Our road ahead is tough and rough too, say taxi drivers

Cabbie’s excuse: A cabbie pointing to a minimum fare that he claims is not enough for him to earn a decent income.

GEORGE TOWN: Taxi drivers here are still refusing to use the meters, giving the excuse that they would not be able to earn a decent income on existing rates. They resort to using “standard fare” instead.

A reporter, who went undercover as a passenger, was charged RM40 from Queensbay Mall to Jalan Patani for a brief stop before proceeding to Komtar yesterday.