I know this post is long overdue but i never underatand why the governmwnt must impose a 3 dollar surcharge and allow the taxis to queue at changi airport. A fine should be imposed of taxis who choose to queue there. The number is appalling.
They not only block off one whole lane leading to the airport, they slow down cars who are trying to get to the airport.
Not only that, the other civilians around singapore island is left to wait ridiculously long for a taxi to appear.
I am pregnant and was waiting at sembawang trying to get a taxi back to my mother's place. I was carrying alot of things and waited a good 30mins under the hot blazing sun and got rejected by 3 cabs, all of which didnt want to pick me beacuse they only want to send around the area.
I think the number of taxis that is allowed to queue at the airport needs to be regulated. We have so many taxis on the roads but why issit when we need one, we can never get it?
Another example is the orchard surcharge. With the city surcharge, many taxis refuse to pick passangers who are out of the town area so they can earn the surcharge.
Have you seen the queue at ion at 6pm and the ones at wisma? If you pay the 3 dollars more at wisma, u can be assurd that you will get a taxi way faster then those at ion.
For people who can afford to pay more, its fine. But what about us singaporeans that cant? We are forced to take taxis because my income is so low i cannot afford to buy a car but my pregnancy condition makes it very difficult to take trains especially when the trains are overcrowded with FTs and inconsiderate people who refuse to give their seats up.
I understand sometimes it isnt people's fault as they might be unwell but i feel the root of the problem is the surcharges for places such as town and airport.
Even taking a taxi, i have to be especially careful of what time i take the taxi as it can get very expensive especially when i stay so far ( i cant afford a house in a better area ) and theres midbight or other surcharges.
Farili
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