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Taxi uncle nabs Korean teen who planned to evade paying fare with three friends

Posted on 12 Dec 2012
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STOMPer Desmond, a taxi driver, wrote in about a group of four Korean teenage boys who ran away without paying the fare. The STOMPer managed to nab one of the

boys and take his photo. Said the STOMPer: "Four Korean teenagers ran away after being asked to pay cab fare. "Hi, this is Desmond, I'm a taxi-driver uncle. "

On December 11, at 1.04am, I picked up a Korean teenager at Petir Road, Mayspring Condo, and he directed me to Jurong East St 13, Westmere Condo to pick up

another Korean friend of his. "Then, again, he directed me to Ulu Pandang Road Pink Groove Condo, to pick up another friend. Lastly, he directed me to Dunearn Road

to pick up their last friend, and they told me to drive to opposite Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. "Three of them alighted, but before they did so, they spoke in Korean.

They had already planned to run away without paying the cab fare. "The first teenager I picked up told me to go to Bukit Timah Avenue, a dead end road. He told me

that his mum was waiting there to pay the cab fare. "When I reached, he asked me to hold on and called for his mum. All of a sudden, he ran off. After which, I managed

to catch him at Bukit Timah Shopping Centre where his friends alighted. "I hope that this will remind other cab drivers to be careful as this is happening almost every day.

The STOMPer said he suspected something was amiss when the boy led him down a road near the shopping centre that was dark and had ongoing construction.

After the boy ran off, the STOMPer circled the shopping centre where the three had alighted earlier and then waited at the taxi stand. By chance, he saw the boy who

had run off come out from the building. When the STOMPer confronted the boy, he again ran off, and the STOMPer drove after him. The boy ran to a carpark and up a

staircase that had its other exit blocked. That was how the STOMPer managed to catch the boy and call the police. According to the STOMPer, the police arrived and wrote

down the boy's particulars. The boy apparently had only $5 on him, and he told the STOMPer he didn't expect to be caught and this was not his first time evading fare payment.

The group of four boys looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. The STOMPer also noted that the boy seemed to be familiar with the route he had led him through earlier. The

matter was resolved at about 3.40am, with the police contacting the boy's mother who waited at the condo's guardhouse while the STOMPer sent the boy home. The boy's

mother paid the STOMPer the initial fare of $28.20 and another $7 for the return trip home. The STOMPer says these incidents of fare cheats are common, and this is the first

time he managed to nab one of them.


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-- Edited by ProTaxi on Saturday 15th of December 2012 03:50:33 AM

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  • Guess?
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    • 13 Dec `12, 2:43PM

      NTA, PTC or Police should advice all the taxi companies to print stickers to put at taxis win screen or back of the front seats to remind the passenger¡¯s the severity of not paying taxi fares.

      PTC Penal Code.

      Under Chapter 259B of the Penal Code, failure to pay taxi fare is a CRIME:¡°24D.
      Any person who, having made use of a taxi service and without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to pay the fare as indicated on the taximeter shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.¡±

      Actually this should be S
      ingapore Police force job to highlight crime prevention since a law had been pass down. Now they are not really kin in handling taxi drivers fare invasion complaint.

  • hammerhammer8888
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    • 13 Dec `12, 2:49PM

      If we print the penal code and paste on the head rest of our front is it against the law?

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  • cyben764
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    • 14 Dec `12, 5:15PM

      In most other conutries, in their cab got Passenger Bill of rights and Taxi driver bill of rights that clearly indicate the rights of both passengers and drivers.

      Example in Canada:

      As aTaxi Driveryou must obey all laws and have the right to refuse to transport a passenger:

      • To avoid contravening a law or condition of licence

        A taxi driver must obey all applicable laws, like posted speed limits and no-stopping zones, as well as comply with all conditions of licence, such aspassenger pick-up zones.
      • To protect your, or any passenger¡¯s, health or safety

        A driver¡¯s personal safety is important. If you believe you may be in danger, you have the right to refuse transportation. If you believe a passenger¡¯s health or safety may be at risk (e.g. an unsafe destination), you may refuse to transport. In case of an emergency, or if you believe a crime is being committed, call 911.
      • If the passenger is acting in an offensive manner

        You may refuse to transport passengers who are smoking, conducting themselves in a disorderly manner, using profane or offensive language, or are acting in such a manner as to be offensive to the driver or other passengers.
      • If the passenger refuses to provide a deposit, if requested

        To provide assurance that the fare will be paid, a driver may ask the passenger for a deposit, up to a reasonable estimate of the fare. The deposit can be made in any manner that is normally accepted by the company.


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It's time for LTA to be punished and questioned for the back logged of events .

But they have become too rich already .



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