Ion @ Orchard taxi stand - potential loophole

• sbst275

  20 Jun 09, 23:04

  apparently e entrance is outside restricted zone while e exit is inside restricted zone

  same goes for the car park (not too sure as yet)

• ALN

  20 Jun 09, 23:20

  this one LTA is sure on top of things.... no loophole one....
• sbst275

  20 Jun 09, 23:21

  Originally posted by ALN:

  this one LTA is sure on top of things…. no loophole one….

  
  thing is, if taxi leaves empty.. how?

  in e first place though I dun understand why taxi commuter gotta pay ERP toll

• charlize

  20 Jun 09, 23:23

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  thing is, if taxi leaves empty.. how?

  in e first place though I dun understand why taxi commuter gotta pay ERP toll

   

  This is Singapore.

   

  Anything that can be taxed will be taxed.

• sbst275

  20 Jun 09, 23:30

  Originally posted by charlize:

   

  This is Singapore.

   

  Anything that can be taxed will be taxed.

  
  kns..

  last time RPS system, public bus dun pay toll... Taxi usually $60 cabbie fork out, think of it it's like $3 per day not like today dunno how much per day in and out

• ALN

  21 Jun 09, 11:50

  evening shift i spend about average $5.... but really depends on where your pax go.... some nite spend zero, some nites $10
• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 01:08

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  apparently e entrance is outside restricted zone while e exit is inside restricted zone

  same goes for the car park (not too sure as yet)

  
  In this case , customer still have to pay !

  Eg , IBM Tower , drop-off point just outside Anson Road , cos it's a ONE-WAY yraffic , caaby must exit into CBD , and IBM sign board also indicated , by LTA , paxes to pay for ERP fare upon alighting at that point .

• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 01:11

  The only advantage is for paxes , if they can get a cab , they can save the $3 City Surcharge . And pay the ERP $1 instead . Only if they can get a cab .

  So i summarised ! Fuck the LTA still ...

  They earned that $1 from paxes , we earned less $3 .

  So good luck to those paxes waiting for taxis during 8pm to 12pm ... unless got kum-lan drivers inside CBD thousand Q-ing for taxis dun pick , and yet they pick a $3less trip .

• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 01:19

  Those LTA assholes will act blur for sure ....

  Then taxi companies & taxi driver complaint , than they erect a Sign board like those from IBM Tower .

  Then customer complaint ....

  Then they busy like fuck , then they keep their job , retrenchment KIV !!!

• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 01:20

  Nevermind guys , i will email LTA on this matter , i will suan siow they all jiat lat jiak lat , good for nothing fellas .

• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 01:41

  They just kena from me ..... i complaint king !!!

• Hello Kitty

  22 Jun 09, 01:52

  dis is ion's strategy.

  they wan u to come.

  they dunwan u to go.

• Poolman

  22 Jun 09, 10:51

  no ! they want you to take the MRT instead !!!!

   

• Hello Kitty

  22 Jun 09, 13:22

  over my dead body loh.

• Poolman

  30 Jun 09, 22:24

  Icons @ Orchard
  FEEDBACK NUMBER: 20090622-0040
  
  We refer to your email of 22-Jun-2009.   
  
  We wish to inform you that the entrance to the taxi stand at Ion Orchard is located along Orchard Boulevard while the exit is through Orchard Turn.  Drivers would have options at the exit of Ion Orchard to either turn left and drive through the ERP gantry at Orchard Turn or turn right towards Orchard Boulevard again without incurring additional ERP charges, depending on their next fare trip or destination.
  
  We thank you for your feedback.
  
  
  Yours sincerely
  
  
  
  (SIGNED IN LOTUS NOTES)
   HENRY CHUA
   EXECUTIVE SERVICE OFFICER
   BUS & TAXI REGULATION DIVISION
   VEHICLE & TRANSIT LICENSING GROUP
   LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

• sbst275

  30 Jun 09, 22:29

  so I was right abt tis tat LTA end up lugi. I'm quite sure the exit is actually in reality after the ERP gantry unless they're shifting it

  honestly, simply good time to do away w/ commuter paying for surcharge.. why pay when it's e same rate for cars?

   

• Hello Kitty

  1 Jul 09, 01:41

  so whr is the std situated at?

  me is frequent commuter ok.

   

• thelionsleepstonight

  1 Jul 09, 06:55

  Originally posted by Hello Kitty:

  so whr is the std situated at?

  me is frequent commuter ok.

   

  std? STD??

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  singapore taxi diva?

• Hello Kitty

  1 Jul 09, 11:15

  stand lah.

  canot izit.

• sbst275

  1 Jul 09, 16:55

  Now I know wat's going on

  They shifted the ERP gantry towards Wisma to the advantage of collecting the ERP toll.

• KCTK

  1 Jul 09, 18:33

  who will turn left towards wisma atria when erp is in operation ha? so we'll get new traffic jam at orchard turn turning right towards orchard boulevard. as if the current jam at taka not bad enough. the whole orchard turn will become grid-locked. those turning right after exiting taka jia lat liao. hmmmz, more bookings from taka in future? but how to go in? this type of booking can see cannot eat. whoever planned the exit point for ion...i can only say...idiot.

• sbst275

  1 Jul 09, 20:54

  Originally posted by KCTK:

  who will turn left towards wisma atria when erp is in operation ha? so we'll get new traffic jam at orchard turn turning right towards orchard boulevard. as if the current jam at taka not bad enough. the whole orchard turn will become grid-locked. those turning right after exiting taka jia lat liao. hmmmz, more bookings from taka in future? but how to go in? this type of booking can see cannot eat. whoever planned the exit point for ion...i can only say...idiot.

  
  somemore e design is crap

  The taxi stand exit has a bus lane and B signal so that buses can remain to the right lane to make their right turn to Scotts Rd

  However the car park exit and taxi stand entrance is just side to side of each other - receipe for a disaster