Premier Taxis to impose 50-cent fuel surcharge

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Premier Taxis to impose 50-cent fuel surcharge

By Christopher Tan

TAXI fares are going up on the back of a fuel surcharge that one cab company is introducing from next Wednesday.

Premier Taxis, which has about 2,000 cabs here, will charge passengers 50 cents more per ride. Observers expect the other players to follow suit - but probably not immediately.

There are six other companies here, accounting for a total of 26,000 cabs. Though none of them said they had plans to impose a fuel surcharge, most are mulling over it.

Mr Teo Kiang Ang, managing director of Trans-Cab, the second-biggest operator here, said: 'We should, because fuel price is so high. We're waiting for 'big brother'.'

He was referring to market leader ComfortDelGro, which yesterday said it had no plans yet to impose a surcharge.

Prime Taxis general manager Tan Soon Chye said the company has been in discussions with its drivers, and expects to make a decision in a week's time.

 

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>>Mr Teo Kiang Ang, managing director of Trans-Cab, the second-biggest operator here, said: 'We should, because fuel price is so high. We're waiting for 'big brother'.'

He was referring to market leader ComfortDelGro, which yesterday said it had no plans yet to impose a surcharge.<<

Mr Teo how old liao? Still talk like an ITE student.

 

[Cestbon]

Fuel surcharge . All operator will follow. After few month become permanent fare increase.
Next month booking fee will also increase.
Taxi company now play smarter game. They dont increase fare diectly. The use fuel surcharge name so passenger will not so tulan.
If after few month fuel price drop. The fare will remain increase 50cent by comment that inflation,COE price increase, overhead increase..............

 

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Fuel surcharge . All operator will follow. After few month become permanent fare increase.
Next month booking fee will also increase.
Taxi company now play smarter game. They dont increase fare diectly. The use fuel surcharge name so passenger will not so tulan.
If after few month fuel price drop. The fare will remain increase 50cent by comment that inflation,COE price increase, overhead increase..............

...... minister's salary included also :p

 

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>>Mr Teo Kiang Ang, managing director of Trans-Cab, the second-biggest operator here, said: 'We should, because fuel price is so high. We're waiting for 'big brother'.'

He was referring to market leader ComfortDelGro, which yesterday said it had no plans yet to impose a surcharge.<<

Mr Teo how old liao? Still talk like an ITE student.

GE lai liao.. You think Cuntfort-Delgo will increase fares?? WHo controls CUntfort?? They dare to jeopardize the votes for their ultimate masters, when the peasants kaopeh kaobu over ever increasing transport costs??

Where got tiger dun wan to eat meat one.... :oIo: Pappys!

 

[Cestbon]

Anyone can update. How the fare take off.
Where our cabby ?

 

[Lestat]

If they implement the surcharge, just reject them when you happen to flag for a cab and they happen to stop. They are not the largest fleet in the market and premier cabs usually ply the northeast district of Singapore (heard from a cab driver)

 

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Police car hits taxi but doesn’t stop: driver

Police car hits taxi but doesn’t stop: driver
SingaporeScene – Fri, Mar 18, 2011 12:03 PM SGT


A taxi driver has lodged a complaint against a police officer who bumped into his taxi and failed to stop after the incident.

Ng Wen Sheng, 44, the taxi driver who made the complaint, said that the incident happened on 27 Jan at about 8am on the Airport Boulevard towards Terminal 1.

Both his taxi and the police car were driving in the same direction when the front of the police car swiped the rear of his taxi. This left the cab, a silver Kia Magentis, with scratches on the bumper and the right side of its bodywork, he claimed.

The cabby said that the police car went left before disappearing into a side road. He wanted to follow it but had to take his passengers to the departure hall as they were running late.

At that time, Ng was on the way to the airport to drop off his two passengers who were due to catch a flight to Europe. Both he and his passengers were unhurt in the minor accident.

"I was shocked that the police car didn't stop. It didn't seem like it was in a rush to go to a crime scene," he told The Straits Times.

Last week, the police told him that action was being started against the driver of the police car for careless driving, failing to stop after an accident and failing to render assistance. ST understands that the driver was a staff sergeant who was alone at the time and on official duty.

His account was corroborated by one of the passengers, a 26-year-old account design manager, who was in the taxi with her mother.

Ng went to the Airport Police headquarters after his passengers got out. He wanted the particulars of the driver and photographs of the police car so he could submit an insurance claim.

"In response to media queries, police confirm that a police report was lodged by the officer who was involved in the accident with the taxi on the same day upon her return to base," said a police spokesman.

"Another officer had also contacted the taxi driver to assess the damage and cost of repair. Police investigations into the case are still ongoing."

It is not known whether the officer's duties have changed pending the outcome of the investigation.

Ng, who recently gave up driving a cab to take a job as a construction site supervisor, said, "What if it was a more serious accident, yet the other party didn't stop to check if anyone was hurt?"

Former policeman P.T. Roger, 57, said that although officers often have to attend to emergency calls, they should still stop when an accident happens, however minor it looks.

"They should stop to check if anyone is injured and exchange particulars. They can always call back for reinforcements if they were on the way to respond to an emergency," he said.