The Minister for Transport wanted to force the taxi companies to control the "On Call" sign on the taxi roof centrally, rather than allow the taxi driver to manipulate this sign. It seemed to be an expensive way to control the bad habit of taxi drivers in mis-using this sign.

I think that it is better for the Minister to ban the taxi calling fee, and incorporate say $1 to the starting fare. If there is no fee, many people will call for a taxi, instead of stopping one on the roadside. Taxi drivers do not have to waste petrol to ply the road to look for a passenger and add to the traffic congestion and accidents.

Do you agree?