Stern action against ehailing companies without valid licence, warns Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: Stern action is going to be taken against people operating ehailing assistance without valid licence (LPP), said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The Transport Minister said any operator without a valid LPP was liable to an excellent of not more than RM500, 000 or prison of not more than 3 years or both when convicted.

“It has come to the ministry’s attention that a corporation operating ehailing services has failed to adhere to criteria in order to restore their LPP as stipulated under the Land Public Transport React (Act 715).

“Under Section 12A (8) of Respond 715, the company has to-date failed to ensure that its ehailing program can display the eVP of drivers or allow passengers to spot the drivers since ordered on their smartphone apps, ” said Dr Wee upon Facebook on Wednesday (Aug 30).

This, said Dr Wee in essence was a gross violation associated with necessary compliance to safety and security when using any ehailing app, exactly where due to this the company involved has failed to restore its LPP which lapsed on This summer 14.

“The Land Public Transportation Agency, which issues the LPP in order to ehailing companies got issued a show-cause letter to the organization on Aug eighteen.

Dr Early advised drivers connected with such apps to check on the validity of any ehailing workers with which they were engaged to avoid any undesirable liability.