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Browneyes

Originally posted by fatz at 18-4-2008 12:20 AM
April 17, 2008         
ComfortDelGro apologises to man abused by cabby
Netizens slam man who filmed the spat.
By Ian Lim

COMFORTDELGRO has apologised to the man, who filmed a road rage incident  ...

cina & cina gaduh.... yeahhhhhhhh

fatz

cheh...batu api ek..

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Feeder buses to run more frequently during peak hours
Posted: 21 April 2008 1327 hrs

SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Council (PTC) has set a new service standard for buses running feeder services, stating that 85% of such bus services should run at intervals of no more than 10 minutes during weekday peak hours.

This is from August 2008, and a year later, 90% of SBS and SMRT buses that run feeder services must adhere to this 10-minute standard.

The one-year period to ensure that 90% of feeder services run at no more than 10 minutes is to allow bus operators to increase their pool of buses and drivers.

The PTC said the latest mark is over and above the existing standard which requires eight out of 10 bus services, including trunk and feeder services, to run at 10-minute intervals during peak hours by August 2009.

The move is part of the Quality of Service (QoS) standards for basic bus services introduced by the PTC in 2006.

During the six-monthly review of services by bus operators from June to November 2007, the PTC found that while both SBS and SMRT were able to meet most of the QoS standards, there was room for improvements.

This includes the need to have better connectivity by buses to the public transport hubs and the number of passengers ferried. - CNA/sf

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April 22, 2008         
SBS Transit, SMRT upgrade bus fleet
Older vehicles to be given make-overs during the next few years
By Yeo Ghim Lay

LEAKING air-conditioners. Torn seats. Peeling paintwork.

Commuters will soon see less of these on buses, as transport operators give their older vehicles make-overs during the next few years.

SMRT said yesterday it plans to have 85 per cent of its fleet, or 731 buses, upgraded within the next eight years at a cost of $26 million.

It has already refurbished about 170 buses, most about 11 to 13 years old, since early last year.

Bus operator SBS Transit said it has also been regularly retrofitting its eight to nine-year-old buses.

While public buses in Singapore have a legislated lifespan of 17 years, both operators said mid-life upgrading is needed to ensure that buses remain comfortable for commuters.

The average age of both operators' buses is 10 years.

The upgrading works range from servicing bus air-conditioning systems to replacing seats and corroded floorboards.

MP Lim Biow Chuan, a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport, said the upgrading of buses should help make journeys more comfortable.

In SMRT's eight-year plan, more than 50 modifications will be made to each bus, said Mr Tan Teong Joo, deputy director of SMRT Automotive Services.

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April 23, 2008         
Cabbies turn target for robbers
By Mavis Toh

MORE cabbies are falling victim to crime. Last year, 49 of them were robbed, double the 24 cases in 2006.

In the first three months of this year alone, 14 cabbies have already fallen prey.

In the latest case, which happened in the wee hours of Sunday morning, three teenagers, armed with a hammer, robbed three taxi drivers of $460 and a mobile phone over three hours.

They threatened the cabbies with a 27-cm long hammer. One cabbie escaped unhurt, another suffered a 3-cm gash on his left brow and the third had to be hospitalised.

The police revealed that in most such cases, the culprit would strike at night or in the early hours of the morning.

He often acts alone, pretends to be a passenger and takes either the front passenger seat or the one behind the driver.

He would give the driver a location, then switch destinations along the way, usually to a more secluded spot.

There, he would either grab the victim's neck from behind or stick a knife at him. After he gets his loot, he would flee on foot.

Taxi drivers doing the night shift find themselves in a fix because they are not allowed to pick and choose their passengers and can be fined if they do not stop.

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Cabbies on the night shift told The Straits Times they find themselves in a fix as they are not allowed to pick and choose passengers and can be fined for doing so. To protect themselves, they avoid secluded areas.

Comfort cabby Lim Keow Siong's alarm bells ring whenever he spots a passenger in an unlikely environment. 'I won't pick up a 14-year-old from an industrial area because chances are he won't be up to any good,' said the 44-year-old.

TransCab cabby A. L. Tan, 46, suggested that safety screens between passengers and cabbies be put up as a form of protection. 'That way, they can't threaten us with a knife or even grab us by the neck.'

Countries, such as Australia, China and Britain, have implemented the use of a screen or metal bars to prevent physical contact between drivers and passengers after robberies against taxi drivers became rampant. In Sydney, several taxi companies even installed CCTV cameras inside the vehicles.

ComfortDelGro, Singapore's largest taxi operator, said it tried out the idea of putting up screens five years ago, but both cabbies and passengers felt they were a 'barrier to communication'. Mr Lim said the screen also makes it tough for cabbies to stop passengers who try to flee without paying.

But Comfort cabby Alan Tan, 48, felt such screens do more good than harm. 'If robbers have to break the screen down to get to us, at least we have time to dodge.'

Taxi companies say they have other safety measures in place. Both ComfortDelGro and SMRT Taxis have an emergency button installed near the acceleration pedals which drivers can easily activate to notify their centres.

Many cabbies keep a pole or a can of air freshener spray by their side. They also hide their earnings in different places. Mr Tan said: 'As with every job, being a cabby has its dangers. We just have to be careful.'

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April 24, 2008         
Cabbies' earnings up despite fare hike
By Maria Almenoar

THE chorus of complaints following last December's taxi fare increase seems to have died down.

Fears that customers would shy away from taxis, causing the earnings of cabbies to drop, seem to have been unfounded, according to surveys done by the country's two biggest taxi companies.

ComfortDelgro, the largest taxi operator here with about 15,000 of the country's 24,000 taxis, saw a 16 per cent increase in takings for a cabby's full day of work.

This is going by a survey of 5,000 meters. For a full-day shift, cabbies are earning $187.92 - up from $162 before the fare revision - even after deducting the cost of fuel and cab rental.

SMRT, which has about 3,000 taxis on the road, said cabbies reported a 20 per cent jump in gross income in the first quarter of this year, compared to the previous quarter. The data came from a survey of about 300 taxi drivers.

As part of a move to ease taxi shortage and raise the drivers' earnings, the six taxi companies raised their starting metered fare from $2.50 to $2.80 in December.

The meter was also adjusted to tick faster with 20 cents charged for every 385m up to 10km travelled, compared to 10 cents for every 210m.

The peak hour surcharge was also tweaked from a flat $2 to 35 per cent of the metered fare. The surcharge for picking up passengers in the city centre also went up from $1 to $3.

After resisting taxis in favour of public transport, more commuters are going back to cabs.

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April 28, 2008         
LTA lines up largest ever transport poll[Color=Purple=
Travel pattern survey of 10,000 households to cost $1m and help shape future policies
By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent

MORE than 10,000 households will be polled in what is believed to be the biggest transport survey here to date.

The findings of the travel pattern survey will shape transport policies, track the efficiency of the road and rail networks, and hopefully improve life for commuters.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the survey will help the Government in 'projecting future travel demand' so that it can better time the roll-out of transport infrastructure and services.

The LTA has commissioned Media Research Consultants - a firm owned by MediaCorp - to undertake the task for close to $1 million.

An LTA spokesman said that people will be asked 'about the trips they made the day before, such as the mode of travel, starting and ending location, travel time'. The data collected will allow the body to monitor trends.

'The survey will provide useful travel information that will facilitate LTA in policy planning and enhance transport services for commuters,' she added.

The survey is in line with the Transport Ministry's promise to put the travelling public at the centre of its policies. It already has a community outreach arm where feedback from residents is sought on the grassroots level.

Said chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport Cedric Foo: 'Commuter needs and expectations change over time and are affected by shifts in demography, income, family structure and so forth.

'The only way to have a truly people-centred transport system is for LTA to conduct customer surveys regularly.'

Media Research Consultants' contract for $997,000 is 60 per cent more than what international consultants Booz Allen Hamilton were paid for the recently completed Land Transport Review.

The LTA spokesman said the scope of services for this survey is different from the review undertaken by Booz Allen Hamilton.

'There are extensive door-to-door household interviews to be conducted islandwide, and it is thus more labour-intensive,' she said.

The Straits Times understands that some data will be used to gauge the success of initiatives in the Land Transport Review.

These include moves to raise the percentage of people taking public transport to 70 per cent by 2020, and to close the gap between journey times of buses and trains and those who travel by car.

Media Research Consultants' vice-president for research and business development Andrew Lau said that data collection will take 'five to six months'. The report will be ready by 'year-end or early next year'.

The LTA said it last did a travel pattern survey in 2004, when 9,500 households were polled.

It also pointed out that its study is different from the household survey the Department of Statistics does periodically.

'The survey commissioned by LTA aims to collect data on travel patterns on a more detailed level,' its spokesman said.

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April 29, 2008         
LTA looking into seat belts for minibuses
It is consulting motor industry; parents may have to bear the costs
By Teh Joo Lin & Lee Pei Qi


BELTED UP: The United World College of South East Asia and many other international schools here require all students - like these two first-grade pupils - to wear seat belts in their buses. -- PHOTO: UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF SOUTH EAST ASIA

MINIBUSES that ferry children to school may have to be fitted with seat belts.

The Land Transport Authority is considering the move after looking at the experiences of other countries.

The motor industry here is being consulted in a bid to come up with a seat belt design that can be installed in smaller school buses at an affordable price.

International safety experts could be engaged as part of further studies. These studies have been narrowed down to the safety features needed for smaller buses, such as the one involved in a fatal accident on Thursday, said an LTA spokesman.

She was referring to the death of Russell Koh, eight, who was flung out of a minibus on the way to school in a collision with two cars at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Gerald Drive.

In the past two years, 15 children were hurt in accidents involving school buses, but only slightly, according to the police.

The LTA did not touch on the need for seat belts in bigger buses, but in a Forum page reply last year, it said studies showed that the size and design of such vehicles allowed them to absorb the impact of collisions more effectively.

Several international schools here, however, have already acted on the issue.

The United World College of South East Asia, the Singapore American School and The Australian International School require buses ferrying their students to be fitted with seat belts.

Ms Joy Stevenson, communications director of the United World College of South East Asia, said: ' It is nothing out of the ordinary. It is simply safer and I guess, as an international school, we also carried over pre-existing rules in our respective countries... We grew up with the idea that you have to buckle up.'

Strapping up on minibuses is already compulsory in places such as Britain, according to the country's Department of Transport website.

Last November, new safety rules were also proposed for school buses in the United States, including one that required all new small buses to be equipped with belts which go across the chest and the lap, instead of the current requirement for lap-belts only.

Some local bus operators here have already outfitted their fleets with seat belts because of the requirements of international schools.

Ms Lilian Sern, 53, owner of Mei Lian Transport Services, spent $800 to $1,000 per bus to install seat belts in all her 12 minibuses at Soon Chow Workshop.

She said: 'Schoolchildren can be very mischievous and run around in the bus. The seat belts can keep them in their seats and ensure their safety.'

But when the same buses call at local schools, where using seat belts is not mandatory, the operators pack in more children un-belted and charge lower fees.

One bus operator said the fees charged for every two students from an international school is equal to those for three kids in local schools.

Singapore School Transport Association chairman Wong Ann Lin said seat belts were 'definitely a good safety measure' but operators would have to pay to have them fitted and carry fewer passengers.

A minibus, for example, would be able to seat 10 passengers belted up, instead of 15 without.

Even if seat belts become compulsory for minibuses, children may not necessarily use them, he added.

Mr Wong said: 'These bus operators might eventually not be willing to ferry the students as they will definitely be running their business at a loss.'

The costs could eventually be passed on to parents, who now pay between $65 and $175 a month.

At least one parent is all for seat belts.

Russell's father, Mr Colin Koh, had said after his son's death: 'I really hope they make seat belts mandatory because I have two other children.

'I cannot let the same happen to them.'

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April 29, 2008         
Woman, angry with cabby's rude sign, plonks herself in front of his taxi
By Khushwant Singh


'I gestured to him to wait and he made this rude sign with his finger,' said Madam Lee Geok Hiok (right). -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

A 60-YEAR-OLD woman was so enraged by a taxi driver showing her an obscene sign, she planted herself in front of his taxi.

Madam Lee Geok Hiok, a cleaner, was parking her car along the road behind People's Park Centre at 11.30pm on Tuesday when the taxi driver sounded his horn.

She said: 'I gestured to him to wait and he made this rude sign with his finger.'

She marched to his stationary taxi, opened the driver's door and asked him why he showed her the bad sign.

'He tried to deny doing so but then apologised,' she said.

She called the police and held onto the door to prevent him from driving off.

When he moved his taxi forward, she fell onto the road, bruising her right knee.

When the taxi was about to exit from Havelock Square, the feisty woman stood in its way in front of the Family and Juvenile Court.

The taxi then reversed and sped pass her. Police arrived soon and interviewed her and several witnesses.

In April last year, financial adviser Alex Lim, 30, died after he stood in front of the taxi driven by 68-year-old Lee Yuet Kong along Scotts Road.

Mr Lim wanted to get Lee's particulars after a minor collision but Lee drove away, throwing him onto the bonnet.

When the cab braked abruptly, Mr Lim fell backwards and hit his head on the road. He died a month later in hospital.

Lee was jailed for a year and banned from driving for life for reckless driving.

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April 29, 2008         
Passenger who had tiff with cabby over fare arrested for drug taking
By Carolyn Quek
AN EARLY morning dispute over the cab fare between a taxi driver and his passenger ended with the latter being arrested for drug consumption.

Police were alerted to the incident along Seah Im Road at about 6.50am on Tuesday.

The Straits Times understands that the passenger, a man in his 50s, refused to pay the fare, which sparked off a quarrel.

The quarrel escalated into a scuffle. The passenger, who suffered minor injuries, was sent to hospital.

The cabby in his mid-30s was unhurt.

The passenger was later found to have consumed drugs and was arrested.

Police are investigating the matter.

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April 29, 2008         
Dow Jones journalist fined $1,000 for punching cabby
By Khushwant Singh


Andrew Bevan Jones, 35, of Dow Jones, was fined $1,000 on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to the charge of punching cabby Irwan Shah Saharim, 33, in the nose. -- PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

A FINANCIAL journalist got into a tiff with a cabby who did not have change for a $50 note in October last year.

Andrew Bevan Jones, 35, of Dow Jones, then punched cabby Irwan Shah Saharim, 33, in the nose, at the driveway of Block 3C of East Point Green Condominium in Simei Street 3 at about 5.30am that day.

Mr Irwan was treated at Changi General Hospital as an outpatient for a fractured nasal bridge.

On Tuesday, Jones was fined $1,000 after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

A district court heard that both men could not agree to drive to a 7-Eleven store to get change for the $25 fare and when Jones tried to leave the cab, Mr Irwan Shah stopped him. Jones then punched the cabby. Both men then started arguing again as Mr Irwan Shah tried to claim money from Jones to consult a doctor.

Neighbours awakened by the shouting match called security. Two guards arrived and managed to calm down Jones, who by then had paid Irwan $50.

As Jones was waiting for the lift to return to his unit, Mr Irwan shouted: 'You *****, you better watch your back. I know where you live.'

Jones immediately turned around and another bout of pushing and shoving ensued, during which Mr Irwan fell. A security guard persuaded Jones to go home.

Jones told police that he drank about four glasses of beer at a pub before he boarded the taxi. Asking the court for leniency, lawyer P.E. Ashokan said that Jones has been working here since October 2006 and has never got into trouble before.

He also said that Jones had offered to pay the fare with his credit card or get change from his apartment but Mr Irwan refused both options.

Mr Ashokan also said that it was rather surprising that the cabby, having worked all night, did not have sufficient change.

Agreeing, District Judge F.G. Remedios said that a jail term in this case would not be appropriate.

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April 30, 2008         
SMRT to roll out 'green' bus fleet
By Maria Almenoar

SMRT will roll out the first Euro V bus in South-east Asia by the middle of next month as part of its drive to go green.

Another 66 Euro V buses will replace part of the SMRT's fleet between August and December this year.

Currently, authorities here have only set the guideline for 40 per cent of buses here to be Euro IV compliant by 2010.

Euro V buses emit even less greenhouse gases than their Euro IV counterparts.

SMRT will also bring in 200 taxis which will run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and 100 taxis which will meet the Euro IV emission standards by mid-year.

Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport, announced these details at the launch of 'SMRT is Green' event on Wednesday morning.

He said the transport sector is a major contributor of greenhouse gases, accounting for 19 per cent of Singapore's total carbon dioxide emissions.

To ensure that the city remains liveable, Singapore has to make a decisive shift to make its transport sector as 'green' as possible.

'Public transport is by far the most energy-efficient means to move people, and contributes the least to traffic congestion and to air pollution,' said Mr Teo.

'For example, a single-deck bus can transport about 80 passengers at any one time, whereas the average occupancy of our cars is only about 1.5 persons per car.

'Taking the bus or train is far better for the environment than driving a fuel-efficient car.'

He added that the target of raising public transport's share to 70 per cent of morning peak-hour journeys, announced in the recently-launched Land Transport Masterplan, is also an environmental goal.

He urged more Singaporeans to shift to public transport and do their bit to protect the environment.

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saw this kat bus stand ptg tadi...

Browneyes

Originally posted by fatz2 at 29-4-2008 10:46 PM
April 29, 2008         
Woman, angry with cabby's rude sign, plonks herself in front of his taxi
By Khushwant Singh

http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20080429/ST867574901_01_0001.jpg
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should langgar aje..

Browneyes

Originally posted by fatz2 at 29-4-2008 11:08 PM
April 29, 2008         
Passenger who had tiff with cabby over fare arrested for drug taking
By Carolyn Quek
AN EARLY morning dispute over the cab fare between a taxi driver and his passenger ended  ...

$1000 aje.. tak kena sebat pulak botak laknat ni

fatz2

fuh...ganaz !!!!!

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Singapura : 2 Mei 2008        
         
HOTEL BERI CABUTAN BERTUAH KEPADA DREBAR TEKSI

Oleh
Hisham Hambari

PARA pemandu teksi yang menghantar atau mengambil penumpang di Hotel Royal on Scotts antara 10 dengan 11 pagi semalam menerima kejutan yang menggembirakan kerana diberi peluang mengambil bahagian dalam satu cabutan bertuah yang menawarkan pelbagai hadiah menarik.

Lebih 150 pemandu teksi telah memenangi beraneka hadiah bernilai sejumlah $5,000, seperti telefon bimbit 3G, set bebas tangan bluetooth dan baucar-baucar bagi petrol dan restoran.

Dianjurkan buat julung-julung kali oleh hotel di Scotts Road itu, cabutan bertuah tersebut bertujuan mengiktiraf sumbangan para pemandu teksi yang memberi khidmat pengangkutan 24 jam, termasuk pada Hari Pekerja

Antara mereka yang bertuah ialah Encik Yeoh Thing Seng, 54 tahun, yang merupakan antara tiga pemenang hadiah telefon bimbit Nokia 3G bernilai $500 (gambar).

Pemandu teksi Transcab tersebut berkata ini merupakan kali pertama beliau mendengar tentang sebuah hotel mengadakan cabutan bertuah khusus untuk pemandu teksi.

'Ini satu idea yang baik untuk menghargai para pemandu teksi yang bekerja pada hari cuti seperti Hari Pekerja. Ia juga mewujudkan hubungan baik antara pihak hotel dengan pemandu teksi,' ujarnya.

Pengarah Pemasaran dan Pembangunan Jenama Hotel Royal on Scotts, Cik Odette A. Huang, berkata:

'Kami ingin memberi penghargaan kepada rakan-rakan seperjuangan kami dalam sektor pelayanan yang tekun bekerja pada Hari Pekerja.

'Sememangnya, para pemandu teksi adalah antara 'rakan niaga' kami yang penting,' ujarnya.

Pihak hotel bertujuan menganjurkan acara serupa pada Hari Pekerja tahun depan, katanya.

Izzana

My auntie baru jadi taxi driver. But everyday will call my dad to ask mcm mana nak gi this place or that place. ??????? Mcm mana nak jadi taxi driver kalau tak tahu jalan?

fatz2

tu perkara biasa la sebagai pemandu baru.....dan lebih baik dorang berterus terang pada penumpang supaya tak timbul salah faham...
nanti kalau silap jalan...amik route jauh...penumpang ingat nak tipu tambang pulak...

fatz2

Fare evaders will be fined from 1 July
Posted: 02 May 2008 1356 hrs




SINGAPORE: From 1 July, public bus and MRT train commuters caught for deliberately not paying or under-paying the correct fares will be fined $20.

Any misuse of concession cards, like those issued to students or national servicemen, will face a penalty fee of $50.

The objective of penalty fees is to deter evasion of fares on basic bus and train services, said Mr Gerard Ee, chairman of the Public Transport Council (PTC).

Before the fines kick in on 1 July, the public transport operators - SBS Transit and SMRT - will embark on an awareness programme to inform commuters of the penalty fees.

- CNA/ir

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May 3, 2008         
Fare cheats to be fined $20 from July
Harsher penalties for misusing concession cards too
By Hong Xinyi

FARE cheats could be in for one expensive ride from July 1, when new penalties imposed by the Public Transport Council (PTC) kick in.

Aimed at making fare evaders and those who misuse concession cards feel the pinch, the new penalties could help stem the $9 million in fares bus operators lose each year, according to 2005 statistics.

Commuters caught not paying or underpaying when using buses and trains will have to pay a penalty of $20, while those caught misusing concession cards - using stolen or expired cards, for example - will pay a penalty of $50.

The $20 penalty is about 10 times the maximum cash fare a person ordinarily would have paid.

Today, a commuter who avoids payment by not tapping his ez-link card at the entry reader when boarding a bus, or who underpays by tapping his ez-link card at the exit reader several bus stops before alighting, simply has to pay up the evaded fare.

The same goes for cash-paying commuters who intentionally pay for a shorter journey than they intend.

A spokesman for the PTC said commuters who commit more serious offences, like using cards that have been tampered with or stolen, face a harsher penalty of $50.

Failing to pay the penalties can result in fines of up to $1,000 for the first offence, or $2,000 and up to six months in jail for repeat offences.

This is the first time that fare evasion penalties have been introduced for public buses. For trains, though, a fine of $50 has been in place for fare evasion since 1987, under the Rapid Transit Systems Act since 1987.

From July, the same penalties will now extend to both forms of public transport.

Imposing penalties on dishonest bus commuters was first proposed as an amendment to the Public Transport Council Act in 2005, when TransitLink estimated there were an estimated 42,000 cases of fare evasion on public buses every day.

For trains, there are an average of 105 cases of fare evasion every month, said a spokesman for SMRT.

Public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit do not plan to increase the number of inspectors in order to catch out more cheating commuters.

The random spot checks they already do will continue, both said, adding that their inspectors also respond to alerts from drivers who spot dishonest passengers.

Said Ms Tammy Tan, vice-president of corporate communications for SBS Transit: 'Fare evasion is, unfortunately, a serious problem in Singapore. This is unfair to the bulk of commuters who pay the correct fare.'

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fatz2

May 4, 2008         
Police alert on man who cheated 20 cabbies
By Maria Almenoar

AN ALERT has gone out to Singapore's 24,000 cabbies, warning them about a conman who has cheated at least 20 of their peers.

The man, believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, has been fleecing taxi drivers since December last year, according to the police.

Said to be Chinese and fluent in Hokkien, he usually tries to borrow $50 from cabbies on the pretext of repaying a friend.

The culprit leaves his belongings in the cab as a security deposit. The surety has included bags, ATM cards, boxes and even his mobile phone in some cases.

Only when the man does not return do cabbies realise that they have been cheated of their money and fare.

The con man usually operates between 9.30am and 2.15pm, said a police statement which went out to the taxi companies more than a week ago.

Described as being between 1.58m and 1.7m tall, he boards taxis in Geylang, Boon Keng Road, Bukit Merah, Redhill Road or Kim Tian Road.

He then alights in Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Telok Blangah or Geylang.

He has been seen wearing a singlet or T-shirt and shorts.

In a statement, the police reminded taxi drivers to be cautious of passengers wanting to borrow money.

If they come across such passengers, cabbies are advised to jot down their identity card details or take a photo with their mobile phone.

Cabbies should also note the suspect's direction of travel and his physical appearance, details that will help the police in their investigations.