SMRT asks for increase in fare?

• Purplehaze623

  31 Jul 07, 18:56

  heard it in ch8 news, are the bus fares going up again?
• sbst275

  31 Jul 07, 18:57

  They ever asked for 30c hike on cash fares
  
  Nothing unusual
• maurizio13

  31 Jul 07, 18:57

  Originally posted by Purplehaze623:

  heard it in ch8 news, are the bus fares going up again?

  Thanks to those brainless 66.6%.
• meltz

  31 Jul 07, 18:59

  just heard too .. grrr .. everything also increase price
• carbikebus

  31 Jul 07, 19:00

  Then SBST will follow suit just see...
• magical_wen

  31 Jul 07, 19:00

  next time i'll just walk
• meltz

  31 Jul 07, 19:04

  so they gg to install snake skin or leather seat with the fares increase ??
• freedom4ever

  31 Jul 07, 19:04

  you think will get approve? i say yes.
• hiphop2009

  31 Jul 07, 19:05

  PTC! please see dat justice is done!
  
  30 cent in increase for cash bus fare is too much.
  
  5 cent maybe still ok.
• sbst275

  31 Jul 07, 19:06

  In the 1st place, cash fares should be 10c premium of ez-link fares
  
  Most of the ppl that still pay cash are the poor who can't even afford to top up $10 at 1 go
• freedom4ever

  31 Jul 07, 19:10

  Originally posted by hiphop2009:

  PTC! please see dat justice is done!
  
  30 cent in increase for cash bus fare is too much.
  
  5 cent maybe still ok.

  complain also no use. all they do is just get some idiots to go frontline and say 30c is alright de.
• Darkness_hacker99

  31 Jul 07, 19:12

  Originally posted by maurizio13:

  Thanks to those brainless 66.6%.

  x2.
• maurizio13

  31 Jul 07, 19:12

  Originally posted by freedom4ever:

  complain also no use. all they do is just get some idiots to go frontline and say 30c is alright de.

  Hehehe......
  
  I am sure Channel News Asia has no problems to find such people.
  
  
• freedom4ever

  31 Jul 07, 19:19

  Originally posted by maurizio13:

  Hehehe......
  
  I am sure Channel News Asia has no problems to find such people.
  
  

  cos those people drive car mah. you go tell then petrol increase 50c a litre see they will say 50c is alright mah?
• 201911

  31 Jul 07, 20:37

  30c, how come this year fare hike so steep? (maybe u mean 3c)
• Purplehaze623

  31 Jul 07, 20:48

  i dunno a thing, only know another fare hike is on the run...
  
  isnt there a conflict in interest where the organization assessing bus companies is government based, and bus company owned by government?
• tanjun

  31 Jul 07, 20:59

  Besides, I heard from the news PTC will like to raise the yardstick for SBST and SMRT service standards in terms of waiting times from 15 mins to 10 mins during peak hours. Besides, they will implement a new rule that will fine both companies ranging from $100 onwards if they fail to adhere to the new standards set out by PTC within 2 yrs time.
• maurizio13

  31 Jul 07, 21:01

  Originally posted by tanjun:

  Besides, I heard from the news PTC will like to raise the yardstick for SBST and SMRT service standards in terms of waiting times from 15 mins to 10 mins during peak hours. Besides, they will implement a new rule that will fine both companies ranging from $100 onwards if they fail to adhere to the new standards set out by PTC within 2 yrs time.

  Fine?
  
  Right pocket out, left pocket in.
  
  Same lah, ultimately the money also go government, be it as dividends from SMRT or fines.
• Manager433

  31 Jul 07, 21:03

  I sarport fare hikes
• bigmouthjoe

  31 Jul 07, 21:07

  Originally posted by tanjun:

  Besides, I heard from the news PTC will like to raise the yardstick for SBST and SMRT service standards in terms of waiting times from 15 mins to 10 mins during peak hours. Besides, they will implement a new rule that will fine both companies ranging from $100 onwards if they fail to adhere to the new standards set out by PTC within 2 yrs time.

  Stupid SMRT. I suggest PTC set up a complain board. It will be full in no time.
• alwaysdisturbed

  31 Jul 07, 21:25

  Originally posted by meltz:

  so they gg to install snake skin or leather seat with the fares increase ??

  wait for them to install cushion in trains first.
  
  

  Originally posted by freedom4ever:

  you think will get approve? i say yes.

  the application loops under 1 roof. the outcome, even needless to say.
• <Precious>

  31 Jul 07, 21:27

  Won't be surprised if someone bombs the mrt !
• Yaimster

  31 Jul 07, 21:28

  "We have a world class transport. 30 cents is peanuts."
  
  "We need the money to increase our quality of our services"
  
  "We need the money to cover the fines, just in case we are late 80% of the time "
• popikachu

  31 Jul 07, 21:30

  wha liew...
• twiggies

  31 Jul 07, 21:32

  ridiculous.. let's go back to stone age people.