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rm800 taxi fare: Cabby's permit revoked
Published on: Friday, January 13, 2017
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Kuala Lumpur: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has revoked the licence of a taxi operator and his vehicle permit for charging two French tourists RM800 for a short ride last month.SPAD in a statement today, said this followed investigations into a complaint by the tourists who were charged the fare for a ride from Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the National Mosque here on Dec 17.

"SPAD will take legal action against the operator. If found guilty, the operator could face a fine and/or jail term and the vehicle, forfeited.

"The individual involved will also be blacklisted to prevent him from getting a taxi operator's licence in future," it said.

SPAD said the revocation was carried out as the operator had contravened requirements under Section 22 of the Land Public Transport Act 2010 . – Bernama





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