Buses grounded for overcharging

Buses grounded for overcharging

JAKARTA: The city administration has stopped 13 city buses
from operating for allegedly imposing higher fares.

"The move was taken based on public reports and the findings
of our officers," said the newly installed head of the Jakarta
Transportation Agency, Nurachman, on Sunday.

He said that the official fare of air-conditioned buses was Rp
3,500 (34 US cents), but some bus conductors on city buses asked
passengers to pay Rp 4,000, particularly if the buses passed by
toll roads.

City buses that had charged higher than the official fares
included those that serve the Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta-
Bekasi, West Java route, and Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta-Bekasi
route, and Blok M, South Jakarta-Bekasi route.

Nurachman stressed that the administration did not allow city
bus conductors to charge any additional money. --Antara