14 drivers caught by LTA at airport for giving illegal rides between Singapore and Malaysia

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14 drivers caught by LTA at airport for giving illegal rides between Singapore and Malaysia
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Their services include chauffeuring within Singapore as well.

SINGAPORE – Fourteen drivers were arrested by the Land Transport Authority in a three-day operation from Aug 27 to Aug 30 at the Changi Airport for providing illegal chauffeur services.

The latest arrests bring the total number of drivers caught for providing illegal cross-border services to 32 since 2022, an LTA spokesperson told The Straits Times. One website with a Malaysian phone number offered a ride from Singapore to Mount Austin in Johor Bahru in a multi-purpose vehicle at a starting fee of $100.

The National Private Hire Vehicles Association said on Facebook on Aug 30 that it has been working with LTA on the crackdown and is “seeing positive steps” in tackling the Malaysian point-to-point services offered by illegal drivers at the airport.

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