'What can we do as Sr. Citizen when we travel? Can anyone advice.' — Singapore senior citizen
A senior citizen asked for advice online after a taxi driver in Penang had reportedly charged him and four other seniors RM200 for a drive after the cabby had agreed to charge only RM150.
While the original time set was only for three hours, it took longer, but this was largely the cabby’s doing. A Mr John Tan took to the Complaint Singapore Facebook page on Friday to ask what senior citizens like him can do in situations such as these.They then went on to take a taxi at 11:00 am, with the driver agreeing to a fare set at RM150 for the party of five for three hours.Along the way the taxi driver drove to his own factory outlets to clock his own points for his tour company, despite we disagreed, and even used our time to go for his prayer.
Presumably due to these delays, the party returned to the ship at 2:30 pm, half an hour past the agreed time limit.What can we do as Sr. Citizen when we travel? Can anyone advice. Thanks,” Mr Tan added.Some said that it would be best to book rides via Grab or other apps while in Malaysia.Another woman said she has a “trusted lady driver” that she books in Penang.Some, however, just urged Mr Tan to count it as a loss and to keep in mind that their safety was of utmost importance.
One pointed out that the additional RM50 for the fare wasn’t too much when converted to Singapore dollars.
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