Minister of Transport Anthony Loke has said that Taxi Touting is an act of betraying the interests of the country and that all parties must work together to eradicate it, Declared Reports. He said that the problem had existed for more than 10 years without a solution, especially at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
“This problem affects the image of the nation. Imagine that tourists arrive, ready to travel and spend in Malaysia, but the moment they leave the airport, they are cheated – taken to Kuala Lumpur and RM300 is charged to RM400 when the rate is less than RM100.
“They get angry and post their experiences on social media. Ultimately, the image of our country is infected and other tourists can hesitate to visit Malaysia,” said Loke yesterday, adding that he dedicated the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to limit touts, including publishing, including publishing, including publishing, including publishing, togetherseize vehicles and bring them to court.
“If you want to be a transport director, get a driver’s license. It is not difficult. The Ministry of Transport has simplified the process. To become an e-hailing driver for example, it is not necessary to take the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Vocational License (Theory) test. he.
Loke said that the Ministry of Transport fully supports the efforts to grow tourism through good and handy public transport, and emphasized the taxi booking app from KLIA2, e-hailing queue system and comfortable waiting areas.
In July, a new law, A1766, prohibited from the Licensing Board (amendment) ACT 2025 of the commercial vehicles. The violation is subject to a fine that does not exceed RM50,000, or a maximum prison sentence of five years, or both. A new section 41.a. (1) Inserted in the Licensing Board -Act of the Commercial Vehicles 1987 [Act 334] Read as follows:
“Any Person who, Without Lawful Authority, Solicits or Touts for the Purpose of Offering Services in Connection with Acceptance for Hire or Reward the career or Pasengers or plying for hire or reward, Whether or not carried ancilly place, at anxon’s or -vason’s orhaasalary or -vason’s orhaasalary Place, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine noting fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not more than five years or for both. ”
The law enables the arrest without order by police or road transport officer from someone who addresses or suspects touting at the airport, where the person is immediately taken to the nearest police station and is then brought for a magistrate. For the act of the law, the areas where touting is forbidden include all parts of an airport that are freely accessible to members of the public, every road, every terminal or every place that has been refurbished as a stand for public vehicles.
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