School bus fare

[BigDevil]

Nebbermind:

the CCA extra seems to be about there. I used to pay abt $40/45 per term or $75/semester.

my girl used to pay abt $4/trip for another school. So if got more CCA/remedial...can lao-sai!!!

:scratchhead:
Since I'm paying a flat $20 extra per month,
perhaps I should make DD stay back more often? :siao:

[BigDevil]

BlurBee:

Mine is $75 for 2-way (15mins trip). Extra is $70 per term.

Do you pay that $70 for all 4 terms? If so, then that's quite ex at $280 for the entire year!

For my $20, I only pay for the months which DD needs to stay back. Meaning I don't have to pay for June and Dec, so $200 for the whole school year.

[BlurBee]

BigDevil:

BlurBee:

Mine is $75 for 2-way (15mins trip). Extra is $70 per term.

Do you pay that $70 for all 4 terms? If so, then that's quite ex at $280 for the entire year!

For my $20, I only pay for the months which DD needs to stay back. Meaning I don't have to pay for June and Dec, so $200 for the whole school year.

I believe it is charged by terms, so still need to pay during school holiday. Am still considering whether to let DD takes the bus, or she takes public transport herself. :evil:

[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.