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Source:
www.lta.gov.sg |
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LTA Introduces Measures To Improve Taxi Services |
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- Stiffer penalties for errant
taxi drivers
- Taxi advisories for the public
- More taxi stands within the
Central Business District (CBD) / Street hail of taxis on CBD
roads disallowed from 1 March 2008
- Enhanced taxi QoS requirements
fully phased in from 1 January 2008
- Taxi Mystery Customer Audit
kicked off
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has
introduced a slew of measures to improve taxi services. These include
stiffer measures to deter errant taxi drivers who solicit, overcharge or
refuse to convey passengers. |
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Enforcement Operations Stepped Up |
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The LTA has intensified its enforcement
activities at numerous entertainment "hotspots", such as Clarke Quay,
Boat Quay, Orchard Towers, Sentosa, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and other
places where errant taxi drivers take advantage of high demand for taxis
during certain times to openly tout for business and overcharge their
passengers, especially tourists. |
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The LTA is currently investigating about 80
taxi drivers who solicited for passengers, overcharged or refused to
convey passengers in October/November 2007, some of whom are repeat
offenders. The vocational licences of these recalcitrant taxi drivers
will be suspended and revoked if they are found guilty. |
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The LTA will also raise the penalties
imposed on taxi drivers who are found guilty of soliciting for
passengers, overcharging or refusing to convey passengers without
reasonable justification. This is to emphasise the seriousness of the
offences and to protect the reputation of the majority of honest taxi
drivers who abide by the rules. |
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Taxi Vocational Licence Point System (VLPS)
Enhanced |
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With effect from 19 November 2007, taxi VLPS
penalties for the offences of soliciting for passengers, overcharging
and refusing to convey passengers will be enhanced. |
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Fines and demerit points will be increased,
and the commission of these offences will result in immediate suspension
of the taxi drivers' vocational licence. A repeat of the offences of
soliciting and overcharging within 24 months will result in the
revocation of the taxi driver's vocational licence. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.lta.gov.sg News Release 12 Nov
2007 |
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