Benefits for Drivers
A) DRIVERS DO NOT PAY COMMISSIONS.
C) THE DRIVERS PUT THE RATES IN THE APPLICATION THEMSELVES.
1. Taxifan is not a commercial corporation that seeks fabulous earnings and income. Taxifan is an Association of the traditional taxi and none traditional taxi drivers on the Internet and it's aim is to improve the working conditions of the drivers and reduce the passenger fares. This is mainly achieved because the drivers do not pay the commission and they themselves set the rates in the app that they can change according to the time of day, traffic, fuel prices, the area of the city, vehicle maintenance prices, etc. These two things allow the rates to remain relatively low for the user, while the drivers can earn enough money to work 8 hours a day with 2 days off a week, and at the same time take vacations 1 once a year for 14 days and ensure the maintenance of their cars and their replacement.
2. Taxifan offers advertising both for the drivers association and for each driver, while guaranteeing their independence from Taxifan. In fact, when a driver signs up for Taxifan application, they sign up to receive publicity for their own taxi business in which Taxifan does not interfere. It is as if the driver placed his personal ad in a newspaper or other media about his taxi services with information about him, his car, the service offered and his contact information (phone or Skype). But, apart from all this, the advantage of Taxifan application is that users can also see drivers on the map and order a taxi that is closer to the user. In addition, the user has the opportunity to communicate directly with the driver via phone, Skype, before booking a taxi, and even skip the use of the application if both the user and the driver agree on this.
Taxifan does not require drivers and users to use Taxifan application, which offers freedom of choice. A user can simply call the driver by phone and book a ride. Although, of course, Taxifan application offers many benefits, and most importantly, safety both for the driver and user, which makes it very attractive to use, and it would not be reasonable to refuse it.
The money that drivers pay to Taxifan goes to the technical support of the application and the support of websites (hosting). In Taxifan, all expenses and personnel employed are minimized. Even driver registration is done online (internet), which reduces staff. The more drivers use the application, the less they pay. All this reduces the financial burden for drivers and causes a decrease in the payment of the fee for the use of the application.
3. The money aslo goes to the production of improvements and updates of the application to improve its technical characteristics and functions, which makes it more attractive both for users and drivers. For example, one of the planned updates now is the creation of Taxifan app for iPhones, addition of more languages and adding wishlists and blacklists for drivers. Taxifan application is a very flexible application and will constantly change to improve its functions. So, if there is something you don't like about it now, it will be deleted or changed in the future. Taxifan also receives suggestions from drivers and users about how to make improvements to the application.
4. Taxifan does not interfere in the business of traditional and non-traditional taxis. This also applies to driver qualification policies. It is known that in many cases, in many taxi applications, the ratings are not objective. For example, a user can easily put a very low rating to the driver and even write a false complaint, with 0 consequences for him, but low driver ratings can even cause his removal from the application. That, in turn, causes tremendous stress at work and harms the health of drivers. In Taxifan application, the driver's rating is only consultative. Drivers can be suspended from using Taxifan app only for very serious actions, and only if it has been verified and confirmed by other Taxifan drivers who are interested in a good image of the association.
5. In Taxifan app the registration of drivers does not take more than 15 minutes, and it is done online, without having to come to an office, the driver can start working in any city or town where there is a mobile phone coverage, drivers do not need to constantly look at the screen of their phone in order to not lose an incoming booking (as is done in other applications), the driver can take care of his business and his phone will only ring when a User makes the booking addressed personally to him. All this reduces stress at work, does not adversely affect the driver's vision and reduces the amount of radiation a driver receives when using a mobile phone while keeping it close to him for a long time.
6. Taxifan also does not interfere with the payment methods accepted by the driver. All drivers accept cash payments by default. But if they wish, they can accept payments with credit and debit cards directly on their mobile phone. Modern technology allows them to do this. Drivers can also accept payments in non-traditional currencies (for example, Bitcoins). Also issuing receipts and invoices is a personal matter of the drivers.
7. Driver safety is one of Taxifan's top priorities. Although Taxifan does not interfere in the taxi business, security is what is at the forefront of Taxifan. With Skype, drivers can create local groups and maintain real-time contact with their colleagues during questionable or dangerous trips. And the application itself also helps in this. Taxifan is working on the development of technical means to protect drivers against criminals.
8. Taxifan allows traditional taxi companies to provide their own non-traditional taxi services. Therefore, taxi companies are free to register their fleets of traditional taxis and non-traditional taxis in the Taxifan application.
9. Taxifan allows drivers to place ads about Taxifan's mobile application on their cars (or uniforms) in any way they wish.