2024-03-22 10:00:44
Users are recommended to demand the return of the fare and report the abuse to the CTE, ANT and EPMT.
People who use the urban bus service denounces abuse by some drivers by charging 40 cents for the full rate and 20 for the half rate, when the official fare is 39 and 19 cents, respectively.
This fact, which has become recurring on several routes that travel through the streets of the city, generate annoyance among passengers, who consider it an accident.
Cecilia Muñoz, who uses the bus daily to get to work, commented: “This is not the first time this has happened, and They always hide behind the fact that they don’t have change«.
Another user mentioned that, sometimes, the drivers refuse to give the complete changeforcing passengers to accept ’rounding’.
The new value of the ticket came into effect on September 1, 2023, after the municipal public transit company (EPMT) ended the compensation, which consisted of disbursing $1,000 to each unit so that the fare continues at 30 and 15 cents.
THE DATA The official value is 39 cents for the full fare and 19 for the average fare.
Complaint
Iván Pallarozo, manager of the MÍO Consortium, stated that No driver is authorized to round up the fare. “They have the obligation to deliver the full change,” he said.
Likewise, he said that people who feel harmed can report the driver, to make a follow up the case and sanction.
Meanwhile, from the EPMT, it was reported that there are several technicians inspecting routes to know if the drivers are charging the approved rate, in case anomalies are found, They will be punished with a fine of $60.
Those who accumulate more than ten warning calls may lose their operating permit. (CT)
By: Diario la HORA