JPJ seizes four Singapore-registered vehicles for illegal e-hailing in Johor

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The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized four Singapore-registered vehicles after their drivers were found operating e-hailing services illegally in Malaysia.  JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli stated that the vehicles, including luxury multipurpose vehicles and a van, were driven by Singaporeans in their 30s and 40s.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yck3wc7z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Singapore-registered drivers who are not allowed to offer e-hailing rides into Malaysia

00:06are openly advertising such services, charging as much as 180 Singapore dollars

00:13or 591 Malaysian ringgit per person for a trip to Johor Bahru.

00:18These illegal e-hailing operators usually promote their services on social media

00:23as well as WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps, offering rides to various destinations.

00:30Road Transport Department Director-General Datuk Adi Fadli Ramli said

00:35the fares of these illegal operators were significantly higher than licensed car rental companies.

00:41Adi Fadli said that four Singapore-registered vehicles, including a van and luxury multipurpose vehicles,

00:47have been seized by JPJ in its first special operation starting August 9 to deal with such operators.

00:55They were found ferrying mostly Singaporean and foreign passengers for tourism purposes.

01:00The drivers, in their 30s and 40s, were without a Malaysian road tax or public service vehicle registration.

01:07These operators have no approval from the Malaysian government, Land Public Transport Agency or JPJ to operate here.

01:15He said in the event of an accident in Malaysia, it could have serious consequences for the passengers,

01:21the driver and even relations between both countries.

01:24He said that JPJ would continue conducting targeted operations in several hotspots

01:30before expanding to surrounding areas,

01:33and any foreign e-hailing vehicle operating in Malaysia without a permit will face firm action from now on.

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