Topic: Public Transport Board

The Public Transport Board has said no approvals have been granted to increase public bus fares, as it confirmed notices placed on public transport vehicles were not authorised by the Board.

Do you know the name of Cayman’s first financial secretary, the colour of the underside of a parrot’s wings in flight or the distance in miles between George Town and Miami? If the answer is no, then you might not want to apply for a job as a bus driver in the Cayman Islands.

An “electronic fare calculator” – a more basic version of an Uber-style smartphone app – is proposed as a solution to concerns over inconsistent taxi fares in the Cayman Islands.

Overcharging, poaching each other’s passengers and fighting in front of customers were among a diverse range of complaints filed against bus and taxi drivers in the Cayman Islands in 2017.

In Grand Cayman, people have complained for decades about taxis deviating (upward) from the standard rate of fares, picking and choosing who they pick up and where they will take them, and sometimes outright ripping passengers off who have no alternative.

A taxi driver who clashed with the Public Transport Board over cab fares has had his license suspended. Chris Hadome was shocked to receive letters last month informing him that both his and his wife’s taxi licenses had been suspended for six months.