Becoming a PHV driver is a way for S'poreans to get access to a car

[True Believer]

Owning a car in S'pore is notoriously expensive owing to high costs like the COE, taxes and other related fees. This has led some S'poreans who desire a car, but cannot afford the upfront and ongoing expenses of private ownership to consider becoming PHV drivers. For a PHV driver, the car is a business tool. Many of the costs associated with ownership like the loan repayment, fuel, maintenance and insurance, are directly linked to their income-generating activity. This makes the high cost of a car more manageable than for a private owner.

 

[True Believer]

Rental and leasing costs are substantial for hirers. PHV drivers need to factor in these expenses when calculating their earnings. Many do not even know the difference between gross and net income.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

That’s why I suggest all these PHV cars have color scheme and logos like taxis to differentiate them. Now the blue sticker stigma is not enough.
Good for these losers to be more conspicuous too so other cars can give them a wide berth as they are known to be bobo and reckless

 

[bobby]

Sinkies have CECA to thank for….no CECAs no car

 

[True Believer]

That’s why I suggest all these PHV cars have color scheme and logos like taxis to differentiate them. Now the blue sticker stigma is not enough.
Good for these losers to be more conspicuous too so other cars can give them a wide berth as they are known to be bobo and reckless

PHV drivers share the same traits as cabbies; they are impatient, hot tempered, reckless, careless and 1/2 asleep through fatigue and age.

 

[True Believer]

That’s why I suggest all these PHV cars have color scheme and logos like taxis to differentiate them. Now the blue sticker stigma is not enough.
Good for these losers to be more conspicuous too so other cars can give them a wide berth as they are known to be bobo and reckless

I cannot agree more. PHVs provide the same service as taxis, so they must be forced to look like cabs or carsharing vehicles that are easily distinguishable from private cars.

 

[True Believer]

Sinkies have CECA to thank for….no CECAs no car

The PAP claims that CECAs create jobs that S'porean PMEs did not have before like PHV and taxi drivers!

 

[True Believer]

I know of several former classmates from secondary, JC and even NUS who fell on hard times after losing their PME jobs. They could not bear to part with their cars, so decided to become PHV drivers so they could still ferry their family around like before.