My initial (and current) perception was that PUV fare was computed using distance. First four kilometers, the flat rate, then a certain rate after that. However, that seems only applicable to PUJs and buses; FX operators seem to have their own universe. Now, to the driver's explanation...
20th avenue is a boundary. Get off before that, it's 12 pesos (I still don't get why, because most drivers just charge me 10 pesos). Get off after that, it's 15 pesos. Thankfully, he didn't mean that literally because he agreed to drop me off at the west side of 20th avenue instead of the east side. Just so you know though, the distance between these two sides is about 25 feet or so.
Anyway, through this bit of insight, I have to ask:
"Does that also mean if I board the vehicle, say, from J.P. Rizal Street (a little over a kilometer before arriving at 20th Avenue), I'll still get charged the same rate from the farthest location within that boundary?"
Seems unfair to me.
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Now, for the blacklist (avoid riding these PUVs if you can):
- PVS 879
- PXE 626
- PYK 630
- TVB 340
- TXP 498
