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The December One · Veteran Guru

Do you agree that ERP Charges should be waived for Taxis

reliefdriver · Guru

Yes Yes Yes Definitely Yes.

bluenuts · Veteran Guru

Walau...this one clear cut lei....

moshimoshi · Veteran Guru

wa...i justed sent in vote and i see 14.3% of 'No' votes.
so, bro bluenuts, not really so clear cut lei....

The December One · Veteran Guru

Eh, wonder which bro voted NO.

reliefdriver · Guru

The December One wrote:

Eh, wonder which bro voted NO.

Must be a non taxi driver viewing the forum or worse still ATD.

8_trigrams · A Forum Supporter

I won't bother to vote yes or no, because it is a clear cut that LTA will say NO.

Why? They want vehicles(included taxi) to get off the busy road.

Drive · Guru

8_trigrams wrote:

I won't bother to vote yes or no, because it is a clear cut that LTA will say NO.

Why? They want vehicles(included taxi) to get off the busy road.

I beg to Difer......They dont want vehicles off the road else how to justify their fat bonus & salaries. They want Every Road Pay.

fairfare · Senior Guru

8_trigrams wrote:

I won't bother to vote yes or no, because it is a clear cut that LTA will say NO.

Why? They want vehicles(included taxi) to get off the busy road.

8T...i wont disagree with you on LTA's stance...non-the-less we as cabbies shd vote whether we agree or not...this is to show our voices...at least in this forum & who knows who might be reading our forum & see how cabbies feel

you agree it's one small way to show our unhappiness instead of being silent

donsan · A Forum Mentor

Drive wrote:

8_trigrams wrote:

I won't bother to vote yes or no, because it is a clear cut that LTA will say NO.
Why? They want vehicles(included taxi) to get off the busy road.

I beg to Difer......They dont want vehicles off the road else how to justify their fat bonus & salaries. They want Every Road Pay.
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We call this Killing 2 birds with 1 stone.
Control vehicle population in congested roads And collect $$$.

I'll be glad if LTA reduces Taxi ERP rate to 50% of normal car.
Give and take,maybe Transport minister will consider.......> 35,000 active taxi drivers and their spouses is a great force to reckon with...

stkee · Guru

I fell that if ERP rates is reduced or even waived for taxis, it will be an incentives for most car drivers to give up driving to work in the morning rush hour and to take taxis instead. Because they will be paying about $10 less per trip into the cbd as compared to driving their own vehicles.

And how much congestion can there be? The number of taxis otr is fixed whereas the population of pte cars are growing, so who are the ones contributing to congestions and pollutions?
Fyi, the exhaust particle for euro4 diesel engines is even cleaner than normal petrol engines.

Surewin · Veteran Member

i haven vote yet but i think no lar ,because CBD will have lots of taxi wanna pickup passanger will be very very kan kor. Suay suay q at taxistand kenna summon tiok wo kekeke

The December One · Veteran Guru

All bros, voting will close tomorrow (19/2/09) at 11.18pm. A landslide victory for all bros if LTA do away with ERP charges for all taxis. Pray and Hope. Pray and Hope. If not we can't cope (with supporting taxi rental & family, that is).

-- Edited by The December One at 23:50, 2009-02-18

bluenuts · Veteran Guru

Bro surewin, you think if taxi exempt from erp charges, there's still cbd surcharge waiting for you to make?
You think taxis will still all chiong to cbd?
Think agn bro, think again.

Amk1777 · A Forum Mentor

Just reduce will do. Can't waived...
All ERP and CBD charges is paid by commuters. If there's a reduction, Commuters will be more willing to take cab.