Grab Get New Tariffs To Driver Partners In 56 Cities

JAKARTA - After setting a new tariff rule for online motorcycle taxis last month, Grab Indonesia held a new tariff introduction with driver-partners for GrabBike services.

"In this transition period, it is very important to ensure that all partners understand the details of the application of new rates, so that there is no confusion about the income of partners," said Director of 2W and Logistics, Grab Indonesia, Tyas Widyastuti in a statement received by VOI, Thursday, October 20.

The regulation is summarized in KP No. 667 of 2022. Until now, offline or live socialization is still being held in stages by Grab and has been carried out in 56 cities by reaching more than 45 thousand driver-partners.

Socialization is also carried out online through the GrabAcademy platform and is watched by more than 25 thousand driver-partners throughout Indonesia.

The event was welcomed by Grab driver-partners in various cities. One of them is Hendry, an online motorcycle taxi community representative, Baraya Batim Bikers (BBB), Bandung.

"I'm really happy, Grab is holding a socialization about the new tariff. We feel closer and more input is heard through this session. We hope Grab can continue to hold this kind of session, so we can always update it," said Hendry.

Finally, Grab also made tariff adjustments to GrabCar services, GrabExpress, GrabFood. This is part of Grab's efforts to help driver-partners deal with the impact of rising fuel prices.

As previously reported, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) through the Directorate General of Land Transportation officially increased the rate of online motorcycle taxis last month.

The number of tariff increases varies from zone to zone, namely Zone I in Sumatra, Java non Jabodetabek, and Bali. Zone II in Jabodetabek. while Zone III in Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua.

For Zone I, the lower limit rate is IDR 1,850 to IDR 2,000, an increase of 8 percent. Meanwhile, the upper limit is from IDR 2,300 to IDR 2,500, an increase of 8.7 percent.

For Zone II, namely from KP 548 in 2020, the lower limit rate is from Rp2,250 to Rp2,550. Meanwhile, the upper limit rate is from Rp2,650 to Rp2,800. Thus, the minimum service fee with a range of service costs between Rp. 9,000 to Rp. 10,500 increased to Rp. 10,200 to Rp. 11,200.

Zone III is the lower limit rate from Rp2,100 to Rp2,300. Meanwhile, the upper limit rate from Rp2,600 to Rp2,750. Thus, the minimum service fee with a range of service costs between Rp7,000 to Rp10,000 rose to Rp9,200 to Rp11,000.