About LCT Blog

Welcome to LCT Blog, LCT Magazine's blog devoted to "stretching chauffeured transportation." The LCT team appreciates you clicking in, and hopes you'll find some useful and entertaining information. Read more

Contributors

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue joined LCT Magazine as editor on Jan. 2, 2008. He most recently worked as a business editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and previously reported at newspapers in Virginia, Florida, and California. Read more

Jim Luff

Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, CA who wears a few different hats. Jim began his career in the industry as a private chauffeur in 1990. In 1993 he found a permanent home at The Limousine Scene as the general manager, later becoming a partner. Read more

Michael Campos

Michael Campos joined LCT Magazine as assistant editor on January 3, 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s English/Creative Writing program. Michael attended his first International LCT Show in February 2011, where he met and interacted with operators and vendors. He will be helping LCT further develop its digital media content. Read more

Welcome Linda Moore's Operator Debates

Questions for Debate

I always have questions asked of me by operators on how to do things or how to handle things, or if I have ever encountered a particular scenario. Each week, I will share with you the questions that are asked of me to get your opinion of how to help the operator. This month I will concentrate on affiliate issues. Feel free to email me with any other questions you want to include here. My email is Linda.moore@bobit.com. Here is the first scenario:
 
Topic: Getting Charged by your affiliates more than they charge the public
You have been farming to a particular company for some time. You always ask for an industry discount and have been told that it is built into the price. On a whim, you call the company and, without identifying yourself, you ask the operator for a price of the run you have been giving him only to find that he is charging you more than he is charging the calling public. What do you do? Do you call him on it? Do you continue to use this operator in the future? Do you ask for monies back for past rides? What if he is still the least expensive operator in the area and the service otherwise is very good? Can you trust him in the future? 

 

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