Terminal fees

Terminal fees

From Neraca

I would like to bring my personal experience in Pulogadung terminal to the authority's notice. The practice of taking illegal fees at this particular terminal is rampant and it becomes livelier particularly in the early hours when the inter- city buses are arriving from West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java.

As buses enter the terminal area two or three terminal employees stop each of the buses and the bus crew hand over a few Rp 1,000 banknotes.

We know that hundreds of night buses enter the terminal every day. Imagine how much money goes into the pockets of the employees. A member of the crew said that this practice has been going on for years.

Also buses leaving the terminal in the afternoon have to pay some money to the employees if they don't want to get into trouble. I think it is time the authority took necessary measures to stop such illegal practices.

SUGENG SURYANTO

Jakarta