Bus fare glitch

• tankee1981

  9 Dec 06, 12:53

  I suppose this issue have been brought up before when they just change over to EZ-Link card. However, this problem haven't been entirely solved yet.
  
  I decide to check out the SBS Transit website for the bus fares of services when i realise that quite often the bus fare for the same trip from the same starting point to the same destination during the same time frame differs.
  
  I realised that the fare is calcuated in terms of stages of the journey. Therefore i think the bus captain forgets or did not change the stage through the console at his driver compartment. Yes, some may say that the difference is just a mere 20+ cents but if you add up over time, the amount can be quite substantial.
  
  More importantly, why must the commuters be charged more than what they are required to? If this is in the context of buying a product from a shop, it will be a natural reaction for one to question why he is paying more than what is printed on the price tag.
  
  I may bring this up to CASE or SBS Transit for the benefit of all bus users. But i wish to hear comments and recommendations from you people out there. This is because maybe i have miss out or misunderstood on something. Thanks
  
  
• popmynutsy

  9 Dec 06, 12:56

  if he never updates the stages, is u tan tio wad.
• BenBenDeZhu

  9 Dec 06, 12:57

  CASE is useless in this situation
• SexyChin

  9 Dec 06, 12:57

  I thought now is controlled by some GPS?
• FireIce

  9 Dec 06, 13:00

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• tankee1981

  9 Dec 06, 13:02

  Originally posted by popmynutsy:

  if he never updates the stages, is u tan tio wad.

  I believe i am not clear enough in my explanation.
  
  What i meant is that in order for them to save time (especially during the morning rush hours where the traffic is terrible) to change the stages they press the earlier stage in advance when there is less traffic. This way the company will not question why the fare collected is so little and at the same time is convenient for the driver himself.
  
  Further more most commuters don't really take note of the deductions and more interested in just scanning the card and alight ASAP. Hope i have cleared your doubts.
• tankee1981

  9 Dec 06, 13:04

  Originally posted by FireIce:

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  Pls help me transfer the topic to any relevant forums. I wish to hear from the others about this matter. Thanks