Taxi Surcharge Goes Up

Lauren McCarthy | Apr 8, 2011 3:00 pm | 5 comments | 3743 reads

Starting tomorrow don’t be surprised when the price of your ride is a kuai more than expected, or for people that haven’t figured out the current one kuai petrol surcharge, make it two.

According to Jinghua.com, the surcharge tacked on to the meter fare will increase from one to two kuai starting tomorrow.

This will follow the same rules of the current surcharge – mainly, if your trip is under 3km it doesn’t apply, and you can receive a fapiao for your fare as well as a separate one for the surcharge.

The increase is a response to the high prices of oil globally, and the article reports that as the price of oil decreases, the surcharge will be canceled or decreased as well.

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esperegus's picture esperegus Submitted by Guest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 15:31

2 taxi journeys today. Both cost RMB 12 on the meter. One driver added on the RMB 2 and I paid RMB 14, as expected.

The other just asked for RMB 12. I've noticed this happening a few times recently with drivers not bothering to add the fuel surcharge - can drivers save money or tax somehow by not adding the additional RMB 2 and hanging on to the fuel surcharge fapiao?

admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 08:36

it's to maintain the fiction of this being a temporary move.

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wefrucar's picture wefrucar Submitted by Guest on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 12:28

So, is it really *that* complicated to change the meters to actually read the real fare, or do they just enjoy the art of conversation too much to bother?

Sometimes I feel it is maybe unbearable always be traditional Chinese girl.

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