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Under debate right now at the city transportation bureau: whether taxi fees need to be rejiggered. According to Xinmin, the bureau is considering abolishing the “night time fee” since low demand and strong supply was causing passengers to negotiate directly with drivers for lower fares. Instead, they would consider increasing fees during rush hours - a sort of “peak time fee” instead - that would hopefully help decrease demand for taxis during the most crowded parts of the day. The bureau said that since new regulations will effect everybody, they would conduct comprehensive feasibility studies before passing anything.
Taxi night fees to be cancelled, peak fees to be installed?
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GREAT IDEA! I love it!
Flat fee for airport runs, double the fare during rush hours, I am totally in support of that. This will bring about a dramatic improvement of services.
Weird conclusion...
"a sort of “peak time fee” instead - that would hopefully help decrease demand for taxis during the most crowded parts of the day"
If it's crowded, it's because there is a lot of demand, not because it's cheap! increasing the price will not decrease the demand during rush hour. Anyway, during rush hour, moving in Shanghai is slow, so it's already more expensive.
If only there were a way to also hike the rates when it rains, then I wouldn't have to pay children to chase down taxis in the streets for me.