Taxi Fare Hike 2011

last SG · 2011-12-05T21:34:40+00:00

ComfortDelGro and SMRT Taxis are drawing a largely negative reaction from readers of The Straits Times Online after their recent fare hike announcements, w...

Red5xx SG

Let me do a simple cal what the diff between cur and after rev...

Flag Down 9635 m Peak hr

Cur $3 $5 $2.8 ( 35%) = $10.8

Rev $3.2 $5.29 $2.1 ( 25% ) = $10.59

The different is only $0.2 cent cheaper after price revise within 10km during peak hr,

CDG phui la, up abit there, drop abit there,

Every Jump 2.2 cents ( 10% increase )

Waiting time 2.2 cents ( 10% increase )

Like that is equal to 35% from 6pm to 12pm,

hammerhammer8888 SG

bro your parang sibeh sharp , LTA grant u operator license commuters die cock stand LOL

Small parang nia....if I really got the license I think they see my fleet of taxi all siamzzz. Then my driver all throw keys then I am the one dying cock stand lah!!!!

NetizensUnited SG

Don't blame the taxi driver, blame the system. everyone's just out to make a living.

hammerhammer8888 SG

To begin with the government should have more relief for taxi company so we can have lower rentals and fuels so cheaper fares. Even dun have also nevermind but the operation cost keeps going up and fare remains. So meaning out income also lesser. Still have the cheek to says singaporean income rises in tandem with inflation. You know how they count the median income? They use their own income lah. KNN pay so high of course can putt up the figures lah....

Poolman SG

I dunno about you guys . . .

I be doing those same craps . . . everyday .

But surely next Sunday , not this coming Sunday , but next ... i will surely try out Sunday driving .

See what's those changes like .

It's my style to try it .

As for the rest , same f*ck lar .

No stress ..... just drive .

Poolman SG

I do same crap it's quite normal .

And observes those changes .

Both commuter's ways of taking public transport .

And taxi drivers ways of driving .

Critical is the rest of those taxi companies who do not follow Comfort .

It's going into .....

between taxi drivers .

Just my wild imaginations .

Poolman SG

If other taxi companies dun follow ....

5pm-8pm , Comfort huat ..... cos others with $35% surcharge .

8pm , the rest huat .... Comfort OBK .

But the rest obk only 3 hours from 5-8pm .

Comfort OBK 4 hours , hahahahahah from 8pm to 12MN .

Poolman SG

If NTA or Jasmine u looking at this forum .

5pm we start our 25% peak hour .

Once 8pm , we go down to 20% until 12mn

Our jump will be 20c per 385m and 350m instead

No need what $0.22 cents

All the way until 12mn .

Yes flag down up $0.20 to $3.20 .

This up in flag down is to prepare for higher fuel cost .

Understand bo ?

Medicated Oil SG

I am not against taxi drivers.

Just stating next course of action that the company will adopt if the passengers are not getting any taxi during off peak hours.

This will happened whether you like it or not if most of your bro continue to rest in some hours.

The key of the issue is lowering of the rental price, in which the company will never exercise as they want more profit margins.

So, they will get all the companies to raise their price.

Is it price fixing ? No one got guts to say yes.

Who lose ? Who win ?

decent02 SG

Lowering rental will not solve the lack of taxi in certain hours

many TDs stop their shift after reaching their target revenue

By lowering rental, many would have driven even lesser hours

it would eventually enahnced the problem...

the Bear SG

COE at $50k, you think for one moment the companies will lower their rentals?

Angwk7118 SG

that's why i saw day shift not benefit from this comfark revise rate... cater more to the night.... at least the morning peak should be unitl 10.30am then there will be different cos that 9.30-10.30 still high demand, if not 9.30am pass, most will start preparing for breakfast break

jnyt SG

i didnt know that people don drive taxi can made so much money! who is him, is he one of the pap?

http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201112081510-296177.html

Taxi driver cannot play hid and seek, cannot aim for better pay off, cannot break after reach target, must work until go hospital? My pay cannot even apply for credit card! These people do what to get so much har?????

Khoon2580 SG

i didnt know that people don drive taxi can made so much money! who is him, is he one of the pap?

http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201112081510-296177.html

Taxi driver cannot play hid and seek, cannot aim for better pay off, cannot break after reach target, must work until go hospital? My pay cannot even apply for credit card! These people do what to get so much har?????

they buy taxi rent to us... haiz...

Poolman SG

who make it possible for them to earn so much? taxi drivers , those who need cheap n convenience diesel sales . And those who need their book a cab network.

who make it for their drivers ? Those commuters who call 6552-1111 and complaint they call also cannot a cab .

Am i clear with that ? Logic?

no selling if there is no buying.

charlize SG

COE at $50k, you think for one moment the companies will lower their rentals?

Does not matter what level is the COE.

If COE is very high, the companies will just raise rentals.

If COE drops lower, the companies will maintain their rentals, leading to higher profits for management.

Win win situation.

Dillontan SG

I think all these problems are caused by commuters themselves. Look at the evening peak. You get hordes of taxis at taxi stands. Come 8pm, all these cheapo pax start to come out, and take all the taxis from the taxi stands. The late cheapos then complain why peak period no taxis. Now they no need to hide till 8pm. In fact, they should thank us for making them go home early at 5PM. Why work so hard? LOL!

Then comes the morning cheapos. They also hide till 9:30 then come out. And then they complain no taxis

Me being a day shift TD, by just seeing the fare revisions, i already see a 10% drop for every pax i take from 7 to 9:30. Even if it starts at 6AM, how many pax can i take in one hour?

The calculation done by red5xxx (good job) already proves it. We TD actually collect less!

My two cents! ( pun not intended )

Medicated Oil SG

Taxi Driver vs Passenger

There is no right or wrong depend on which angle u are looking from.

One want to stretch their dollars; one want to maximise the earning from each trip.

So, it is back to the chicken and egg thing.

Is peak hour charge a benefit or a menace ?

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