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From 13 MAY CDG Mercedes will have fare adjustment. Flat down fare the same but the meter jump at $0.30 instead of the current $0.22 for normal taxi....Please take note. Dun blur blur go flag. [laugh]

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http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/comfo...ne-and-maxicabs

 

SINGAPORE — Commuters flagging down ComfortDelGro’s Mercedes limousine cabs and MaxiCabs will have to pay more in metered fares starting from May 13, the taxi operator announced in a notice printed in The Straits Times yesterday.

 

While the flag-down fare for the limo services remains the same at S$3.90 for the first kilometre, customers will have to pay 30 cents for every 400m thereafter up to 10km, and 30 cents every 350m after 10km. For every 45 seconds of waiting, the fare also increases by 30 cents. Currently, the meter jumps by 22 cents for all three components during a taxi ride.

 

In response to TODAY’s queries, ComfortDelGro Group Corporate Communications Officer Tammy Tan said: “The fare adjustments to our limo fleet have been proposed to align them to current market rates. Fares on our normal taxis remain unchanged.”

 

The operator — currently the largest here — had 850 Mercedes limo cabs and MaxiCabs in its fleet as of October last year.

 

Other operators TODAY contacted, such as SMRT and Premier Taxis, said they currently have no plans to raise fares for their limousine cabs, which also start at S$3.90 at flag-down and jump by 22 cents subsequently.

 

Taxi operators here last revised their overall fare structures in December 2011, with ComfortDelGro taking the lead in doing so.

 

Then, flag-down fares had increased by between 7 and 22 per cent depending on the cab model, while peak hour surcharges were extended by an hour on weekdays and to Sundays and public holidays.

 

 

On earlier news on rising taxi COE...

 

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...423-417762.html

 

SINGAPORE - If you hail one of 300 new Chevrolet Epica taxis operated by TransCab, expect to see a flag-down fare of $3.60 on the meter.

 

The transport operator rolled out a new fleet of such taxis in January this year and raised the flag-down fares for these cabs by 20 cents from $3.40.

 

The fare hike was due to higher Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices at the time, said TransCab general manager Jasmine Tan yesterday.

 

She said the COE for the new fleet of taxis in January was about $90,000 per car, up from about $50,000 previously.

 

Some 1,000 taxis of the same model that TransCab rolled out in September 2011 continue to have a flag-down fare of $3.40.

 

Commuters will be able to differentiate the new taxis from the old by the colour of their window rims.

 

The older taxis have white window rims and white tops while the newer ones have red window rims instead.

 

The rise in COE prices is why rental rates for drivers differ for the two types of cabs as well, Ms Tan explained. The new ones cost drivers $123.05 a day, compared to $115.56 for the old.

 

A print advertisement about the change was placed in The New Paper in January, but the TransCab website does not display the new flag-down fares.

 

The change has caught commuters by surprise. Marketing executive Stephanie Lim, 25, who takes a taxi to work every day, said: "The difference in the appearances of the two cabs is minimal. It is not right to just raise fares like that, especially for the same type of cab." TransCab is the second-largest operator here with 4,300 taxis.

 

ComfortDelGro also rolled out 10 Hyundai i-40 taxis in December last year with a higher flag-down fare of $3.50 as part of a six-month trial. The largest taxi operator here could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts yesterday.

 

Mr Ang Hin Kee, adviser for the National Taxi Association, pointed out that taxi companies find it challenging to fix flag-down fares due to the "unpredictable" nature of COE prices.

 

He said he has been urging the Land Transport Authority to view taxis as a form of public transport and to review the COE system for them.

 

Public Transport Council chairman Gerard Ee said that flag-down fares are not regulated and are subject to market forces.

 

"At the end of the day, it is about market demand. If people don't want to use the more-expensive ones, then operators certainly won't want to keep buying them and raising fares," he said.

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Hypersonic

Noted...will take only if claim from company

Lol, one of my staff took the chrysler 300C on official business trip cause he can claim from company! :D

 

Anyway, only Comfort DelGro mercs taxi increase price? The rest mercs le? [:/]

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Hexxor

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those premium taxi ride not very smooth, likely coz all the suspension etc all chui liow from so high milege. So dont bother riding them for comfort. I would rather save the money and ride those old Crown / Cedric at $3.00 flagdown

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those premium taxi ride not very smooth, likely coz all the suspension etc all chui liow from so high milege. So dont bother riding them for comfort. I would rather save the money and ride those old Crown / Cedric at $3.00 flagdown

Still have old Crown / Cedric on the road? [:/] Thought all should have scrapped liao?! I find old Crown / Cedric not comfort lo, due to manual gearbox and the driver engage the gear that time i always wanted to puke.

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Just remove all those mercs la... not much value add also...

Usually mercs is target more for limo service.

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cedrics are the most dangerous taxis on the road. Elderly taxi drivers who are slow, change lanes anyhow, sudden braking and can't see other cars at night. I stay clear of them always. -_-

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Lala81

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in general, newer taxis are the one with teh best ride. suspension all goes to hell after a few yrs of taxi driving.

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Hypersonic

very limo meh?

Perhaps limo due to the badge, think usually mercs taxi is prefer for hotel guests and airport transfer services.

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Hypersonic

would anyone consider a panel van for taxi model? maybe like kangoo, berlingo, caddy etc??

How to sit passengers? [:/]

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