Showing posts with label Taxi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taxi. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Poor taxi service in Singapore
Besides the complicating taxi fare structure (we have many taxi companies operating with different fare structure), taxis aren't easily available as we would like at certain time of the day.
After 9:30am on a weekday, one may find it difficult to get a cab. The reason is because the 25% extra charge between 6am and 9:30am no longer applies.
These last 2 days I need to catch a cab to the city around 10am but ended up taking a bus instead. I waited as long as 30 minutes but there was no taxi available.
During the evening, there will be a vacant taxi plying the street in front of my apartment every 2 minutes. But why is that so? Answer: because between 6pm and midnight the 25% surcharge applies.
During the period when the surcharge does not apply, the cabbies would be ferrying their spouses and children to the markets, shops etc. They would conveniently turn on the "busy" sign to tell their would-be passengers that they are ferrying other "passengers".
When Uber and Grab Taxis made their appearance a few years ago, the cabbies made a big fuss. They complained to the government that Uber and Grab are depriving them of a livelihood.
I do not use the taxi service often and so not affected by their poor service as much as my fellow Singaporeans and residents.
After 9:30am on a weekday, one may find it difficult to get a cab. The reason is because the 25% extra charge between 6am and 9:30am no longer applies.
These last 2 days I need to catch a cab to the city around 10am but ended up taking a bus instead. I waited as long as 30 minutes but there was no taxi available.
During the evening, there will be a vacant taxi plying the street in front of my apartment every 2 minutes. But why is that so? Answer: because between 6pm and midnight the 25% surcharge applies.
During the period when the surcharge does not apply, the cabbies would be ferrying their spouses and children to the markets, shops etc. They would conveniently turn on the "busy" sign to tell their would-be passengers that they are ferrying other "passengers".
When Uber and Grab Taxis made their appearance a few years ago, the cabbies made a big fuss. They complained to the government that Uber and Grab are depriving them of a livelihood.
I do not use the taxi service often and so not affected by their poor service as much as my fellow Singaporeans and residents.
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