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Honesty pays for Sharjah cabbie Ahmed Shaaban
12 December 2011, 6:07 AM A cabbie of the govt-operated Sharjah Taxi firm returned 200,000 Saudi Riyals and other valuables to a passenger who commuted from Sharjah Airport to the Butaina.
SHARJAH - Honesty is the best policy and that holds good for Sharjah cabbies.
A cabbie of the government-operated Sharjah Taxi firm returned 200,000 Saudi Riyals and other valuables to a passenger who commuted from Sharjah Airport to the Butaina area of Sharjah late on Saturday.
Arahama Al Shamsi honouring Mohammed Tahir Ameen
As cabbies are advised to take a quick look after a passenger gets off, Mohammed Tahir Ameen, the Pakistani driver, found a bag stuffed with cash, a laptop, a mobile phone, two passports, and important documents at the backseat of his cab.
Ameen, whose names means honest, rushed to the Sharjah Transport Office at the Sharjah Airport, and handed over the valuables he found, untouched.
The office then contacted the passenger using the last mobile numbers saved on his cell phone. He was then called to the office where he received his items after verification procedures.
Honouring Ameen on Sunday morning with money prize, a valuable gift and an appreciation certificate, Assistant Director General of Sharjah Transport, Arahama Al Shamsi, said all cabbies are advised to follow this example of honesty.
Yassin Mohammed bin Hashim, Head of Sharjah Airport Office, Sharjah Transport, told Khaleej Times about another honest cabbie from the Union Taxi. “He returned Dh10,000, along with two Lebanese passports he found in his cab after he shuttled a passenger from the Sharjah Airport to the Abu Shaghara area in Sharjah.”
While the passenger gifted the honest cabbie Dh200, the Sharjah Transport Office in the airport presented him with Dh300 as part of the Shukran (Thank You) programme. “He was also given priority in the cab queue for six consecutive or inconsecutive times.”
Recently, Pakistani cabbies Minhaj Ali and Amjad Hussain of the Emirates Cab, and Himansh Shah from Nepal of Citi Taxi returned three separate bags stuffed with over Dh200,000 cash, credit cards, luxury cameras, cell phones, watches, passports and important documents.
Sharjah Transport, in a bid to encourage drivers’ behaviour, curb traffic violations and complaints, and boost up customers’ satisfaction, has adopted an incentive scheme worth Dh150,000.
“As per the Shukran programme, the drivers of the five franchise companies operating in the city are rewarded financially and spiritually for behaving well. They may also replace the black points imposed against traffic violations with white ones,” said Khaled Al Khayal, Manager of Franchise and Licensing Department.
Urging passengers to be more cautious, he said the customer service centre of Sharjah Transport is available round the clock at 700067000.
“However, commuters are advised to pay attention to the colour of the taxi and driver’s uniform as every company has a distinct colour. They should also keep the receipt of the tariff to identify the taxi and find the items lost in a short time,” he said.ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com
Honesty pays for Sharjah cabbie
12 December 2011, 6:07 AM A cabbie of the govt-operated Sharjah Taxi firm returned 200,000 Saudi Riyals and other valuables to a passenger who commuted from Sharjah Airport to the Butaina.
SHARJAH - Honesty is the best policy and that holds good for Sharjah cabbies.
A cabbie of the government-operated Sharjah Taxi firm returned 200,000 Saudi Riyals and other valuables to a passenger who commuted from Sharjah Airport to the Butaina area of Sharjah late on Saturday.
Arahama Al Shamsi honouring Mohammed Tahir Ameen
As cabbies are advised to take a quick look after a passenger gets off, Mohammed Tahir Ameen, the Pakistani driver, found a bag stuffed with cash, a laptop, a mobile phone, two passports, and important documents at the backseat of his cab.
Ameen, whose names means honest, rushed to the Sharjah Transport Office at the Sharjah Airport, and handed over the valuables he found, untouched.
The office then contacted the passenger using the last mobile numbers saved on his cell phone. He was then called to the office where he received his items after verification procedures.
Honouring Ameen on Sunday morning with money prize, a valuable gift and an appreciation certificate, Assistant Director General of Sharjah Transport, Arahama Al Shamsi, said all cabbies are advised to follow this example of honesty.
Yassin Mohammed bin Hashim, Head of Sharjah Airport Office, Sharjah Transport, told Khaleej Times about another honest cabbie from the Union Taxi. “He returned Dh10,000, along with two Lebanese passports he found in his cab after he shuttled a passenger from the Sharjah Airport to the Abu Shaghara area in Sharjah.”
While the passenger gifted the honest cabbie Dh200, the Sharjah Transport Office in the airport presented him with Dh300 as part of the Shukran (Thank You) programme. “He was also given priority in the cab queue for six consecutive or inconsecutive times.”
Recently, Pakistani cabbies Minhaj Ali and Amjad Hussain of the Emirates Cab, and Himansh Shah from Nepal of Citi Taxi returned three separate bags stuffed with over Dh200,000 cash, credit cards, luxury cameras, cell phones, watches, passports and important documents.
Sharjah Transport, in a bid to encourage drivers’ behaviour, curb traffic violations and complaints, and boost up customers’ satisfaction, has adopted an incentive scheme worth Dh150,000.
“As per the Shukran programme, the drivers of the five franchise companies operating in the city are rewarded financially and spiritually for behaving well. They may also replace the black points imposed against traffic violations with white ones,” said Khaled Al Khayal, Manager of Franchise and Licensing Department.
Urging passengers to be more cautious, he said the customer service centre of Sharjah Transport is available round the clock at 700067000.
“However, commuters are advised to pay attention to the colour of the taxi and driver’s uniform as every company has a distinct colour. They should also keep the receipt of the tariff to identify the taxi and find the items lost in a short time,” he said.ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com
Honesty pays for Sharjah cabbie
