LSH: LTA wants to have its cake, & eat it too?

[Confuseous]

LTA wants to have its cake, & eat it too?

These measures in monetary terms are but a pittance, as the licence renewal fee discount is only $20 for every three years and the refresher course fee for all modules is only $53.50 once every six years.. What may really incentivise drivers during peak hours particularly to enter the CBD, is to redce or remove the ERP charges, which may be the main reason why drivers may not be entering the CBD.

This is supported by the remarks “The taxi association welcomes the move, but also wants the LTA to review electronic road pricing (ERP) rates and lower them to encourage more cabs to enter the CBD and pick up passengers” and “Cabby Wong Chong Hock, 62, noted that at times taxis have to pass through two or three ERP gantries bedore picking up a passenger. This additional cost deters many drivers from entering the CBD, he said.”

LTA can solve the problem?

Therefore, the LTA may hold the key to solving the problem, But, it has so far refused to budge on this ERP issue.

- http://leongszehian.com/?p=2093

 

[halsey02]

Every Day Rob People is such a good "protection" money..where on earth, they want to relent...the taxi drivers, would have to repent!

 

[oppoibchief]

PAP is lost on how to manage the taxi situation.
They want more Foreigners FTs. They dun buy cars cos from the country they come from, is ridiculous to pay 75k for a piece of paper. So a lot of them opt to take cabs. With almost 5m plus population, of which 2.2m or thereabouts are foreignors, it is no rocket science that 26000 taxis is not enuff during peak hours.

So instead of controlling FT numbers, they prefer to screw the taxi driver more. Tats their style.