W10

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traff.../10008971.html

Good on them I say...

Rumble Tumble

Ok i read the article......so the poor working conditions are?

W10

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles.../10008351.html

15 to 18 hour working day
Average salary Dh2,000
Fined Dh700 for missing a telephone booking
Fined Dh1,000 for accident


http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles.../10007571.html

Or with Metro Taxis:

They have to pay Dh235 per day in rent for the cabs, plus their own fuel costs
Average monthly salary Dh1,500
Can be fined Dh5,000 for an accident

MJC

So if they're fined so much for accidents why is it they're all such bl00dy useless drivers?

Rumble Tumble

I 2nd it........good for them !!

However we should get a free ride for a smelly cab or driver, or a driver that doesn't know his blinkin' way

W10

The 18 hour days, seven days a week might not help with concentration levels.

And remember - they're working those hours and still earning hardly anything.

It's criminal that in a place like Dubai they can charge a taxi driver more than a thousand pounds a month to rent the car.

Rumble Tumble

Yes i totally agree, also there is the fact that these companies are putting peoples lives at risk allowing them to drive for such long hours it is rediculous.

This Companies need to be held accountable!

MJC

You sound like a writer to 7 (sorry ) 6 Days.

"The authorities should act etc"

Jammy_Dodgers

Agreed, but a good driver who is friendly and knows his way (and doesnt stink) will attract money in tips. Although it may not be a fortune, it does subsidise their living somewhat.

Even in the UK bar staff, waiters and hairdressers get paid pittance and rely on tips for providing a good service...maybe it will encourage "some" of the more dreadful drivers to make an effort.

I have lost count of the amount of times i have had to direct the drivers as they do not know where they are going....

Rumble Tumble

Well i do need a job...............lol!

6 Days.........have i missed something, sorry having a dumb moment

Autonomy

You didn't miss something - the newspaper itself missed the fact that calling yourself 7DAYS is a bit erroneous when you only have 6 editions a week...

CasaNova

OFF TOPIC


its 7days... If something happens today we will read it tomorrow! so everyday we read yesterday!

so do the counting by yourselfs or use a calculator and you will find its 7days. Don't ask me how i knew this but i just know it.



*New Fake casanova says:


Sorry for being off topic.



*Old Real casanova says:


Duhh what the hell..

Autonomy

(don't know why I am even bothering to reply...)

If something happens on a Friday then in 7DAYS you might read about it on Sunday (as Saturday's edition doesn't exist). I know papers around the world don't always print an edition everyday but to call your news paper 7DAYS would seem to indicate that you might print an edition 7DAYS of the week... If they were just wanting to remind us all that there are, indeed, 7DAYS in a week then they have managed to do this fine.

That being said if anything of any importance happened I would not be relying on 7DAYS for the most balanced, impartial, factual or up to the minute facts anyway...

CasaNova

when they started the news paper, lets say it was on friday! so on that friday the news that was shown or printed was actually from thursday

so that means the 1 day that you miss the news in 7days is from the day of start of news.

Fairydust

Suppose its only the same as the "Daily Mail" - not really daily as only 6 days a week with "Mail on Sunday" being on Sunday Are we all seriously bored or what