17 bus firms break the rules

17 bus firms break the rules

JAKARTA (JP): Transport investigators found 19 buses from 17
companies illegally raised or cut fares during the Idul Fitri
exodus.

A special team deployed by the City Land Transportation
Control Agency discovered the violations by pretending to be
passengers.

The agency's transportation control subdivision head Oriyanto
Supardal, said investigators recorded the busses' plate numbers,
the route, the time of the incident, the special Idul Fitri fare
and the illegal fare.

"Bus companies are not allowed to raise or to cut the fares
set by the government for Idul Fitri," Oriyanto said.

The official's report said two bus companies, Timbul Jaya
Express and Sumber Alam, cut the government-set fares.

The 15 other companies illegally raised fares by up to Rp
13,500 (US$5.60). The companies were Kramatdjati, Mekar Jaya,
Suka, Dedy Jaya, Bhinneka, Sinar Jaya, Bianglala, Ramayana, Jaka
Kendil, Handoyo, Tasima S., Gumarang Jaya, Mulyo Indah, Limas
Express and Setia Bhakti.

This week, six other bus companies, including state-owned
transportation companies PPD and Damri, were found to have
violated transport regulations during the Idul Fitri exodus.
(ste)