I believe many had gone through all parts of the world
Singaporean tends to compare taxi services in various countries,
let’s share the experience.
Last December, I was at Gold Coast via Brisbane. If you think
Singapore taxi expensive, try Australia one, your balls will
drop.
In Brisbane, taxi is territory, various companies plying various
parts of Brisbane, nobody are allowed to venture in to others
territory, mainly like Singapore, various companies determine by
colour. Of course if you need a cab to travel beyond the cabbies
territory, his term and condition will lay down to you, that
include his meal, his lodging and his wages.
Normal taxi plying on the road also run by meter, you won’t want
to know how their meter jump, very clear decal, they will explain
all the tariff like what we do, but there’s this wording, they
particularly written in bold, ’$0.10 per second ‘
And their cabbies usually will take the most longest route to
your destination, why? Imagine per second jump is $0.10, just meter
jump alone will make your heart beat jump like hell.
When I try negotiate terms with this cabby to take me from
Brisbane to Gold Coast, guess how much? $1,600 Aus, that include
his meal, lodging and empty cab back. Imagine between Bris-Gold
Coast only 100 over km.
Is quite an experience for me on their taxi services, and hotel
concierge even advice me to engage limousine service for transfer
to airport, just $50 Aus, and is quarantee, the cabby will wait
unti you on board and for every 5 min of waiting charges is cool
additional of $10 Aus.
I took a cab out from Airport upon arrival, meter running and
the bill came out to $156.70 Aus. So decided to listen to concierge
advice, book a limousine, came down promptly, at least when I on my
way back Singapore, I know I had save that cool $100 Aus.
FYI, I’m on free and easy tour, so
everything’s got to settle myself.
Cheers!
