63 articles tagged "taxi"
Serious concerns are being raised by the Suva Taxi Association regarding the high number of taxi drivers getting robbed and assaulted daily. President of the Suva Taxi Association, Ratnash Narayan says yesterday a
107 cases have been reported against taxi drivers and operators to the Consumer Council of Fiji, since the beginning of January 2022 and they strongly believe that the total number of incidents is higher than this.
Fiji Cabbies Operators Association is looking into and working on a draft technological solution to curb illegal taxi operations as the human factor in the past has failed. This was stated by the General Secretary
The Suva Taxi Association and its executive members have welcomed the new coalition Government of the People’s Alliance, National Federation Party and SODELPA. The Association says they look forward to working wi
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is in the process of undertaking a comprehensive review of the current interim maximum taxi fare to release a final authorisation. The Commission emphasises that infor
Serious concerns are being raised by some females as they say some taxi drivers have been sexually harassing and indecently annoying them. While speaking to fijivillage, a Navua resident says there have been inci
If we find out and are able to trace taxi operators that have colluded with a calibrator to tamper with the taxi meter and apply improper waiting charge, we will take them to task and make an example out of them. T
Serious concerns are now being raised by some people as they say that they are being charged the new or increased taxi fares without the meters being calibrated. A Nadawa resident who used to pay $11 for a trip fro
The Consumer Council of Fiji has received complaints where certain taxi drivers are charging the new fares without first calibrating their meters to reflect the new fares. The Council says this entails that driver
The current taxi fare review has been termed as a joke by the Fiji Cabbies Operators Association. They also disagree with the comments made by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission that the data provided b
The Fiji Taxi Association is not happy with the interim charges in taxi fare flag fall announced as they had requested for the drop distance charges to increase from 10 cents to between 15 to 20 cents per 100 metres.
The new taxi flag fall charge is now $2 from 6am to 9pm and $3 from 9pm to 6am in Viti Levu while for areas outside Viti Levu, the new charge is $2.30 from 6am to 9pm and $3.30 from 9pm to 6am. The waiting charge h
You can now give your views on the submissions presented to the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission on the proposed increase in taxi fare. The Fiji Taxi Association has made a submission for an increase fro
There is still no confirmation if there will be an increase in taxi fare as we have another significant rise in fuel prices from tomorrow. The Fiji Taxi Association had earlier called for an increase from the curre
The Consumer Council of Fiji says the call by Taxi Associations for the extreme hike in taxi fares would not only have a huge impact on Fijians, but will also negatively affect the taxi operators. CEO, Seema Shandi
There could be a major increase in taxi fare as the Fiji Cabbies Association has made a submission to increase the fare from 10 cents per 100 metres to 30 cents per every 100 metres. Association President Jai Subas
Get ready for possible changes to taxi and minibus fares as the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is now in the process of undertaking a review. The Commission has invited taxi and minibus operators and me
The Consumer Council of Fiji is reminding taxi drivers to strictly adhere to the Public Service Vehicle code of conduct and refrain from denying services to passengers who wish to travel short distances as they have re
People could be further hit by higher costs as the Fiji Taxi Association has written to the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission requesting for a taxi fare increase as soon as possible. General Secretary, Ash
With the open taxi rank system now operational, taxis can operate from any rank within their designated area of operations on a first in, first out basis. A rank is a special parking area allocated for a taxi to li
