Cab Driver Made to Pay "Cross Road Fee"

[makapaaa]

Mar 27, 2010

Puzzling taxi sign at East Coast Park

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ON TUESDAY at about 4am, I saw some passengers queueing outside the McDonald's at East Coast Park, and I proceeded through the drive-in area when a woman flagged my taxi. But a man I believed to be in charge of the area stopped me.
At that time, there were no taxis there and the parking spaces meant for McDonald's drive-in customers to wait for their takeaway food were empty.
When I asked him why I could not pick up the passenger, he said I had to pay a season parking fee to pick up or queue inside.
There was a Land Transport Authority (LTA) sign stating: 'For 1 taxi stops only'. Even my passenger tried to reason with him but he rudely brushed her off.
I later checked with the McDonald's outlet's manager but was told it was none of its business and the building management was in charge.
For the past few nights, I saw a few taxis parking inside to wait for passengers, but once any taxi was out, the man quickly put a traffic cone on the vacant space. Who authorised him to do so?
Can the LTA enlighten me? If there is a sign for taxis to stop, why can't I pick up a passenger?
Can the building management let us know if there is a 'season parking fee' which taxi drivers must pay to drive in and pick up passengers? That stop also includes people from the park, so isn't it considered a public place?
Cheah Moon Thong

 

[Soul_Reaper]

what I know from a few years back was that the carpark was leased to outside operator ......... who will set the parking fee rates and "parking rules".
Despite complaints to LTA / Traffic Police no action was taken coz they consider that carpark as private property.
The building management stopped that practice after too many letters appeared in the newspapers...... didn't know they had resumed the practice now.

 

[streetsmart73]

what I know from a few years back was that the carpark was leased to outside operator ......... who will set the parking fee rates and "parking rules".
Despite complaints to LTA / Traffic Police no action was taken coz they consider that carpark as private property.
The building management stopped that practice after too many letters appeared in the newspapers...... didn't know they had resumed the practice now.

hi there


1. aiyoh! the crap-ta cannot even solve the daily situation along the cte and pie and many others.
2. you still expect them to look into such small stuff.
3. they have no time no resources hoh!