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"Comfort DelGro Makes Taxi Fare Adjustment"

3 July 2006 - The flag down fare of ComfortDelGro's fleet of taxis - Comfort, CityCab and Yellow-Top - will be raised by 10 cents to $2.50 with effect from 6am, 10 July 2006. This is the first such increase in 12 years.

The move comes amid a difficult operating environment including rising fuel prices. In the last two years, the price of fuel has more than doubled and is now hovering near its all-time high. The market price of diesel is now $1.07 per litre, up 30% from a year ago. To help our drivers, ComfortDelGro has extended significant fuel subsidies of $0.29 per litre to those of our taxi drivers who choose to pump with us. As a result, they pay just 78 cents a litre. Still, the higher cost of diesel has reduced the incomes of our drivers.

The decision to revise the current fare structure was made after ComfortDelGro had consulted its Taxi Associations. In line with the increase in flag down fares for normal taxis, Comfort DelGro will also be increasing the flag down rate of our Mercedes fleet by 20 cents to $2.80 to differentiate its premium service.

There will also be a distance-related fare adjustment to better reflect the relationship between fuel costs and distance travelled. Under the new fare structure, trips that are less thna 10kms will be charged at 10 cents for every 210m travelled compared to 225m currently. For trips above 10kms, the charge will be 10 cents per 175m compared to 200m now.

To ameliorate the current disequilibrium between demand and supply during peak periods, ComfortDelGro will raise the peak hour surcharge from $1 to $2. This is expected to reduce the waiting time during periods of high customer demand.

Below is a summary of the charges which will take effect on 10 July 2006.

Current	New Fares
Flag Down Normal taxi: $2.40 for 1st km Mercedes taxi: $2.60 for 1st km	Flag Down Normal taxi: $2.50 for 1st km Mercedes taxi: $2.80 for 1st km
Distance Fare 1km to 10km 10cts for every 225m Above 10km 10cts for every 200m	Distance Fare 1km to 10km 10cts for every 210m Above 10km 10cts for every 175m
Peak Period Surcharge $1.00 Monday - Saturday 7.30am - 9.30am 5.00pm - 8.00pm	Peak Period Surcharge $2.00 Monday - Friday 7.00am - 9.30am Monday - Saturday 5.00pm - 8.00pm
Booking Prime Time	Monday - Friday 7.30am - 9.30am 5.00pm - 11.00pm

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