The move by the Honiara City Council (HCC)
to install metres in cabs/taxis operating in Honiara is a good one.
Many people would not dispute it.
It's one of the long standing wishes of our people using taxis or cabs in the country especially in Honiara and Gizo.
For years many cab operators are working without this instrument.
They only charge according to kilometers or just a flat rate.
Many other countries overseas and even in the region have used metres in their cabs/taxis for years.
But not for Solomon Islands.
Many local customers who have been to overseas experienced the benefit of having such instrument in the cabs.
So many times there are drivers which overcharged people for just a short distance.
Or sometimes there are customers who showed dishonesty by paying less fare for the distance and load .
So its not fair in most cases.
Having a taxi metre will allow both the customers and the driver to see the charges on the metre screen as soon as the cab takes off.
This would allow a fair service to both parties.
This current Honiara City Council should be commended for the announcement with the plans to start using it next year.
Next year would be an interesting and exciting time for the county as the host of the Festival of Pacific Arts.
As such the country must be prepared for the event.
And one of this is with our transportation services.
Having close to 3000 people from overseas in the country will bring demand for transport services such as buses and taxis.
So having such taxi metres would be fair enough for our visitor when they want to catch a cab to visit various parts of the city.
Come 2012, the country hopes to see most of the cabs/taxis in the city with new metres.
Good work City Council and please do fulfill it.
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