SG TAXI DRIVER CHARGED $100 FOR 8 MIN RIDE FROM MBS TO PARK ROYAL, SAYS “IT’S VERY JAMMED”

A taxi driver in Singapore charged an astonishing $100 for a mere 8-minute trip from Marina Bay Sands (MBS) to Pickering Park Royal. But that’s not all; the driver also attempted to refuse a credit card payment and insisted on cash.

The customer, YouTuber Carl Runfield, documented the incident on his vlog and titled it “EXPOSING A TAXI DRIVER IN SINGAPORE!!!”

Charging $100 from MBS to Pickering Park Royal

The incident in question involved a taxi ride that should have cost a fraction of the $100 fare charged. A short 2.8km journey from Marina Bay Sands to Pickering Park Royal.

The taxi driver first asked where the group was heading to, and they told him that they were heading to Park Royal at Pickering, which was a very short 8 minutes ride away, to which the driver then touted a $100 flat fare to them, which he explained was because the traffic “is very jammed, very jammed.”

Shortly after arriving at the destination, the driver insisted on cash payment, saying that his card machine was not working.

However, the passengers insisted on paying with their card and the left with no choice, the driver accepted the card and his card machine then magically started working.

Touting

Touting is illegal and offenders will be dealt under Section 32 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act. It is an offence for any individual to solicit for any business on any public road or public place in a manner that causes annoyance to others. Upon conviction, the offender may be liable to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.

Netizens’ comments

1. Hi Carl, on behalf of the taxi driver you met, I wish to extend my heartfelt apologies to you. As a Singaporean taxi driver myself, I am sorry that such a bad experience happened to you in our country. Please note that the one driver you met isn’t a representative of all taxi drivers in this beautiful country and is rather someone who betrayed the moral values amongst us taxi drivers. I hope you enjoy your time here in Singapore!
2. Carl knows these things cause himself too has also been poor at one time. Way to go on all your success Never forget where you came from!
3. Carl was once poor and knows the tricks of the poor people on how to make a little bit of extra money… it’s sad tbh
4. I wonder who has been allowing these “special” drivers to park there regularly when most other drivers are being chased out.