DUBAI - The Dh20 initial charge will not be confined to Sharjah-Dubai taxis alone. Soon, taxis operating in Dubai too will start with a minimum fare of Dh20 while proceeding to Sharjah, Essa Al Dossari, CEO of the Public Transport Agency at the Roads Transport Authority (RTA) told Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
This comes a day after a similar announcement made by Sharjah Transport authorities, reported by KT yesterday. Sharjah Transport officials had told KT that starting December 1, all Sharjah taxis will start with a fare of Dh20 while going to
“We have been in the process of coordination with our Sharjah Transport counterparts about evolving a system which will be of help to passengers travelling between the two emirates. The entire mechanism is still being chalked out. We first need to make the necessary modifications in the taxi meters for this system. The date will be announced soon,” Dossari said.
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Dossari said that the heavy traffic between
“Many a time a taxi driver spends almost half his day travelling from
“As a result, passengers intending to travel to Sharjah from
With the
A taxi driver needs to make at least Dh300-350 a day to earn a decent salary at the end of the month.
“If I am on my way to Sharjah and get stuck in a traffic jam, it wastes at least two hours of mine,” said a taxi driver, who did not want to be named.
“The fare from