[News] SMRT receives $3.1m grant

• Poolman

  25 Aug 12, 16:47

  SMRT receives $3.1m grant to operate new wheelchair accessible taxis

   Taxi operator SMRT will be awarded a $3.1 million grant to operate 30 taxis that can accommodate larger wheelchairs used by elderly and the disabled.

  The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) made this announcement on Thursday, and said the funding will help defray the costs of purchasing and operating the 30 wheelchair accessible taxis.

  The first batch of 15 such taxis is expected to be ready by March next year, before the existing London Cabs are phased out.

  The full fleet of 30 cabs will hit the roads by August next year.

  MCYS had invited taxi operators to apply for the Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Grant in May, and three operators submitted proposals.

• Poolman

  25 Aug 12, 16:49

  It's the driver salary base ???

  Or just another hirer ?

   

• Red5xx

  25 Aug 12, 16:55

  chief, this taxi u comfirm no chance to test...

• Poolman

  25 Aug 12, 17:01

  Anyway thank you lah .... cannot lah carry wheelchairs up and down every pax . Then later became

  

  Mai la .....

• Poolman

  25 Aug 12, 17:02

  wat confirm no chance ?

  Ai ka mai nia .....

• Poolman

  25 Aug 12, 17:04

  knn one pap department sent $$$$ to another pap related department ....

  left pocket to right pocket .....

  die one is the hirer ....... if base on regular rental , steam leh .....

  For sure grant will never goes to the driver .

   

• ericgo

  25 Aug 12, 17:18

  Wait long long for them to pass the grant to drivers.

  Anyway, 3.1million for 30 taxis?

  $103k grant per taxi.

  Wah than operator maybe only pay 30k to 50k  per taxi after grant and than charge driver $115 rental per day.

  Steam..

   

   

• hammerhammer8888

  25 Aug 12, 19:41

  And also charge wheelchair pax extra for new taxi.....SONG BO!!!

• Rbs70

  25 Aug 12, 21:29

  If I'm not wrong, is voucher jobs........

  Taxi Driver still Taxi Driver......no different, pay rental, start engine......whack, whack, whack..........

  But personally I like London Cab.........

  But I prefer Pound than Singapore dollar........

• Poolman

  26 Aug 12, 05:13

  U know why this cab not for me ?

  Cos cannot run fast like Skoda lah ..... hahahah

  Cos normal taxis no rejections one , LondonCab who see also siam one .

   

• hammerhammer8888

  26 Aug 12, 19:45

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  U know why this cab not for me ?

  Cos cannot run fast like Skoda lah ..... hahahah

  Cos normal taxis no rejections one , LondonCab who see also siam one .

   

  Ya your Skoda damn power!!! But hor....when steering wheel fully turn got the funny hissing sound....machiam lao hong like that....will explode or not? Lol

• komade

  27 Aug 12, 07:14

  hhmmm.......... vellfire or viano for smrt?? 

  if vellfire can consider leh.......................