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<h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node__title node-title">Explain reasons behind complicated fare system</h2>
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<div class="field field-name-field-article-abstract field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The letter “Single flag-down fare system puts cabbies, passengers on equal ground” (Oct 18) was a perfectly succinct response to our taxi woes.</div></div></div>
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<span>From Chin Wah Seng -</span>
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<div class="date clearfix">October 21</div>
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<p>The letter “Single flag-down fare system puts cabbies, passengers on equal ground” (Oct 18) was a perfectly succinct response to our taxi woes.</p><p>The current fare system is so complex that it is a big joke for a developed country that has a reputation for achieving objectives efficiently and quickly. With such multi-layered charging conditions, passengers do not remember the fare schedule; to spare themselves the stress, they simply pay the fare. </p>
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<p>I would like to hear from the authorities how such a complicated fare system developed: The reasons and objectives it intended for a straightforward public service. If this system must be changed, what are the difficulties we will face and how different is the Singapore situation from other cities and countries?</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-article-abstract field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The letter “Single flag-down fare system puts cabbies, passengers on equal ground” (Oct 18) was a perfectly succinct response to our taxi woes.</div></div></div>
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<span>From Chin Wah Seng -</span>
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<div class="date clearfix">October 21</div>
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<p>The letter “Single flag-down fare system puts cabbies, passengers on equal ground” (Oct 18) was a perfectly succinct response to our taxi woes.</p><p>The current fare system is so complex that it is a big joke for a developed country that has a reputation for achieving objectives efficiently and quickly. With such multi-layered charging conditions, passengers do not remember the fare schedule; to spare themselves the stress, they simply pay the fare. </p>
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<p>I would like to hear from the authorities how such a complicated fare system developed: The reasons and objectives it intended for a straightforward public service. If this system must be changed, what are the difficulties we will face and how different is the Singapore situation from other cities and countries?</p>
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