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Surge pricing for taxis: Wait in the rain or pay more for a cab?

March 6, 2017
by Ling
3 min read
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Commuters used to have the luxury of choice – either to enjoy cheaper fares from Uber/Grab or opt to hail a cab to avoid the dreaded surge pricing. Well, that’s about to change. Four major taxi operators –...

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Carrying a baby? Don’t be offended if an Uber or Grab driver rejects you.

February 3, 2017
by Ling
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Uber and Grab drivers have the right to reject passengers with children below 1.35m (approx. 7 years and below). Yes, you heard it right. If their cars do not have booster seats or restraints, it would be illegal for them to...

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Who is driving up transport prices in Singapore?

May 20, 2016
by The Editor
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Even though Singapore is a small country, it is ironic that our cost of transport has increased up to the price of a small apartment. COEs are getting more expensive COEs are almost $50,000 now, and may possibly increase further...

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Third-Party Taxi Booking App rejected application by LTA…

December 2, 2015
by Arthur Lee
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So yesterday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it granted the permit to operate taxi apps to two providers – GrabTaxi and Hailo, while a third operator, Pair Taxi failed to secure a certificate of...

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It’s a surging pain

November 11, 2015
by The Editor
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$169 for a ride from Beach Road to Ayer Rajah Crescent with Uber. Running late for a meeting and in need of a ride from Beach Road to Ayer Rajah where her clients were, business manager, Ruby Lambert and her four colleagues...

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Same Same But Different – Taxis

November 24, 2014
by The Editor
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Pirate Taxis, should they be shut down or lauded for their entrepreneurial instincts? You know that phrase when you go Thailand, and you hear it and see it smacked all over tourist shirts “Same Same but Different”...

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Local singers parody taxi uncles in hip hop track My Phisology

March 25, 2014
by Sabina Fernandez
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  Sabina-Leah Fernandez (www.sabinafernandez.com) is a Singaporean editor-turned-yoga teacher now living in Sri Lanka. Read more of her writing on her blog www.ahippieinheels.com   If you’ve ever taken a cab in...

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The key to success according to Singapore cabbies

June 4, 2013
by Lavinia Lim
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The video above is indicative of something we’ve all known for a while: taxi drivers are full of wisdom. And how could it be otherwise? They talk to a lot to different people on a daily basis, they stay up-to-date with the...

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