The Ghanaian Times says some drivers in the Eastern Region have, in connivance with their union leaders, discarded the 15 per cent increase in transport fares announced on Friday and fixed their own fares far above the official rates.

Taxi fares from Anyinam to Kwabeng has been increased from 900 cedis to 1,500 cedis while in Koforidua, the fares has increased by 300 cedis for intra city travels.

Urvan drivers plying between Kumasi and Koforidua have also increased their fare from 8,500 to 9,700 cedis.

The situation, reportedly, is no different in Accra.

A number of people that the paper talked to urged the government to come out with new fares to reflect on the 15 per cent increase to stop the drivers from taking the law into their own hands.

Currently, they said, the government was to blame for allowing the drivers to have a field day, adding that hitherto, increases in fuel prices were released side-by- side the approved fares.