Taxi using currency act to reject payment
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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
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
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i think it all started with some cafe which used the same law to reject 5 cents. read it on stomp.
Interesting... 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.
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.
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It's legal to put up such notice.
It would have been better to phrase nicely and polite instead of putting up a pamphlet of this kind.
He probably will lose that taxi soon too. That will left him with nothing to lose really.
in the case of notes and coins of a denomination exceeding, lower or equal to 0, payment shall be waived.
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.
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 it
Does that placard constitute "written notice"?
I suppose so.
http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/learn-about-currency/know-your-money.aspx
Though I must say, I would probably ask the taxi driver what would happen:
(i) if I expected the fare to be $30, so having a $50 note in my pocket would do;
(ii)taxi driver was too efficient and the fare was $15;
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 suppose so.
http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/learn-about-currency/know-your-money.aspx
Though I must say, I would probably ask the taxi driver what would happen:
(i) if I expected the fare to be $30, so having a $50 note in my pocket would do;
(ii)taxi driver was too efficient and the fare was $15;
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.
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What course of action would he then adopt?
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.
Maybe tomorrow we will find ourselves in cabs that state that they prefer to be paid only in $1,000 notes. :bsmilie:
Why isn't it? Not unlike shops that say "No CC, Nets/Cash only", it's just a step further. Maybe "preferred payment practice" be a more accurate phrase to use?
Stating "I would not accept as payment... the following denominations of currency and coins..." is an example of someone who is stating their preferred payment practice to their customers.
What is unusual to me is not that 'this section of the Currency Act suddenly pops into the attention of people', but more because that there's a cabby who has used this section to spell out the denominations he will or will not accept as payment. So it's not unusual that people then want take a closer look at this section to see whether it's really applicable, or being applied mistakenly.
I think we are all aware that cabbies have good practical reasons (if we were cabbies, we probably would too) to prefer certain types of denominations depending on the size of the transaction needing to have sufficient loose change and yet not be caught carrying too much cash, waste too much time counting coins, etc. Yeah, I agree with you, if both parties would just exercise common sense and understanding, we'd have no need for this.
What course of action would he then adopt?
Maybe can pay by paypal :bsmilie:
Sion
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Saw this notice on a PRIME taxi yesterday...is this legal?
It doesn't say can't pay with this?
It doesn't say can't pay with this?
YOu exceeded my expectation. I was hoping to see this:
No, the denomination is too small... :bsmilie:
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