As reported earlier, the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has announced a revised taxi and express bus fare structure today. While the flag down rate for budget taxis remain at RM3 in the Klang Valley (RM4 in Penang), the time and distance rates have now been revamped to cost 25 sen for every 200 metres or and/or every 36 seconds.
The flag down rate for Teksi1Malaysia, on the other hand, has been revised to RM4. It will now cost passengers 30 sen for every 200 metres travelled, as reported by The Star. Aside from taxis, express bus fares have also been confirmed to increase by 2.1 sen to 11.4 sen per kilometre travelled from April 1.
In reference to the SPAD fact sheet, this would mean a ticket price of RM25.30 for a journey from Kuala Lumpur Ipoh - an increase over the previous figure of RM20.60. The new prices are set to coincide with the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the start of next month.
A grace period of two months is offered to taxi drivers to calibrate their meters, of which they can then start charging according to the new rate. As for stage buses, no announcement has been made regarding a revamp of the fare structure.
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