Live reporting …
Date : 25 Aug 2012
Time : 10.33 am
Location : Sentosa Island (Equarius Hotel)
My Ban Gai (gf in vietnamese) came to singapore to visit me so I
brought her to stay in hotel Equarius Hotel. Today checked out at
10.30 am and asked the bell boy to call for a cab. I am a weekend
taxi driver for one year already and i know at that time there is a
high chance that a few cabs are queuing in Hard Rock Hotel. The
bell boy told me cab coming. I said ok. Then he said call booking.
I got a bit suspicious but i gave him the benefit of doubt when he
told me no cab at HRH. I lighted my ciggy
outside the entrance while my ban gai waited inside the hotel.
Around 2 minutes later a Red Trans Cab Epica SHD9448S arrived with a ON CALL
sign. I waited for my ban gai before we boarded the taxi.
Once inside, I saw two figures on the meter staring at me before
I even utter a single word.
Fare : $3.40
Surcharge : $6.30
The taxi refuses to move on despite me telling him my
destination.
Taxi driver summoned the bell boy to come over the taxi.
I asked him “what happened”
Taxi driver said ” I want the bell boy to explain to me the
surcharge”
The bell boy came over and said ” 3 and 3.30 and knn dunno
wat”
I said to the taxi driver ” Can you move on please”
I instructed the driver to go two places.
First to Bukit Merah to collect my taxi garang (key, TVDL, loose money etc)
and then to Everton Park to collect my taxi
I kept quiet mostly during the trip and merely ask the taxi driver
about trans cab call booking surcharge.
He explained to me “morning is 3.30 and later afternoon changed
agin to another amount”
I just nodded and keep quiet.
I reached Everton Park at around 11.00 am and the fare says
$17.84
Breakdown :
km run : 8.5
Fare : $11.54
Cab booking : $3.30
Location : $3.00
Total fare : $17.84
I reached for my pocket and took out two $10 notes.
i made a mistake because i said : receipt please before handling
the $ over to the taxi driver.
Suprisingly … He paid me $4.15 … I look puzzled.
He proceeded to print out the receipt and then use his pen to alter
the amount shown.
He altered the cab booking charge : From 3.30 to 2.30
He also altered the total fare : from 17.84 to 16.84
After giving me the receipt, he reminded me again …”I return you
4.15 okay”
I kept quiet …
If the taxi friver of SHD9448S is reading
this forum…
Let me tell you… knn if you want to pull a fast one on a local,
please becareful lah
see ang mo…maybe can pull a fast one
I spoke to you in hokkien so you very well know i am a local.
i dunno whether you are in cahoot with the bell boy but i also give
you the benefit of doubt. $1 can make you very full ahhhh ?
In retrospect, I still own you a dollar.
Come and collect from me, I will pay you back.
knn
going for my shift now 1.44 pm ….sad ….shd be able to cover
rental and make a few bucks.
