Rollback in Jeepney Fares how about FX fares?  

Yes right, these FX and tricycles have in fact have actually have been over-charging a lot and they seem to be exempted when rollback in fares are declared but they are not exempted when there is fare hike. How shrewd of them!

Hi to you rsa101 my kababayan here in this site. First i would lie to greet you a pleasant day to you and especially to all my friends here in this site that is very busy making a response in many forum topic discussion here in this site mylot. Well regarding to your forum topic discussion entitled "rollback in jeepney fares how about the FX fares?". I think there must be a rollback too in FX because as my opinion they are all the same vehicle who are using a oil in order for them to run. That's why unfair so if ever the jeepney will make a rollback fee for transportation it must be in all vehicle in order for the transfortation will be balance. Me as mx experience in riding a transfortation vehicle, i really pay a high amout but when i was in grade six the amount of the fee for transfortation was really low. But now i don't know why the amount of fee for transportation became big. That's all my responsed! ! ! Happy mylotting. . . And mabuhay to all our kababayan! ! !

Fortunately, the FX group servicing our place to MRT Station brought down there fare when fuel prices dropped a few pesos. I don't think they will reduce more because the fare was already back to what it was when the group started plying the route.

It's a different case with the tricycles in our place. From P8.00, they raised it to P9.50. When the jeepneys lowered the fare, this tricycle group chopped down P0.50 too in their fare. Up till now they are charging us P9.00. I think I will have to report this group to proper authorities if they will not fix the fair rate.

I don't usually ride FX so I'm not really affected. What I want to complain is the tricycle fare! The minimum tricycle fare in our place is higher than the minimum fare in jeepneys! I wish they can rollback too! They're traveling shorter distances than jeepneys and yet they charged more! *sigh* If only people can rally and not ride tricycles. LOL! As if that's possible.

I highly agree! They should implement rollbacks on FX taxi fares as well and the should do it quick! Those were bunch of abusers and overchargings occurs. Diesel prices is at 23php range and they should cut it again to the original fare matrix before the severe oil price hikes occurs last year. Imagine, when I was traveling to Antipolo last year, fare is around 40php (from Cubao). When the diesel price ranges to 60 php/liter, the fare was 50php. That's fine and we expect it. But right now, the diesel price is at the lowest for years, the fare is still at 45php! That's definitely so hilarious!

I understand the tricycle drivers since the gasoline prices is not as low as the Diesel. There's a 10php difference..

Don't really know bout the prize for FX. Don't usually ride FX eh ^_~. well yea for tricycles. I think it's over pricing, Come to think of it, My house is only a walking distance from the tricycle terminal and they cost me 15Php for a special trip? WTF! It's like 100meters away. I know you'll suggest me to walk instead. That's my only option, but what if it's raining? or the sun is angry making us feel so hot? lolz ^_~ Don't have any option but to ride right? tsk

Well, that has been a problem for a long time now... seems like the LTFRB has neglected regulating FX and Tricycle fares... and i heard that someone in their office said that that is the responsibility of local government units...

Here in my area... we do not have FX... but the LGU has already standardized tricycle fares... but some drivers do not follow this... so i have to constantly remind and threaten them that i will report them if they do not follow...

Not only should the FX and tricycle drivers roll back on their prices but an official statement on how much they are supposed to charge should be posted - this is specially important for tricycles. I don't like it when tricycles ask for a certain amount even before you get in ("kontrata", like the taxi drivers that try to get the most out of our pockets). It's difficult to haggle especially when there is no official price for the distance covered.

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i think the jeepney comuters and the bus commuters are more noisy about it that is why the fares did got a rollback. i think FX are not qualified as public transportation that is why they can not touch that one... i am not sure about it. i have a friend who drives a fx and he said that if the commuters are complaining then they have to ride the jeep instead.... what a total rude response. . he said that fx is more convinient for it has aircon not like jeepneys. ok he has a point there but not all fx is as cold as his fx. i think the goverment needs to be fair. when tehy say rollback it has to be in all public transport vehicles. even the tricycles. well... what can i say in this country is there such thing as fair?

I totally agree with you and one special mention about those special trips or so called kontratas, I hate that very much.. let me tell you an experience of mine.

I live in cebu city and as I was to travel to manila, I would have to ride a plane since its much more economical nowadays than ships plus a shorter ride time. Anyways, I flagged down a taxi and told him I would like to go to the airport. Knowing that this driver might charge me extra, I prepared myself for the inevitable and so as I expected he did ask for extra. Not like + 30 pesos but for a sum of 200-250 pesos, instantly my blood rushed to my head and I said the hell with it. Ano yan ginto at bagong taxi or talagang malamig ang aircon, e its not. Its like a 4yr old taxi already. I had no choice but to haggle with the taxi driver, we brought it down eventually to a 150 pesos but in reality I could have paid only about a 110pesos. His reason by the way was that it was hard and time-consuming looking for passengers going down the airport, so I just agreed with his reasoning.

After I got back from manila and am in the Cebu airport, I again flagged a taxi going down and lo and behold. The driver was asking for a special trip, I was dumbfounded. Waaaaaa........ gggrrr... im totally insensed by these people. Don't they know that we work as hard as they do as well though on a different level, well the asking price was 200. I asked him why, he said he had been waiting in line for quite sometime already. WHATTT??!!! did he waster any fuel or any aircon freon at all, NADA! WALA! I reasoned to him that it is very illogical already since he can definitely find passengers easily in the main area of cebu where I am going to and waiting in line is not enough to ask for such a hefty price.

Oh well... I just chose to ride another taxi since there was plenty of them there and I was not in a hurry not like the time I had to go to manila. No wonder, nothings improving.