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Apologies, I will still pull no punches. My friend's father used to be a cabby. One that RELIGIOUSLY keep to 80km/h MAX on the road despite being horned at.
By his sheer handwork, he send my friend and daughter to university. Now he is retired.
BUT, I can tell you the new generation of cabbies majority (though may be sweeping here) are really incorrigible! Speeding, cutting lanes and once u signal your intention to switch into their lane, they will speed up, and expect you to give ways to them no matter what, they have the kind of "bang me if you dare" kinda deserve to be F** attitude.
And please DO go geyland, look at the number of LANTERNS moving around NOT waiting for client/passengers but PRC pros!
They have no respect for their profession so why demand others to take them seriously? I ever sat in a taxi where the cabby bravely demonstrated how he can switch lanes in whichever ways he wanted despite inching very closed to other cars behind/in front. he was trying to impressed me, and SURE was I impressed.
Please show me CONCRETE proof that the total number of complaints on cabbies vis-a-vis other profession to substantial your claim that you seem to suggest cabbies got the lowest rate of complaints. BTW, insurance agent need to study and soon housing agent and please do not you dare to say about the taxi provisional test cause it pales in comparison, please do not even try.
"Imagine if tml you wake up ......etc etc etc"
I am doing that EVERYDAY! but "*damned! still sees them lurking at every corners. I drive a car but taxi drivers are one up better than me, cause they do not just DRIVE a car, they DRIVE people up the WALL !!!
To taxi drivers, there is no such thing as RIGHT of WAY except THEIR 'right of way'.
Apologies if my disdain for taxi drivers is immense, but if you are in my driver's seat, with all sincerity and earnestly, "God, remove these rogues from the road and return to us, the normalcy, tranquility and decency of pleasantries in driving"
If QYF is a devil, well taxi drivers are DEFINITELY 99.9999% no angels either! (0.1% = retired GOLD CAP Taxi Drivers)
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Where you visit play a part what type of experince you
get . the same logic is : try driving in China or Jakarta ??
See what you get ? i am sure when you at JB other private
cars also cut into your lane , right ??
OKAY here are the satitistics but i dont know how
to paste it here on the forum but i try ...
http://www.case.org.sg/statistics.html
Statistics
CASE STATISTICS RELEASED FOR THE YEAR 2009
The Association had received a total of 21782 complaints for the year 2009. Out of 21782 complaints, CASE has taken up 1597 cases in the year 2009. In comparison to 2008, there were more assisted cases and fewer filed cases. This goes to show that consumers are more empowered and savvy in taking up their disputes with retailers after receiving a written opinion from CASE.
Filed Cases
2150-
2140
1597
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2000-
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1900-
1850-
1800-
1750-
1700-
1650-
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1550-
1500-
2008 2009
Assisted Cases
2200-
1440
2200
2150-
2100-
2050-
2000-
1950-
1900-
1850-
1800-
1750-
1700-
1650-
1600-
1550-
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1450-
1400-
2008 2009
TOP 10 CATEGORIES
The chart below shows the Top 10 categories
The top 3 common disputes received by CASE, in relation to the provision of services or product by the supplier, are as presented in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Top 3 common disputes received by CASE DISPUTE 2009
Timeshare 2523
Beauty 2060
Educational 1843
CASE MEDIATION
Since the inception of our mediation centre in 1999 and as part of its process, CASE has arranged for mediation between disputed parties. Table 4 reflects the number of cases that was mediated in 2008 and 2009.
Mediated Cases
250-
137
162
150-
50-
2008 2009
There were 111 cases resolved in the year 2009. This accounts to a 68.5% resolve rate.
CONSUMER PROTECTION (FAIR TRADING) ACT 2003 ("THE ACT")
This Act provides the legislative framework to allow consumers aggrieved by unfair practices to have recourse to civil remedies before the courts. It also provides for a cooling-off period for direct sales and timeshare contracts, and allows specified bodies to enter voluntary compliance agreements with, or apply for injunction orders against errant traders - Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore.
On doing a year to year comparison, the number reported breaches of the Act by consumer are as presented in Table 2 below:
Table 2: Disputes received under the Act Year
Disputes received under the Act
2008
746
2009
607
The Top 3 industries, whose business practices or products are reportedly suppose to have breached the Act, are presented in Table 3:
Table 3: Top 3 industries that have been breaching the Act in 2009 RANKING INDUSTRY
1 Timeshare
2 Beauty
3 Educational
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT ("VCA") / INJUNCTION
Voluntary Compliance Agreement is a voluntary document signed by a business whereby the business admits to committing unfair practices under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act and promised not to commit further unfair practices. Should the business commits further unfair practices, CASE may take out an injunction/declaration proceedings against the business. Injunction proceeding is to stop the business from further carrying out the unfair business practices.
Table 5 below presents the number of VCAs that have been voluntarily signed by businesses since 1 March 2004 to 31 December 2009. Table 9 presents the injunction/declaration proceedings that have been taken against the businesses in the same period.
Table 5: VCAs that have been voluntarily signed by businesses (1 March 2004 - 31 December 2009) Total
VCAs entered into 8
Letter of Undertaking 5
Table 6: Injunction/Declaration Proceedings that have been taken out against businesses
(1 March 2004 - 31 December 2009)
Total
Injunction/Declaration Proceedings 3
