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Monday, 14 September 2009 10:44

�Every day, I take a taxi from Sri Muda to Kota Kemuning to work, and the fare is a burden to me.

�I�m a 56-year-old woman, that�s why I take the taxi � it is convenient and comfortable.

�If I travel by bus, I have to squeeze in with the other passengers. It�s worse if I don�t get a seat during the journey.�

She says she has to spend RM20 or more on taxi fares every day.

�The cabbies always charge more if the passengers are Indonesians or Pakistanis.

�All the taxi drivers here refuse to use the meter, some of them cover it with a towel. Some have not even installed the meter.

�One day, a cabbie forgot to cover it, and the meter clearly showed that the registered fare was only RM6.80 from Sri Muda to Kota Kemuning. But he still charged me RM10.�

DARJIT claims taxi drivers always ask passengers if they want to be charged according to the meter.

�I hope the authorities will investigate and take action as soon as possible.�