Irregular bus fare

From Bisnis Indonesia

I am a regular commuter on the Pulogadung-Kalideres bus route of Patas No. 64 in Jakarta. I am often annoyed at the irregular ticket fares imposed on passengers. One bus will charge Rp 550 and another one Rp 600 for the same route and distance.

The unfixed price often puts me in an embarrassing situation. When I give Rp 1,000 and the bus conductor gives change of Rp 400, I ask whether the ticket price is Rp 600. The conductor will almost always answer rudely: "Don't you know the fare for Patas bus?"

As far as I remember the Jakarta government announced some time ago that the ticket fare of Patas buses is Rp 550. And that announcement was posted on the interior wall of the buses.

TINA ROSEMARY

Jakarta