Yes, according to what I read.
The driver must be an ex-lawyer out of job, or Law student drop out, or law professor kena criminal case and stripped off his/her license? ;p
i think it all started with some cafe which used the same law to reject 5 cents. read it on stomp.
It's legal to put up such notice.Saw this notice on a PRIME taxi yesterday...is this legal?
Yes, according to what I read.
The driver must be an ex-lawyer out of job, or Law student drop out, or law professor kena criminal case and stripped off his/her license? ;p
It's not a specific billing practice. It's just unusual that suddenly this section of the Currency Act suddenly pops into the attention of people. I guess some joker has overstretched the patience of somebody else and the predictable knee-jerk reaction is the scream about whether it is legal - instead of using common sense and politeness.Wonder if the agreement between Prime (or any other taxi operators) and its drivers gives them the freedom to adopt their own individual billing practices, even if this is legal under the currency act. If this practice becomes more widespread, can only make the already confusing fares even more confusing for customers.
Haa...imagine every taxi has it's own payment preference. You'll need to read the notice and check your wallet for the correct cash denomination first before boarding itInteresting... Inspired by this incident perhaps: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/e...nt-coins-citing-mas-currency-act-4616977.html
Wonder if the agreement between Prime (or any other taxi operators) and its drivers gives them the freedom to adopt their own individual billing practices and preferences, even if this in itself is legal under the currency act. Are they employees or independent business owners (sole proprietors)? If this practice becomes more widespread, can only make the already confusing fares even more confusing for customers.
There is a provision in the Currency Act (Section 13) which allow shopkeepers, through a written notice, to specify the denominations of notes or coins that they will not accept as payment for their goods or services. If a shopkeeper does not give written notice to his customers, the shopkeeper must accept the notes and coins as payment. The customer would be deemed to have made payment, even if the shopkeeper does not accept it.
This provision is to clarify the intent and purpose of the law. The payment for goods and services is essentially a contractual agreement between a buyer and a seller. Before entering into a transaction, both the seller and the buyer can specify how the payment is to be made and both must agree to it. Through a written notice, a seller would be informing potential buyers of how he would like to be paid. If a buyer wishes to go ahead with the transaction, he would have to accept the seller’s conditions in his written notice.
What course of action would he then adopt? Unlike the kopitiam case, I won't have known the value of my debt to the payee in this case until the services have been rendered.
I think if approached in friendly manner, the cab driver can be flexible. Most isn't an arse h0le until provoked or has his/her ego bruised.
It's not a specific billing practice.
What course of action would he then adopt? Unlike the kopitiam case, I won't have known the value of my debt to the payee in this case until the services have been rendered.
Yes, according to what I read.
The driver must be an ex-lawyer out of job, or Law student drop out, or law professor kena criminal case and stripped off his/her license? ;p
Unlike the kopitiam case, I won't have known the value of my debt to the payee in this case until the services have been rendered.
Saw this notice on a PRIME taxi yesterday...is this legal?
It doesn't say can't pay with this?
Maybe tomorrow we will find ourselves in cabs that state that they prefer to be paid only in $1,000 notes. :bsmilie:
He probably will lose that taxi soon too. That will left him with nothing to lose really.
Oh, ok. One shd never underestimate the power of stomp. :bsmilie: