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Oh NO! Transport Increase Price again!
- Thread starter vincenttan
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This is inevitable and everyone knows it. Once you see they increase the price for private car use using the ERPs, then it is certain public transport price will go up, may it be cabs, bus or MRT. We all stuck in LL situation mah. ERP increase so much so we say ok i better take bus. Then bus increase abit but still cheaper than erp increase, we are again in LL situation and gwai gwai take public transport.
No win one la. Just dont do anything foolish with the gahment charity handouts. Set it aside for all the crap that is gonna hit your face.
No win one la. Just dont do anything foolish with the gahment charity handouts. Set it aside for all the crap that is gonna hit your face.
The shortest distance between two points, is a straight line, you get there faster, and supposedly cheaper.
But travelling on Singapore transport system is, you meander around to get the cheapest fares, and arrive later. The rebate system is to confuse the consumers, for who is going to audit the transport providers if they are CHEATING US?
If you use cash, CASH, that mean the dollar notes & coins, you pay more. If they do not accept currency notes & coins, Singapore, might as well revert to the barter system!
Uniquely Singapore, 1st in the world, you travel from point to point you pay MORE, you use currency notes & coins to pay, YOU PAY MORE!
UNIQUELY SINGAPORE!!!
>>>they oso say GST hike is to help the poor...<<<
The PAP have been mentioning that almost every year!! In reality they did not help anyone at all!!
What a shameless excuse!!
The PAP have been mentioning that almost every year!! In reality they did not help anyone at all!!
What a shameless excuse!!
Bro you forgot that if your pay rise no good. That was one of the multi million dollar man said
... singaporeans deserve the bs dished out each year by the pap... 
they have help,they give handouts.
but as always they will come up with something to collect back what they given out and lagi more.
but as always they will come up with something to collect back what they given out and lagi more.
Wah lau ... you cheapskate !! Buy a better one lah !!
u shld consider urself lucky 4 10 $ 2 last 4 a few days ... me, top up 20 $ oni last me 3 days ...
$20 only last 3 day. How many MRT/LRT/Bus u are riding in day care to give detail. Me really don't know only take MRT/LRT/Bus once/twice a year.
Me top up $10 year ago still have balance in the card and I don't know where i have place the card.
Sep 12, 2008
EZ-link fares to increase
By Tony Ng
The Public Transport Council (PTC) has decided to grant an overall net fare adjustment of 0.7 per cent, according to its press statement.
From October 1, 2008, the more you transfer, the more you will save. However, if you usually make a direct journey with no transfers, expect to pay more.
A journey with two transfers can see a reduction of 18 cents, and 29 cents if there are three transfers. This is due to the increment in the transfer rebate for the adult EZ-link fare, which will be raised by 15 cents to 40 cents, up from the current 25 cents. Public transport operators will bear the majority of the transfer rebate increase.
On the other hand, you will pay four cents more if you make a journey with no transfers. A four-cent increment will affect all adult EZ-link fares on buses and trains, including senior citizen concession journeys.
Commuters who take long-distance rides will also have to pay more. A new maximum EZ-link fare-band means such commuters will pay an additional five cents for buses and trains.
Cash-paying commuters will be affected as well. Cash fares are set to increase by 10 cents for adult bus and train rides.
The PTC..Pass the Cost, Punish the commuters, once again approved the increases. As usual, they will higlight on how many million dollars, they are giving out in aid, but who is counting the 'beans'?. Will there be an independent body to monitor how much of the money is paid out?, and knowing singapore system very well, to get that aid, is not easy!.
Haven't people heard of the the mulitplier effect?, the increases maybe small, factor in the rebates, but if you travel often; the costs adds up!.
Furthermore, you have already parted with your money, when one top up their ez link fare card, which means the transportataion companies, would have your money in their bank accounts, when you depletes yours.
If you do not spend the money, one effectively have donated your hard earned money!, so what so great about rebates then?
The transport providers is a monopolist or oligopolists, how can they, loose money, even if you cheat them of fares!
lastly, ridership had gone up, due to rising cost of petrol, ERP's etc., in which many had switched to public transport, and this add up to more profits.
Yet!, every year they are asking for an increase!, and these increase often happen after, the people gets their 'candies', in form of GST credits etc.., what a co-incdence, isn't it!
Most people just accept, any increases that come their way, without a protest or making any noises, what an unique SINGAPORE!
say, u stay in jurong west, bukit batok, chua chu kang, etc ... n u hv 2 take a feeder 2 mrt ... n u work in ze city area ... or u take n express service out 2 town ...
u get can ze fare costs fr ze smrt n sbs websites ...
worse when u dun go home directly, but hv 2 do sum shopping ... @ orchard rd etc ...
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Dun worry lah. Our garment will take care of us good good.
Old man everything goood
boy boy say good good
The rest of the cheer leaders also say good.
They are not trying to make money lah..
They want to reduce the jammed in MRT and bus...
Too much car - increase ERP lah.. Too little car .. too many pppls take public transport ..Increase fare lah..
I am not highly educated and write like ah beng. But the MP also mean the same thing lah just that they write and speak in flowery word. And there are 66% who like it. I hope among the 66% , most of them leave in serangoo garden, most of them get lay off and replace by FT ....
Old man everything goood
boy boy say good good
The rest of the cheer leaders also say good.
They are not trying to make money lah..
They want to reduce the jammed in MRT and bus...
Too much car - increase ERP lah.. Too little car .. too many pppls take public transport ..Increase fare lah..
I am not highly educated and write like ah beng. But the MP also mean the same thing lah just that they write and speak in flowery word. And there are 66% who like it. I hope among the 66% , most of them leave in serangoo garden, most of them get lay off and replace by FT ....
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