One should look at both sides of the picture. Has anyone ever bothered to find out as to why drivers carry on with this practice? Talk to them in a friendly way when you hire a taxi the next time and let them pour their heart out. From what I could gather after talking to several of them, most Karwa taxi drivers don't get paid a salary to them. They are required to pay the company QR 240 per day for the duration they use the vehicle. Any amount they save above this figure is their income. Cost of petrol is also on them. As such, the drivers strive to put up the required amount within the duration they have the vehicle with them. And some days may be "dry days" with they not able to get good business and they still need to pay the company. How could they recover the loss? That is how the taxi business runs.
One should look at both sides of the picture. Has anyone ever bothered to find out as to why drivers carry on with this practice? Talk to them in a friendly way when you hire a taxi the next time and let them pour their heart out. From what I could gather after talking to several of them, most Karwa taxi drivers don't get paid a salary to them. They are required to pay the company QR 240 per day for the duration they use the vehicle. Any amount they save above this figure is their income. Cost of petrol is also on them. As such, the drivers strive to put up the required amount within the duration they have the vehicle with them. And some days may be "dry days" with they not able to get good business and they still need to pay the company. How could they recover the loss? That is how the taxi business runs.