits, rather than just a ride in a car, and motorbikes have alot going for them.
Although passenger comfort and a weather protection is not a great problem even on a bike, Its handy to have some light weight, wet weather gear in the box.
Insurance must be the main priority for paying passengers!!! It is not worth cutting corners, and I'm not sure of the legality here. You could possibly operate from home, one thing for sure, you wouldn't be paying the fees taxi's have to pay! And yet it could also be built up, with a radio base.
I'm always having brain waves, when it comes to making money and I'm in the process of a buisness plan now. Which may even give rights to an entre pass. I know, what i am doing doesn't exsist in Singapore at the moment, in a professional manner and it is a skill, that needs to be taught, which i picked up in the Military.
So if you are not doing anything, PM me! Maybe, I can throw something your way.
I spent 5 years in Taipei, and travelled the full length of the Island too, and to be honest, only my first week, was daunting on the roads, and like here, you can be run down at any time...although driving skill, is much more prevalent, you can see, that when the cars are parked, bumber to bumber, in Taiwan, without white lines to guide the driver. Okay they may beep the horn, quite a bit, but they don't actually lean on it!
Twice here in Singapore, I have got out, and approached the guy behind, me, about blowing is horn constantly, while stuck in traffic, which i have never experienced in 5 years in Taiwan....
But I will say, that you have to drive like them, to fit in with the flow of traffic, it may seem chaotic, and nerve racking at first, but it works.
Singaporeans have difficulty parking in a normal parking spot, and especially next to the kerb, just plain bad drivers....In Taiwan, a badly parked car, or inconsiderate driver, will most definately come back to find his car damaged, big time!
I've seen people damage cars in Taiwan on several occassions, because of inconsiderate behaviour to other drivers.
Lets face it Asia is unreal, its the only place I know where drivers will run you down, and think they had a right to do so, which leaves, much to be desired about their social skills.
