Until now, visitors to Singapore could rely on the fact that any taxi waiting in a queue or hailed from the street would be same regulated price, be it a shiny white Mercedes limo or a beaten-up boxy Toyota... but no longer: SMRT has launched a fleet of big black Chrysler "premium" taxis, and not only do they charge $5 to get in (vs the usual $2.80-3.20), but the meter ticks up at $0.30/unit instead of $0.20/unit. Since most Singaporeans balk at this, they've now taken to picking up fares from the public taxi queue at Changi, and I ended up paying $30 for a ride that would cost $15 on an ordinary cab.
I've already dropped a note to Changi to suggest that they either ban these guys from the regular queue (after all, there's already a Limousine Desk) or at least give them a separate "Premium" section with the higher charges posted.