The Pay by Distance fares was recently implemented on the 3rd of July..

According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA);

A majority of commuters will benefit from Distance Fares, with 2 in 3 seeing a reduction or no change in their weekly public transport expenditure.

So.. What say you?

Unfortunately, to my misfortune, I have to say I’m probably the 1 in 3 that is not benefiting from this new scheme! Boooooooo!

For instance, (if you follow me on twitter @iamannaker) I’ve tweeted before that my usual transport fees of $1 have increased to $1.40 now, when travelling from Malaysia customs to Kranji.

Other than that, I’ve been looking into my transport fares whenever I travel, and I’m really paying more for majority of the times I’m travelling! Its not that I remember how much it costed last time, but on the back of my mind, I can roughly gauge the figures.

Meaning more allowance used for transport. THIS REALLY SUCKS.

Along side, I hear about complains with regards to this new transport scheme from friends around, and actually none of them actually mentioned they benefitted. Does that mean my friends and I are all that unlucky to be the 1/3 of the population who uses public transport?

Actually, if you think logically.. In my opinion, if SMRT don’t earn more money using this pay by distance scheme, why did they bother changing the scheme?