RIDE-HAIL, STREET-HAIL, CARPOOL Authorizations
LTA granted the following organizations a three-year , complete ride-hail company operator , permission:
- Grab
- Ryde
- Tada
- Gojek
- ComfortDelGro
The following businesses received a 10-year street-hail service operator licence in addition to the three-year commute service operator licence, which was also issued to Get and Ryde:
- CityCab
- ComfortDelGro
- Prime Taxi Services ,
- Leaps Premier
- Trans-cab
Geo Lah and Trans-cab were , granted a one-year temporary licence to enable them to “fine-tune their operational features to satisfy LTA’s regulatory requirements for safety and service delivery” before they are considered for a complete ride-hail support operator permission.
According to the power, “licensees must adhere to the terms of their licenses, including ensuring that association agreements with drivers are non-exclusive in nature and ensuring that LTA’s safety standards are met.”
The permits does become effective on January 1, 2025.
Improving OF TAXI DRIVERS ‘ VOCATIONAL LICENCE Education
LTA stated that it will also streamline the training program and lower the tuition for the Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence ( TDVL ) to further entice drivers to take up taxi driving.
The entire training time needed to earn a TDVL may be decreased from 16 hours to 12 hours. Additionally, the time required to convert a PDVL to a TDVL may remain cut from eight hours to five.
The TDVL education has been updated and updated to be more pertinent to the demands of today’s car drivers, according to LTA.
The cost to obtain a TDVL and to convert a PDVL to TDVL will also be reduced from S$ 275 to S$ 250, and S$ 145 to S$ 132.50 ( before Goods and Services Tax ) respectively.
LTA continued with a statement stating that it is completing the second phase of the P2P business structure review with a view to release its status in March 2025.
We will continue to engage industry partners in different ways to enhance the general stability of P2P supply in order to meet changing commuter requirements and to strengthen the P2P market’s contestability so that drivers ‘ and travellers ‘ passions are safeguarded.