A Singapore Taxi

Ken Livingstone, take note: If you want me to give up my car, adopt a public transport system like they have here in Singapore. A taxi from my hotel to nearly anywhere in downtown costs less than £2 and they’re readily available. That’s cheaper than a one-way Zone 1 tube ticket, and a lot more comfortable and convenient. They’re licensed, air-conditioned, clean, smoke-free and the drivers are generally very friendly.

And honest. The driver of my cab yesterday told me that he was driving all the way back to the airport to reunite a businessman with his Blackberry. Apparently the drivers get points for returning lost property to its rightful owner, and the driver who collects the most points at the end of each month is given a prize!