Questions You Should Ask Before Booking a Minibus Charter in Singapore

When travelling locally or abroad, one of the required "must-haves" for your trip in addition to airfare, accommodation and tour is transportation services. With this, you'll encounter various terms related to vehicle service including minibus or otherwise known as mini coach. If such term is not that familiar to you, minibus is a vehicle designed to accommodate higher number of passengers than a multi-purpose vehicle. Some even identified it as a hybrid of a coach bus. In countries like Singapore, a minibus is described as a full-sized passenger vehicle with seating capacity of 9 to 13 people, a great choice for group travellers.

To further assist you on getting more information about minibus, below are some of the commonly asked questions most travellers have. Answers are already provided.

What does seating capacity mean?

Seating capacity refers to the number of individuals that a particular vehicle can hold. As for minibus, there are three seating configurations: the 9-seater, 11-seater and 13-seater vehicle.

What are their differences?

The differences of each configuration basically depend on its uses. With all the available bus charter, the 9-seater minibus has the most booth space. It has a very comfortable passenger seats that are good for nine persons and with a spacious compartment. This minibus rental is ideal for individuals travelling in group like families with lots of luggage. As for the 11-seater bus rental service that is good for chartered school service which top customers are students in primary education. Lastly, for 13-seater vehicle, this is often used to serve large number of people like those attending an event thus called party bus. Unlike the other seating capacity, this one doesn't have compartment for bags and other things.

Is renting a minibus without driver allowed?

Renting minibus with no driver is generally not allowed especially in Singapore, because to be a licensed driver of this vehicle, he must first seek a special vocational permit. On the other hand, this kind of transportation services is way better than hiring the services of a regular taxi wherein your group will be forced to take different cars even though the destination is just the same.

How to book this kind of services?

There are three ways of booking this transportation services. You can opt to do it online, by  sending text messages using your mobile phones, and or calling the telephone number published by the bus company. Once it's confirmed, you will receive a notification with the assigned driver information and the assigned vehicle number.

What is the mode of payment available for the customers?

Customers can use several payment methods that are most convenient for them. They can choose to pay by cash or by credit card and PayPal which has prevailing admin and bank charges. For corporate accounts, cheque is acceptable.

How do I know that the booked vehicle has been confirmed?

Once you finalized your booking, there will be a vehicle immediately assigned under your name. And in case the car breakdown, the transportation services company will provide another car for you in just a matter of minutes, may you be in or outside the city. In addition, discount will also be provided in your next booking.