Cab Fare Hikes!

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Alright, i'm vexed!

Cab fares in Singapore have sky rocketed!

I didn't think they were going to increase prices by two-folds. I assumed that it would be a few cents, but i was so wrong, and i found out the hard way tonight.

Here's what the cab driver told me:

1) Start fare is S$2.80
2) every 310km is a S$0.20 cent jump..it used to be S$0.10 cents for every 210km (see the difference?)
3) Boarding from the Central Business District (CBD area) is an additional S$3.00 (from 5pm to 12pm)
4) Peak hour charge is now 35% of total cab fare...meaning S$10.00 will have an additional S$3.50 on top AND it starts when the time passes 5:00pm. So this means, that it's like getting charged early midnight charges in the day.
5) On-Call charges are around S$3.50 to S$4.00

so..here's some math for you all.

On Call Charge, CBD boarding, Peak Hour and Meter Start time...totals about S$12.00 before even releasing the foot off the break. (4+2.80+3.00+35% = ALOT OF FUCKING MONEY)

This currently applies to new comfort cabs and i think city cabs as well. All cabs will eventually change to this system, it just depends on time. This change is due to maintenance fees of the new cabs (kia sonata) and the price hikes on fuel/gas/petrol/oil!

So, i was in the cab with amanda, cussing and swearing in my heart with the new additional charges. I usually have to pay about S$12-S$14 bucks to reach home from town...today it racked up to S$18.20. That's not bad considering i didn't have the peak hour surcharge and the on-call charge on top.

This system is a HUGE change. I will defiantly think more than twice to take a cab from now on. The safest bet is to take a cab before 5 and not within the CBD area. It's horrific i tell you! Your eyes will literally bulge out when you see your total fare on the meter!

Chansey told me it was suppose to be about a 49% increase to what we normally pay. I didn't believe her cuz i wasn't effected when i took a cab in the day. I total see where she was going with it when i saw the meter jump like a little bitch today. My heart was falling out with my wallet that didn't have much cash left inside.

they should have a new slogan or something...eg. "take a cab if your born in royalty" or "if your families loaded, hop on"... seriously you need to be dirt loaded before even considering looking at a cab now. The amount i will pay to reach home with all those charges would have been enough to get me home from Changi Airport back in the day.

Oh and did i mention that it's still a bitch to get a cab? it's like people around me are getting richer, un-aware of the new prices or just plain stupid to be feeding these huge organizations with more money.

I'm vexed, agitated and disturbed with this whole new strategy they have implemented. Whatever happen to 20 cent increases or even 50 cent increases? this is a totally new system and it's about 50% more expensive then ever.

i'm out!

fucking cabs.