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Abu Dhabi govt to pay 50 percent of taxi fares


Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi government will pay 50 percent of the taxi fares for aged persons, those with special needs and people with chronic illnesses, officials announced.

Those like widows, divorcees etc who come under the welfare categories will receive a 25 percent slash on taxi fare. The announcement came along with the decision of the authorities to hike the taxi tariffs in the capital.

"Senior residents and those with special needs will get a 50 percent discount on taxi fare. This is made possible by the generous support of the Abu Dhabi government who will pitch in the remaining 50 percent of the fare", said Abdullah Sultan Al Sabbagh, the general manager of TransAD.


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Those eligible to receive the discount can apply to the authority providing necessary documents, after which they will be issued a card. The cards can be swiped on specially installed mobile data transmitters in the cabs, he said.

"New fleets of taxis modified to suit the needs of the physically challenged will soon be added."

Further, drivers will be given incentives to extend better services to these categories. "Drivers who will cater to these categories of passengers will be paid 25 percent extra to encourage them."

The number of 9-seater taxis which are aimed at families will also be increased.

He also said that complaints received at the 24 hour hotline of the authority are dealt with high importance and urged the public to report any taxi related complaints.

"Complaints are taken very seriously. If a taxi driver refuses to take a passenger, and the passenger lodges a complaint the driver will be fined Dh 500. The fine is Dh 1000 for second offence and if a third offence is reported the driver is fired from the job", he said.

Additionally, 22 inspectors monitor the city's cabs for violations, he noted.

Well, at least they seem to have impressed one person of the whole lot of residents.

Buddy, first of all, with the poor social setup here, the percentage of targeted aged persons and those with special needs is nothing compared to the whole population. In any case, they would be required to provide certification of their age and disabilities and get it attested.

The public areas itself are not aged persons and disabled friendly. what is the use of applying it only to taxis. Can any aged/disable person cross any road here without a high danger of being run over?

all hogwash - as usual!

thats really what kills me.
you dunt see the good part ,
instead you just focus on something worse.
Now what do expect , Do you want them to cut prices to half ?
If you were a businessmen here , would you cut half the price of the service or the product that you sell.

You have other options , you dunt like the taxi , you can't afford it,
Go for the buses , they are really cheap

hack88 wrote:thats really what kills me.
you dunt see the good part ,
instead you just focus on something worse.
Now what do expect , Do you want them to cut prices to half ?
If you were a businessmen here , would you cut half the price of the service or the product that you sell.

You have other options , you dunt like the taxi , you can't afford it,
Go for the buses , they are really cheap

how do i look into the good part if that's covered by bad parts like bees on a busy bee hive ?!!!!

gafoorgk wrote:

hack88 wrote:thats really what kills me.
you dunt see the good part ,
instead you just focus on something worse.
Now what do expect , Do you want them to cut prices to half ?
If you were a businessmen here , would you cut half the price of the service or the product that you sell.

You have other options , you dunt like the taxi , you can't afford it,
Go for the buses , they are really cheap

how do i look into the good part if that's covered by bad parts like bees on a busy bee hive ?!!!!

thats lame dude.sorry

i would say "that's practical" dear.

lol....
where the hell did you find this busy bee hive from?

hack88 wrote:lol....
where the hell did you find this busy bee hive from?

now......... that's what i would call lame.

Heard about the 'Half empty glass.... and half full glass' story???

michaeldubai wrote:Well, at least they seem to have impressed one person of the whole lot of residents.

Buddy, first of all, with the poor social setup here, the percentage of targeted aged persons and those with special needs is nothing compared to the whole population. In any case, they would be required to provide certification of their age and disabilities and get it attested.

The public areas itself are not aged persons and disabled friendly. what is the use of applying it only to taxis. Can any aged/disable person cross any road here without a high danger of being run over?

all hogwash - as usual!

Exactly,

Next thing they come up with, is limiting the acces of disabled to the country. You must make a lot of money before you are granted acces in the future.

RobbyG wrote:

michaeldubai wrote:Well, at least they seem to have impressed one person of the whole lot of residents.

Buddy, first of all, with the poor social setup here, the percentage of targeted aged persons and those with special needs is nothing compared to the whole population. In any case, they would be required to provide certification of their age and disabilities and get it attested.

The public areas itself are not aged persons and disabled friendly. what is the use of applying it only to taxis. Can any aged/disable person cross any road here without a high danger of being run over?

all hogwash - as usual!

Exactly,

Next thing they come up with, is limiting the acces of disabled to the country. You must make a lot of money before you are granted acces in the future.