Disallow pricing based on make of taxis

• j007

  29 Oct 13, 13:18

  
  

   

   

  I CANNOT think of any other country that imposes different taxi flagdown rates based on the brand and model of the vehicle used ("Higher flagdown rates for new taxis"; last Tuesday).

  It is difficult enough for locals to keep track of the rates; one can only imagine how confusing and tiresome it must be for tourists, who cannot be faulted for thinking that taxi drivers are trying to cheat them.

  We now have a laughable situation where commuters reject certain taxis because of their higher flagdown rates.

  Buses and trains do not have differing fares based on whether they are newer or more energy efficient, so why should this be allowed for taxis?

  The argument that taxi companies are private entities entitled to determine their own flagdown rates is flimsy as bus and train operators are also private companies.

  The authorities here must step in to regulate such arbitrary fare policies and disallow pricing based on the make of the vehicle.

  Fong Wei Kurk

  
  

• Diablo9898

  29 Oct 13, 13:47

  Hmmm, I agreed and will support standard flagdown rates and scrap away all surcharges. Let's vote for S$20 flagdown rate and S$1 for every 200m travelled... Ho sey liao...
• Diablo9898

  29 Oct 13, 15:23

  Laughable situation where commuters reject taxis because of their higher flagdown rates??? Talking abt black and white limo?? or current situation?? KNN, i can imagine that when you need taxi urgently for a meeting which you are late for, smlj color taxi you will also take.. I can bet that you will even take Bro Bowah casket van... Bro Bowah, your van got meter or not???
• j007

  29 Oct 13, 15:25

  It'll be good if location surcharges can be uniform to all.

  different flag down prices hard to make it standard due to COE prices 

   

  we shall watch show and see how it goes from here as it seems the issue of pax fooling ard with booking system is yet to be resolved 

• Diablo9898

  29 Oct 13, 16:03

  Actually, the Gov is already making the move to solve all these problems liao lar.. When all the MRT stations are up in operation, they will tell the commuters to keep quiet and take the MRTs and Public Buses if they are not happy with the complicated taxi fares. For those who want the comfort of traveling from 1 point to another / in a hurry / or bo bian type, then take taxis lor Future Tds will then be innovative eg by putting location plate (eg Tampines) in their front wind screen when they got a pax gg to Tampines and pick up other paxs gg in that direction for a certain amount of fee... Just like car pool lor... Will that happen?? Who knows..
• Taxilim88

  29 Oct 13, 17:32

  It is better to have different flag down rates for different taxis e.g newer models with higher COE than to INCREASE flag down rates for ALL taxis. Pax can have many choices.

  What laughable situation?  Knn so stupid.  Why not compare different prices of chicken rice sold at different hawker centres, food courts and Chatterbox? They all taste the same anyway.

• TU0610

  29 Oct 13, 19:33

  The letter writer, Mr Fong, seems to disregard the difference between taxi services and bus/MRT services. Althought these services are run by Private entities, the government has always maintained that taxi services are providing door-to-door personalised service, hence it's not the same as providing a public transport service. For this reason, taxi fares are not under the purview of PTC, and taxi companies are allowed to set their fare structures.

  If gum, take taxis. Otherwise, BMW

• charlize

  29 Oct 13, 19:41

  

• Keepthechange666

  29 Oct 13, 21:24

  Originally posted by Diablo9898:

  Actually, the Gov is already making the move to solve all these problems liao lar..

  When all the MRT stations are up in operation, they will tell the commuters to keep quiet and take the MRTs and Public Buses if they are not happy with the complicated taxi fares.

  For those who want the comfort of traveling from 1 point to another / in a hurry / or bo bian type, then take taxis lor

  Future Tds will then be innovative eg by putting location plate (eg Tampines) in their front wind screen when they got a pax gg to Tampines and pick up other paxs gg in that direction for a certain amount of fee… Just like car pool lor…

  Will that happen?? Who knows..

  "Future Tds will then be innovative eg by putting location plate (eg Tampines) in their front wind screen when they got a pax gg to Tampines and pick up other paxs gg in that direction for a certain amount of fee… Just like car pool lor…"

  Currently, if we do that, TDVL tio cut 1 hor.....

  
  

• Keepthechange666

  29 Oct 13, 21:27

  The writer talk cock la.....

  Some countries set different tariff to confuse pax also.....

  Like in London, got so many tariff prices in different timing.....

  In Sg, we don't use tariff, we use surcharge to confuse pax and now also flag down fare.....

• j007

  29 Oct 13, 22:28

  Originally posted by Keepthechange666:

  The writer talk cock la.....

  Some countries set different tariff to confuse pax also.....

  Like in London, got so many tariff prices in different timing.....

  In Sg, we don't use tariff, we use surcharge to confuse pax and now also flag down fare.....

  ERP charges , operation times at different gantry also confusing

• Tcsaaa

  30 Oct 13, 00:02

  Originally posted by j007:

  ERP charges , operation times at different gantry also confusing

  that a good point.. if taxi various charges is confusing, who can understand erp?         

  i dun understand erp, my motorbike is off peak scheme..

  but my plate is black colour..

• Diablo9898

  30 Oct 13, 09:44

  Originally posted by Keepthechange666:

  "Future Tds will then be innovative eg by putting location plate (eg Tampines) in their front wind screen when they got a pax gg to Tampines and pick up other paxs gg in that direction for a certain amount of fee… Just like car pool lor…"

  Currently, if we do that, TDVL tio cut 1 hor.....

  
  

  
  Bro 666, I'm not encouraging that, just saying when all MRT staions up and running then Tds might be innovative to do do... Of course must be with the blessing of Ah Gong lah...
• Samsun

  30 Oct 13, 10:23

  If lta fixed a flagdown, u will see all companies trying to get the smallest and cheapest to run cab ard..... Which will give them highest profit.

  So, certAin things is like this. Only A or B to choose from. If A is not good, is B any better???

• Keepthechange666

  30 Oct 13, 21:51

  Originally posted by Diablo9898:

  
  Bro 666, I'm not encouraging that, just saying when all MRT staions up and running then Tds might be innovative to do do... Of course must be with the blessing of Ah Gong lah...

  I still remember.....

  Got once they implement "share a cab" scheme at various taxi stand.....

  Very popular in Western country especially Oz, but a total failure in Sg.....

  Why? In Sg, when talk about money, no cham siong 1.....

  In Oz, I took once at a very popular hangout.....

  If you want to share a cab, just approach the staff over there, they will match make for you.....

  So I got 1 going the same direction, but I will be alighting first.....

  You know what, upon reaching my destination, limpek still got to pay the cab fare shown on the meter, no discount!!!!!! Sharing a cab just to solve their taxi woes, not half half with another party hor......

   

• Keepthechange666

  30 Oct 13, 21:53

  So imagine, the other pax reach destination also must pay fare shown on the meter......

  Their TD "bee dang"......

• DriverDriver

  30 Oct 13, 22:06

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• hammerhammer8888

  31 Oct 13, 10:47

  They should not let those lau kok kok mercs jump 0.30 Knn rental cheaper then i40 meter jump so fast. It's a rip off for commuter. I dun understand why must all limo jump 0.30 New mercs OK lah cos really a comfortable ride and high rental. But old mercs? Buay gam right. 

• Keepthechange666

  31 Oct 13, 21:24

  Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:

  They should not let those lau kok kok mercs jump 0.30 Knn rental cheaper then i40 meter jump so fast. It's a rip off for commuter. I dun understand why must all limo jump 0.30 New mercs OK lah cos really a comfortable ride and high rental. But old mercs? Buay gam right. 

  Ya lor....

  Tia gong low75 take lau kok kok merc hor....

  Buay gam hor....

• bowah

  2 Nov 13, 14:35

  Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:

  They should not let those lau kok kok mercs jump 0.30 Knn rental cheaper then i40 meter jump so fast. It's a rip off for commuter. I dun understand why must all limo jump 0.30 New mercs OK lah cos really a comfortable ride and high rental. But old mercs? Buay gam right. 

  
  taxi lau, driver buay lau mah, there are lots of thing we do not understand one lah, like I called the bak bak, she said $70, then bargain until $50, end up $60..then come out, drink coffee, saw another chap she took only $50 without even bargain, so, how to understand.

  Just drive lah, wu lau kok kok merc, take lor, wu  i40 take lor, knn, i40 long Q leh.

  These few days, I drove sonata, it is an upgrade for me, from crown to sonata, no bad, many pax siam limo,..see my sonata like cheap sale..lols.

  Just this morning before I return cab, 2 sovereign new merc cabs Q at SGH block 6, somemore block the way for other to pass, limpeh dropped my pax, a doctor from Hougang ave 7, he said never, he can walk up,

  then limpeh hv to reverse out, honk those farkers, they bo yew lan, heng limpeh mod good , if not will go down and fark them upside down, then got one pax came out,

  Pax saw 2 new merc cab, sian liao, run after my cab...lols

• Keepthechange666

  2 Nov 13, 21:01

  Nowaday I take taxi, see sonata siam far far....

  Some sonata, their condition is as bad as crown.....

  Currently my favourite taxi to take.....

  Toyota prius....

  Very quiet and comfortable.....

  If they queue at 3 or 4th vehicle, I will straight hop on and go....

  Most time the TD will have a shock....

• Samsun

  3 Nov 13, 14:51

  last nite at RWS. smrt epic go into queue and put CS.

  i was behind. pax up. cannot move on.

  warden ask me switch lane and move off. i told him ask the driver put CS go home and sleep lah. honk him beam him. then warden directed 2 pax to him. he took and speed off. knn black sheep lor.

  come such place put CS.

• bowah

  3 Nov 13, 15:42

  Originally posted by Keepthechange666:

  Nowaday I take taxi, see sonata siam far far....

  Some sonata, their condition is as bad as crown.....

  Currently my favourite taxi to take.....

  Toyota prius....

  Very quiet and comfortable.....

  If they queue at 3 or 4th vehicle, I will straight hop on and go....

  Most time the TD will have a shock....

  
  Heng ar, it is good u siam sonata, arbo, sonata jialat.

  One fat india at serangoon who took my cab and skipped the front smrt pirus and i40, I asked him, why dun take the front one, he shouted..!!!

  Woei! PUNDEK! I just want to take from point A to point B, what the fark they increase these fares and that fares..just because their taxi more expensive. U shut up and drive...then he continue'd,...how come smaller cab more expensive than bigger one..pundek govt. suni brain (cb govt, cock brain)

• Keepthechange666

  3 Nov 13, 20:56

  Ok la, I'm 1 of those pax take taxi don't look at meter 1....

  Sonata, if knn piang time, lan lan reach my turn still have to hop in.....

  But DIE DIE, I won't hop into a CROWN.....

   

• bowah

  7 Nov 13, 18:09

  ani also gum, then forever I will never meet you, heng ar..if not die die also must go temple pray pray first.