The prices of app-based taxi services in Vietnam have increased amid the rocketing price of petroleum.
Grab Vietnam has announced that all of its services will experience price rises from March 10. GrabBike services in Hanoi will be increased to VND13,500 for the two first kilometres and VND4,300 for each following kilometre. Meanwhile, the fees for the service in HCM City will be VND12,500 and VND4,300 respectively.
Four-seat GrabCar services in Hanoi and HCM City will have minimum fees of VND29,000 for the first two kilometres and VND10,000 for each following kilometre.
The highest rise will be applied for the seven-seat GrabCar Protect service with VND38,600 for the two first kilometres.
GrabBike service fees in 30 other cities and provinces have followed suit with a rise of VND2,000-3,000 against the current levels.
Ride-hailing company Be Group has increased its services in Hanoi from February 10. The two first kilometre fees for the beBike and the four-seat beCar services will be VND14,000 and VND29,000 respectively.
Meanwhile, Gojek said that it has not yet raised its service, saying that it had included possible price hike impacts in the short term when drafting its initial service price frame.
Global oil prices have continued sharply rising amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
