Penatly introduce
Thursday, June 05, 2008
If you have open your eyes big enough, the poster and brochures in four different languages have beenn displayed and made available at bus interchanges and terminals as well as MRT and LRT stations.
Penalty fee will be imposed on basic bus and train services starting from July 2008 onwards. Just wondering if anyone is underpaying the bus fare for now as i dont.:P
Both companies have come up with some basic guidelines on correct fare payment when travelling on basic bus and train services over the website already, or call Hotline .
When the penalty fee system is implemented on 1 July 2008, fare evaders who are caught not paying or under-paying the correct fares will be required to pay a penalty fee of $20. A penalty fee of $50 will be imposed for misuse of concession cards. Commuters who are already paying the correct fares will not be affected as the penalty fee system is targeted at fare evaders only.
Payment of penalty fee can be made at any TransitLink ticket offices located at most MRT stations and bus interchanges, or at Add Value Machines (AVMs) found at all MRT/LRT stations, bus interchanges and some bus-stops. Penalty fee payment may also be made in cash (in exact amount) on-the-spot to the public transport officials directly.
Lucky i have been a good ger...doesnt really affect me.. :P