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 Bandar Lampung, Lampung