Depending on where on Orchard Road (i.e there was a gantry close by then its designated start of trip CBD. Details below:
The CBD is demarcated by the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries in the Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Bugis, Chinatown and Shenton Way areas.
The public can check the street directory or they could refer to LTA's map of the CBD at
www.lta.gov.sg/public_transport/index_pt_taxi.htm
All our taxi drivers are briefed on the locations where the city area surcharge can be collected, as well as the timings during which they can do so.
Moreover, the taxi drivers' knowledge of the CBD boundaries is tested during LTA's vocational licence tests.
The city area surcharge is reflected as part of the taxi fare in our receipts, which are available upon request on completion of the trip.
In case of any discrepancy or wrongful collection of the city area surcharge, passengers can contact our respective companies' customer service officers using the telephone numbers printed on the receipts or with LTA at 1-800-CALL-LTA.
Taxi drivers who knowingly collect the city area surcharge wrongfully can be fined up to $500 and given 12 demerit points under the LTA's Vocational Licence Points System (VLPS).
In the report, there were also errors in the comparison table on the surcharges. The following are the taxi fares and surcharges that are currently applicable on all taxis in Singapore.
Peak Hour SurchargeMonday - Friday : 7.00am to 9.30am 35% of metered fare 35% of metered fare
Monday – Saturday: 5.00pm to 8.00pm 35% of metered fare 35% of metered fare
Central Business District (CBD) Surcharge
Monday – Saturday : 5.00pm to Midnight $3.00 $3.00
Applicable for trips starting from CBD area. Not applicable on Sundays and Public Holidays.
The CBD surcharge is payable on top of the Peak Hour Surcharge.
Midnight Surcharge
Midnight - 5:59am 50% of metered fare
Public Holiday Surcharge
From 6pm on the eve to 12 midnight of the public holidays below: New Year's Day, 1st and 2nd Day of Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali, Christmas Day $1.00 $1.00
Where the above holiday falls on a Sunday and the following Monday is a holiday, the Public Holiday Surcharge will be payable up to 12 midnight of Monday.
Location Surcharges
Changi Airport & Changi Air Freight Centre
Friday-Sunday from 5.00pm to 12 midnight $5.00 $5.00
At all other times $3.00 $3.00
Seletar Airport $3.00 $3.00
Singapore Expo Centre $2.00 $2.00
Add casinos now $3.00
Booking Fees
Current Bookings:
Monday – Friday: 7.00am to 9.30am
5.00pm to 11.00pm
$3.50 $8.00
At all other times including Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. $2.50 $8.00
Advanced Bookings (at least half an hour in advance) $5.20 $16.00
Basic fare Normal Limousine
Flag-Down (inclusive of 1st km or less) $2.80-$3.00 $3.20
Every 385 metres thereafter or less up to 10 km $0.20 $0.20
Every 330 metres thereafter or less after 10 km $0.20 $0.20
Every 45 secs of waiting or less $0.20 $0.20
