[Reference] Newcomers' Guide for taxis
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U mean the mercedes grey colour cab?Originally posted by Destroy_forums:i think u missed out a new cab .... the dunno wat silver cab or wat... a few on the roads -
Ya YA that 1 got any info abt them ???? nv take b4 leh wanna try looks like and comfyOriginally posted by Volvo Olympian:U mean the mercedes grey colour cab?
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This?Originally posted by Destroy_forums:Ya YA that 1 got any info abt them ???? nv take b4 leh wanna try looks like and comfy 
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ayayyaya
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This grey Merc cab was under Silvercab i think..Fleet size very smallOriginally posted by Destroy_forums:ayayyaya -
SILVERCABOriginally posted by Destroy_forums:i think u missed out a new cab .... the dunno wat silver cab or wat... a few on the roads
*Mercedes Benz E220CDI
Click on the above link! apparently theres 25 such vehicles on the roads now. From December, there will be another 25 taxis brought in, for Silvercab. -
wat crap? they still are...Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:This grey Merc cab was under Silvercab i think..Fleet size very small -
100 more Mercedes Benz E200NGT on the roads from December 2005. Coming out in as many as 4 batches.
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=168442
4th batch already on the roads this week. (27th December 2005) -
Taxi Rego series
SH***: SJE, Sentosa buses
SH1*** to SH5***: Comfort Yellow Top
SH6*** to SH9***: NTUC Comfort
SHA***: Citycab
SHA1*** to SHA7***: NTUC Comfort
SHA8*** to SHA9***: Citycab
SHB*** to SHB1***: SMRT
SHB2*** to SHB3***: Citycab
SHB4000 to SHB4499: NTUC Comfort
SHB4500 to SHB4999: Citycab
SHB5***: SMRT
SHB6***: Comfort Yellow Top
SHB7000 to SHB7499: Smart Automotive
SHB7500 to SHB7999: Transcab
SHB8***: Premier Taxis
SHB9***: Transcab
SHC1 to 500: Citycab
SHC501 and above: ???
http://taxis.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=135818 -
Taxi Booking Rates (Comfort/ City Cab/ Yellow Top Cab/ SMRT) update/ summary:
Current Booking
Peak Hour: (7.30am to 9.30am/ 5.00pm to 11.00pm):$4.00
Off Peak (9.30am to 4.59pm/ 11.01pm to 7.29am, Weekends, all Public Holidays): $2.50;
Mercedes Taxi: $8.00
**Silvercab: $3.00 for all Current bookings, all days, all times
Advance Booking
All days, All times: $5.20;
Mercedes Taxis: $16.00
**Silvercab: $5.00 for all Advance bookings, all days, all times.
All taxis are either Toyota Crown, Toyota Corona or Nissan Cedric. Mercedes Taxis rates are individually displayed. -
Current Taxi Models
Toyota Corona (about 50 units)
Toyota Corolla (about 10 units)
Toyota Crown
Nissan Cedric
Hyundai Sonata (2 units)
Operating under "premium" names (eg. Prestige, Presido, Souverign, Mercedes, silverstar etc)
Skoda Superb (5 units)
Mercedes Benz E220CDI-E4 (about 300 units)
Mercedes Benz E220CDI-AT (less than 50 units)
Mercedes Benz E200NGT (104 units) (Natural Gas + Petrol)
Volkswagen Touran TDI (1 unit)
Volvo V70 (1 unit)
Toyota Liteace (1 unit)
Mercedes Vito L115CDI (about 100 units)
Carbodies TX1 (about 50 units)
all are powered by Diesel except Mercedes Benz E200NGT -
New limo/ premium taxis!
100 units of Volkswagen Touran TDI (from September 2006)
150 units of Skoda Superb (from mid 2006) -
Hmm , so its now easy to spot them actually...Originally posted by 105090:New limo/ premium taxis!
100 units of Volkswagen Touran TDI (from September 2006)
150 units of Skoda Superb (from mid 2006) -
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FYI there is a wikipedia article featuring Singapore taxicabs.
here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_Singapore
The wikipedia article about taxicabs around the world (including Singapore) available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_around_the_world
Other taxi-related issues, such as driving and hiring a taxi, taxi rentals, yellow-top taxis, vocational licence points system (VLPS), and Singapore Taxi Academy can be found here: http://www.lta.gov.sg/public_transport/pt_taxi.htm -
Singapore's Ministry of Transport taxi deregulation policy as of 2003:
http://www.mot.gov.sg/policy-land-public.htm
(scroll down to the "Taxis" section which is at the bottom of the policy page) -
based on my observations, taxi stands are mostly whole day, and have minimum 2 spaces for taxis to wait for passengers.
They are conveniently located at public transport stops, shopping malls, and certain governmental organisations. -
Guidelines on taking a taxi
1) Hitch a taxi from taxi stand or a safe place (road kerbs etc)
2) It is preferred for passengers to tell the cabbies their destinations in English.
3) Fasten seat belts.
4) Inform the cabby if you want to open the window for ventilation purposes.
5) You may chitchat with cabby. But dont chit-chat for too much --- for safety reasons --- so that the cabby would not be distracted by chitchatting while driving
6) Do keep to good behaviour whenever possible.
7) Pay fairly according to meter (or according to what the cabby says)
8 ) Ask for receipts.
9) Check if you have left things behind inside a taxi -
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On the road , there are quite alot of silver taxis ( i presume they are from Premier Taxis company) and the signboard above it is in bright green color when it doesn't carry passengers.
It looks like Volvo to me.. but what exactly is the car model of the that particular cab? -
just.srad,
that's Skoda Superb -
Thanks.. that cab is really nice.Originally posted by SGEMP:just.srad,
that's Skoda Superb
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With immediate effect, all users having question about taxis are required to use the "Questions on taxis, series 2" topic thread to ask questions.
This is to allow for a neater-looking Singapore Taxis forum, and for easy reference of questions and answers to taxi queries.
The link to Questions on taxis, series 2 is here: http://buses.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=220840
Thank you for your cooperation.
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OK , The post has been edited.Originally posted by SBS9818A:(post deleted due to irrelevance)