School bus fare

[titank]

So all the while parents have to pay school holidays like in Jan & Dec. Wonder can MOE form a task force to review the current system?

[Jade]

Mine is $60 one way, must also pay for June n dec…Cca days hv to pay extra $2 per trip. About half hour bus journey.

[Jade]

I hv no issue abt paying for Jun n dec hols…what irks me is the lack of price transparency…at the end of day, I m not sure if I’m overcharged or not…until I saw this forum…

[gmommy]

Hi all,


My son just started P1 this year. I just want to find out if it is common practice by bus operators to also charge P1 students Dec 2011 fare in Jan 2012? I mean, he hasn’t even started taking the school bus yet and they are collecting bus fare for that month? Isn’t this being opportunistic?

[MMM]

gmommy:

Hi all,


My son just started P1 this year. I just want to find out if it is common practice by bus operators to also charge P1 students Dec 2011 fare in Jan 2012? I mean, he hasn't even started taking the school bus yet and they are collecting bus fare for that month? Isn't this being opportunistic?

Yes this is like the market practise. I think they collect it outfront as compared to November? so as to avoid people not paying at all.

[gmommy]

MMM, thanks for the reply. So you are saying that it's collecting for Dec 2012 and not Dec 2011?


No wonder parents are not happy with so many fare hikes... :moneyflies:

[MMM]

gmommy:

MMM, thanks for the reply. So you are saying that it's collecting for Dec 2012 and not Dec 2011?


No wonder parents are not happy with so many fare hikes... :moneyflies:

It is collection for December 2012. It is a advance collection.

[Mawar]

gmommy:

MMM, thanks for the reply. So you are saying that it's collecting for Dec 2012 and not Dec 2011?


No wonder parents are not happy with so many fare hikes... :moneyflies:

The bus operators collect Dec 2012 fare in Jan and not in Nov because school closes around mid month. Some parents might decide against taking school bus to save cost. It would be difficult for bus operators to collect Dec fare.

I feel that school children should be encouraged to take school bus. This will lessen the traffic jams along certain stretches of road. So many drive in my kids' school because the fare is on the higher side. The costs is quite a bit especially if they have more than 1 school going child. And we have to fetch on the average twice a week anyway due to CCA etc.

[gmommy]

MMM & Mawar, thanks for the clarifications. I have a clearer picture of the situation now. It’s wonderful to be able to ask questions here.


Mawar, I agree with your point about taking school bus. My purpose for putting my son on the school bus to get him to socialize and not be too sheltered. He is enjoying the ride so far. I will also need to fetch him from school once CCA starts. Otherwise, it’s going to be added cost of $6 per trip for CCA pick-ups.

[schweppes]

gmommy:

Hi all,


My son just started P1 this year. I just want to find out if it is common practice by bus operators to also charge P1 students Dec 2011 fare in Jan 2012? I mean, he hasn't even started taking the school bus yet and they are collecting bus fare for that month? Isn't this being opportunistic?

For some bus operators, they collect June fees in Jan (2 months Jan and June) and in July collect Dec fees as well (2 months July and Dec).

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