|
 Taxis
Over
15000 air-conditioned cabs provide comfortable, hassle-free travel at
very reasonable cost. They can be flagged down 24 hours a day on
most roads, with well-marked taxi stands available outside most major
shopping centres and hotels. Taxi rates vary
according to the taxi operating company. All taxis are metered.
Book a
12-seater taxi - the MaxiTaxi
Lost & Found TAXI FARE TABLE
|
Transaction |
Comfort
& YellowTop |
CityCab |
SMRT |
| Fare |
Flagdown:S$2.40 |
Flagdown:S$2.40 |
Flagdown:S$2.20 |
| |
10 cents per
225m for the first 10km |
10
cents per 225m for the first 10km |
10
cents per 220m |
| |
10 cents per
200m thereafter |
10
cents per 200m thereafter |
|
| |
(10 cents per 30
sec of waiting) |
(10
cents per 25 sec of waiting) |
(10
cents per 25 sec of waiting) |
| |
|
|
|
| Peak-hour
Travel |
S$1 surcharge |
S$1
surcharge |
Flagdown:S$3.20 |
| |
|
|
10
cents per 200m |
| |
|
|
10
cents per 25 sec of waiting |
| |
(Mon - Sat from
7.30pm - 9.30pm |
(Mon
- Sat from 7.30am - 9.30am |
(Mon
- Fri from 7.30am - 9.30am, 5pm - 8pm) |
| |
and 5pm - 8pm) |
and
5pm - 8pm) |
(Sat
7.30am - 9.30am, 5pm - 11.30pm) |
| |
|
|
|
| CBD
Area Travel |
S$1 surcharge |
S$1
surcharge |
No
surcharge |
| |
(Mon - Thu from
5pm - 8pm) |
(Mon
- Fri from 5pm - 8pm) |
|
| |
(Fri & Sat
from 5pm - 12midnight) |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Night
Travel |
Midnight charge:
50% extra above |
Midnight
charge: 50% extra above |
Flagdown:S$3.20
(from 11.30pm - 6am) |
| |
metered fare
(12mn - 6am) |
metered
fare (12mn - 6am) |
20
cents per 300m |
| |
|
|
(20
cents per 40 sec of waiting) |
| |
|
|
|
| Current
Booking |
S$2.80 (S$1.80
on Sun) |
S$3 |
S$3.20
(S$2 from 11.30pm - 6am) |
| |
|
|
|
| Advanced
Booking |
S$4.80 |
S$5 |
S$5.20 |
Some
surcharges not shown on the taxi meter include: - ERP tolls for taxis (Monday to Friday) - Each time you hop into a taxi at Changi
Airport S$5 - Each
time a station wagon/London cab is
hired S$1 - Each
time a passenger pays by credit
card
10% of fare
Advance booking numbers: CityCab
Cash
bookings
Tel:(65) 6552 2222
Credit card bookings
Tel:(65) 6553 8888
Premier
Cabs
Tel:(65) 6552 7715
Comfort Comfort CabLink
Tel:(65) 6552 1111
Premier
Cabs
Tel:(65) 6552 2828
Premier Taxi
Hotline
Tel: (65) 6363 6888 SMRT Taxi
Tel: (65) 6555 8888
NEWS
SNIPPETS
2007
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Comfort and CityCab taxi fares to go up on 17 Dec 2007 |
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Basic Fare |
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Current |
Revised |
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Flag Down: $2.50 for 1st km
1km to 10km: $0.10 for every 210m
Above 10km: $0.10 for every 175m
Waiting time: $0.10 for every 25sec |
Flag Down: $2.80 for 1st km
1km to 10km: $0.20 for every 385m
Above 10km: $0.20 for every 330m
Waiting time: $0.20 for every 45sec |
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More..... |
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Taxi enforcement update |
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In enforcement operations conducted over a
13 day period, 14 errant taxi drivers were nabbed at several spots such
as Boat Quay, CHIJMES, Clarke Quay, Mustafa Centre, Orchard Towers and
Shenton Way. |
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Of these, 6 taxi drivers were found
overcharging and 8 were caught for refusing to convey passengers. None
was found touting... |
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More..... |
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Stiffer measures to deter errant taxi drivers |
- Stiffer penalties for errant
taxi drivers
- Taxi advisories for the public
- More taxi stands within the
Central Business District (CBD) / Street hail of taxis on CBD
roads disallowed from 1 March 2008
- Enhanced taxi QoS requirements
fully phased in from 1 January 2008
- Taxi Mystery Customer Audit
kicked off
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More..... |
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Crackdown on errant taxi drivers |
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Over a five day period from 30 October - 3
November 2007, 26 taxi drivers were found overcharging, seven were found
touting while the rest were caught for refusing to convey passengers, in
enforcement operations conducted at several spots such as Sentosa,
Clarke Quay, Orchard Towers and Boat Quay... |
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More..... |
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Thieving cabby nabbed by police
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Public transport operators to handle lost & found
properties |
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"With
effect from 1 January 2007, the public bus and taxi
companies, namely, SBS Transit Ltd, SMRT Buses Ltd,
Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd, Yellow-Top Cab Pte
Ltd, CityCab Pte Ltd, SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd, Trans-Cab
Services Pte Ltd, Smart Automobile Pte Ltd and Premier
Taxis Pte Ltd, will handle all properties found in
their vehicles and handle all reports on lost and
found properties made by their customers and
drivers..." |
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More..... |
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2006
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NETS launches debit card payment service for the taxi market
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SMRT
taxi fares to go up from 17 July 2006
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Age limit for taxi drivers to be raised to 73 years
2005
-
Singapore Taxis - Quality of Service Standards 4Qtr 2004
2004
|
Woman
cabby found dead in her cab |
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A woman
taxi-driver was found dead in her taxi in Pioneer
Sector Walk, a deserted road in Tuas early yesterday
morning. This is the third cabby murdered in the
last four years. |
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Source:
Straits Times 30 Sep 2004 (3) |
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Premier Taxi -
Singapore's third new cab company - takes to the streets on 1
Mar 2004 with 50 taxis. The cabs, in metallic silver, have air
purifiers and ionisers. (Straits Times 17 Feb 2004) (H1) |
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