SINGAPORE:
Trans Cab will raise flag-down fares from 3 January
2012.
The flag-down rate will increase from 20 cents to 70 cents,
depending on the taxi type.
So the start trip on a Toyota Crown cab will cost S$3, instead
of S$2.80.
For the Toyota Wish cab, the flag-down rate will increase to
S$3.20, instead of S$3, while the start fare for Chevrolet cab will
be $S3.40, instead of S$3.20.
For Mercedes Benz cab, the start fare will cost 70 cents more at
S$3.90, instead of S$3.20.
Every 400 metres after the flag-down distance will cost 22
cents, for distances up to 10 kilometres.
Currently, it's 20 cents for every 385 metres.After 10
kilometres, it'll be 22 cents for every 350 metres, compared 20
cents for every 330 metres.
Every 45 seconds of waiting will cost 22 cents, instead of the
current 20 cents.Trans Cab, which has a fleet of 4,300 taxis, will
also adjust the fees for cab bookings.It'll be 20 cents cheaper to
book the Toyota Wish, Toyota Crown and Chevrolet cabs.
Currently, the fee is S$3.50 during peak hours and S$2.50 during
off-peak hours.
However, the booking fee for Mercedes Benz taxi will go up to
S$10, from the current S$8.
The advanced booking fee will go up for all types of cabs.
For Toyota Wish, Toyota Crown and Chevrolet, it'll be S$6.50,
which is 70 cents more than the current S$5.20.For Mercedes Benz
cab, it'll be S$18, compared with the current S$16.
Peak-hour charges will be lowered to 25 per cent of meter fare,
from the current 35 per cent of meter fare.
But the peak-hour charges will cover a longer period.They'll
kick in an hour earlier, from 6am to 9.30am from Monday to Friday,
compared with the current 7am to 9.30am.
The evening peak-hour charges will be from 6pm to midnight
throughout the week, including public holidays.
Currently, the evening peak-hour surcharge applies to fares from
5pm to 8pm, between Monday and Saturday.
Trans Cab is the third taxi operator to announce fare changes,
after ComfortDelGro and SMRT Taxis.
The other smaller operators - Premier Taxi, Prime Taxi and Smart
Cab - have yet to announce any fee changes.
But Smart Cab told Channel NewsAsia on Tuesday that it may make
an announcement as early as next week.- CNA/ck
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