Increase in Taxi fare...
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I think lta wants to encourage local to take public transport, mrt and buses.
Taxis, then can be easily available for the increasing number of tourists in Singapore.
However, I dun think this will be the case.
S'poreans will probably forget about the price hike very soon and will take taxi just like now.
The demand and supply problem will be surfaced again.
And it will be worse for local as more drivers will likely stay ard city to get earn those surcharges etc. :roll: -
I don’t mind small increments to defray costs of operations, but here is a missed opportunity to craft a fare structure that enhances the ridership experience. In my view, advance booking should be the way to go, in order to save on fuel costs and is greener than empty cruising, BUT, it should not motivate the cabbies to sit and hide to wait for a fare and refuse to pick up passengers trying to flag taxis down during certain hours. It is promoting conspiratorial behaviours amongst taxi drivers and is hugely frustrating to commuters. $8 advance booking is plain predatory pricing!
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Yerdua:
They better make sure the MRT can handle the load first..I think lta wants to encourage local to take public transport, mrt and buses.
seems that they already have difficulty with current peak hour load.. -
Once we had to book a maxi cab, worried that we could not find one, we made advance booking, it cost $16 just to make an advance booking for the cab.
With the revised advance booking for normal cabs, it will be like the rate for immediate booking of maxi cab. -
3Boys:
I don't mind small increments to defray costs of operations, but here is a missed opportunity to craft a fare structure that enhances the ridership experience. In my view, advance booking should be the way to go, in order to save on fuel costs and is greener than empty cruising, BUT, it should not motivate the cabbies to sit and hide to wait for a fare and refuse to pick up passengers trying to flag taxis down during certain hours. It is promoting conspiratorial behaviours amongst taxi drivers and is hugely frustrating to commuters. $8 advance booking is plain predatory pricing!
Just came to my mind, the increase is to defray the cost of the call centre managing the hotlines?
think the cabbies are a section of workforce which is hard to clamp till date. They are a sour bunch and my colleagues from overseas always never fail to mention to me how taxi drivers are upset with SG. Point of experience epic failure -
3Boys:
I don't mind small increments to defray costs of operations, but here is a missed opportunity to craft a fare structure that enhances the ridership experience. In my view, advance booking should be the way to go, in order to save on fuel costs and is greener than empty cruising, BUT, it should not motivate the cabbies to sit and hide to wait for a fare and refuse to pick up passengers trying to flag taxis down during certain hours. It is promoting conspiratorial behaviours amongst taxi drivers and is hugely frustrating to commuters. $8 advance booking is plain predatory pricing!
I guess you may be mixed up advance booking with normal booking?
Advance booking will have little effect to reduce empty cruising.. it is like booking few hours in advance..
Normal booking (on call) is the one that may have an impact.
Maybe they should reduce normal booking to, maybe 50cts to encourage commuters to call. there'll be less incentive for the cabby to \"wait\" for booking. If they are cruising empty, then, no harm picking up the booking call right.. -
SAHM_TAN:
normal cab is $8 , limo cab is $16Once we had to book a maxi cab, worried that we could not find one, we made advance booking, it cost $16 just to make an advance booking for the cab.
With the revised advance booking for normal cabs, it will be like the rate for immediate booking of maxi cab.
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Kissgurami:
The immediate booking for maxi cab is $8, and advance booking is $16
normal cab is $8 , limo cab is $16SAHM_TAN:
Once we had to book a maxi cab, worried that we could not find one, we made advance booking, it cost $16 just to make an advance booking for the cab.
With the revised advance booking for normal cabs, it will be like the rate for immediate booking of maxi cab.
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limlim:
No, I am not mixing the two, they were 2 separate points. The immediate booking, as you say, relates to empty cruising, BUT $8 for advance is just ludicrous.3Boys:
I don't mind small increments to defray costs of operations, but here is a missed opportunity to craft a fare structure that enhances the ridership experience. In my view, advance booking should be the way to go, in order to save on fuel costs and is greener than empty cruising, BUT, it should not motivate the cabbies to sit and hide to wait for a fare and refuse to pick up passengers trying to flag taxis down during certain hours. It is promoting conspiratorial behaviours amongst taxi drivers and is hugely frustrating to commuters. $8 advance booking is plain predatory pricing!
I guess you may be mixed up advance booking with normal booking?
Advance booking will have little effect to reduce empty cruising.. it is like booking few hours in advance..
Normal booking (on call) is the one that may have an impact.
Maybe they should reduce normal booking to, maybe 50cts to encourage commuters to call. there'll be less incentive for the cabby to \"wait\" for booking. If they are cruising empty, then, no harm picking up the booking call right.. -
SAHM_TAN:
The immediate booking for maxi cab is $8, and advance booking is $16
normal cab is $8 , limo cab is $16Kissgurami:
[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]Once we had to book a maxi cab, worried that we could not find one, we made advance booking, it cost $16 just to make an advance booking for the cab.
With the revised advance booking for normal cabs, it will be like the rate for immediate booking of maxi cab.[/quote]Simi is advance booking? I thought book only?
Paiseh I rarely call for cabs :razz:
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