Cheated at Merak terminal

Cheated at Merak terminal

From Kompas

We went by car at the end of January to the ferry terminal in
Merak, Banten, where ticket counter employees charged us Rp
115,000 for the ferry transport service.

Aboard the ferry, we examined the details printed on the
ticket and found that the official price should have been Rp
101,500, because parking and vehicle fees cost Rp 85,000 and
three tickets for passengers cost Rp 5,500 each. That means we
were overcharged Rp 13,500.

There are countless cars transported by ferry every day and we
are convinced that the ticket officers did not make a mistake in
calculating our ticket because it is routine for them.

This is an example of the mentality of some of the country's
public personnel and how they work just for their personal gain.

K. MANIK
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