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From yesterday (3rd), when you catch a taxi after 10 p.m., the call fee has risen to a maximum of 5,000 won.
The idea is to make more money for taxi drivers so that more taxis arrive late at night.
Reporter Han Sang-woo covered how the first day was.
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It was past 10 pm at Gangnam Station in Seoul.
There are a lot of people who want to catch a taxi, but they are not easily caught.
[Yoon Hyung-woon / Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: There are still a lot of refusal to ride, and they don't even pick up empty cars passing by now.]
There are a lot of responses that it would be better to take a taxi even if you pay more to call.
[Hyungwoon Yoon / Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: (Price) It doesn’t matter.
You have to go home.
I have to go to work tomorrow.]
In particular, there were many cases where the dispatch was not possible to the nearest place, but after paying a call fee of 5,000 won, it was dispatched to Nonhyeon-dong, which is about 2 km away.
[Taxi passenger: I was caught for 10,000 won.
It's important to go home first.]
After midnight, even near Hongdae, Seoul, I was able to catch a taxi by paying a calling fee.
[Jin Hye-joo / Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul: This is my third attempt.
It was caught a little earlier than usual.
They were caught very early.]
The call fee increases as the number of people and hours increases, and the driver deposits up to 90% of it right away.
[Taxi Driver: In the case of a regular taxi, it will be crowded at night.
It is at its peak from 10 am to 2 am.
At this point, you can think of it as almost all you earn.] If
you receive this calling fee, the driver cannot see the destination in advance and dispatches are forced.
[Taxi Driver: Even though it's short, the destination doesn't appear.
it's going
must.
(Still) Because the call rate has gone up.
It 'd be better.] For
drivers, it may be more difficult for regular passengers to find a taxi because they only pick and choose customers who pay the toll.
Also, starting next month, the start time of the late-night surcharge will be extended to 10 o'clock, and the late-night basic rate will increase to 10,000 won.
(Video coverage: Ji-Hoon Yang, video editing: Hye-Young Choi)