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Thursday, October 9, 2014

School bus fares set to rise by RM5-RM10 in January, says report

Parents are bracing for higher school bus fares next year with the Federation of Malaysian School Bus Operators saying it will finalise the rates by year-end. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 9, 2014.Parents are bracing for higher school bus fares next year with the Federation of Malaysian School Bus Operators saying it will finalise the rates by year-end. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 9, 2014.
School bus fares are expected to rise by RM5 to RM10 in January, following the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) decision to scrap the ceiling prices next year, The Star reported today.
The Federation of Malaysian School Bus Operators told the daily that it would finalise the rates by year-end, after holding meetings with relevant parties to get their feedback.
“It won’t be a steep hike,” the federation’s secretary-general, Md Saad Mohamad, was quoted as saying.
“We (SPAD) as the observers will ensure that none of the interested parties take advantage by imposing excessive prices,” SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar was quoted as saying on Friday.
“If this happens, action to cancel the operating licences can be done under the Land Public Transport Act.”
But, The Star reported the next day that parents were upset over the move, as they were already grappling with the escalating cost of living.
According to the English daily, the move would affect 15,000 registered bus operators nationwide and could potentially bring an additional 30,000 unlicensed bus operators to register with SPAD.
Fomca CEO Datuk Paul Selvaraj told the paper that the fare hike should also come with an increase in quality of the bus service.
“If the quantum of the increase sought is reasonable and comes with a rise in safety and quality of service, parents should support it because we all want a viable and safe school bus system,” he was quoted as saying.
Currently bus operators charge RM27.43 for the first kilometre and RM2.05 for every subsequent kilometre in urban areas under a fare scheme regulated since 2009 by the Commercial Licensing Board (CVLB).
In rural areas, the fare is RM20.62 for the first kilometre and RM2.02 for every subsequent kilometre.
SPAD, set up in 2010, has taken over the functions of the CVLB.
School bus operators had been seeking a 40% fare hike since December last year, citing rising costs.
- TMI

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