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Private car owners charge fares to supplement fuel cost

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  • CITIZEN 8 years ago

    This is no news!
    Even in the developed world people pack their cars and join trains or buses. This tells you that you don't just drive cars around and waste fuel when you don't have to.

  • Talk Some 8 years ago

    This is news for those who are used to getting free rides and also those living abroad to know how times have changed. I very like the idea and hope it is safe. I will do same if I can and this will give the commercial driver ...
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  • aikins 8 years ago

    My friend don't compare developed country to Ghana where public transport will drop you exactly where you are going either bus or train but Ghana you will have to park your private car to join taxi to a lot of destinations wh ...
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  • Yaw Yeboah 8 years ago

    Yes, you are correct. You cannot compare the public transport system of developed countries or state of roads to Ghana.

  • dessy 8 years ago

    Rememeber;since your car insurance not for commercial purposes should any accident occur..you may not able to drive again;you will be responsible for all those involve in the accident if Ghana insurance policies really work

  • Dongo 8 years ago

    Why do private car owners pay insurance? The premium has been increased for both commercial and private cars . After all private cars are also entitled to claim if they don't exceed the number of passengers permitted to take.

  • save ghana 8 years ago

    only under the thief mahama administration will u get this. he has run the country down. every thing isn't working. he has stolen all the monies. he now wants to put coins in our pockets. we don't want oooo tommm. u r leavin ...
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  • DONIKE 8 years ago

    THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH FUEL PRICE INCREMENT. IF U HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT THEN IT WILL BE NEWS TO YOU.
    EVEN GOV'T VEHICLES WHICH USES TAX PAYERS FUEL DIVERS PRACTICES THIS. WE HAVE ...
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  • pablo 8 years ago

    This kind of yellow journalism must stop. Save Ghana, you need to grow up a little because your idiocy on this platform is becoming too much. Private cars picking up passenger for a fee is nothing new in Ghana. Finder will by ...
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  • ADE 8 years ago

    THIS IS NOT NEW. THE PRACTICE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 70S. CHECK THE FACTS.

  • nanagy 8 years ago

    this is how mahama has taken Ghana to when fuel prices in the world has drop only Ghana keeps going up,all should join to vote this wicked and bad government out for good.

  • Eugene 8 years ago

    Hmm, very true, a private car picked us this morning heading towards Spintex. We were there and he asked we give him something for fuel, he took ghc 5 each from us. Truly this was quiet new to me...Jah have mercy on Ghana.

  • SAY IT AS IT IS 8 years ago

    This is done everywhere in even the so called advanced world. If you can't pay for fuel join the public transport net work.
    Government must be able to get tax to do what the majority need.
    We are growing up as a society n ...
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  • Mabel 8 years ago

    Guys hv u taken ur safety into concerderation.this time of arm robbers and car snatchers.its not every money that u shd take one life live it will.if u dont hv the means dont drive.