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COMFORTDELGRO TO INCREASE FARE IN MARCH, OFF-PEAK WILL BE 7.7% MORE EXPENSIVE

Comfort Delgro recently announced an adjustment in taxi fares, the company state that this is the first fare adjustment in 10 years.

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Here are the fare changes:

The new fares, which will come into effect at 6.00 am on 1 March 2022, are as follows:

• A 20 cents increase in flag down fare across the entire fleet of taxis. This means the flag down
fare of the Hyundai i-40 taxi will increase from S$3.70 to S$3.90, while that of Toyota Prius,
Hyundai Ioniq, Kona as well as LimoCab and MaxiCabs will increase from S$3.90 to $4.10;

• A two-cent increase for the distance-timed rates from S$0.22 to S$0.24 for every 400m (or 350m
after 10km) for normal taxis, and a three-cent increase from S$0.30 to S$0.33 for limousines;

• A two-cent increase from S$0.22 to S$0.24 for every 45 seconds of waiting time for normal
taxis, and a three-cent increase from S$0.30 to S$0.33 for limousines.
All other fare tariffs remain unchanged.

With this adjustment, the estimated fare for a 10km off-peak normal taxi trip is estimated to increase
by 7.7% or S$0.84 from S$10.98 to S$11.82.

The company stated that

The change is important to assist taxi drivers in meeting greater operating costs as a result of rising fuel prices and inflation. Fuel costs have risen by roughly 10% on average in the previous six months, in line with rising oil prices as the world economy continues to recover from the epidemic. Inflation has increased by 12%

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