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SINGAPORE – Taxi drivers will now have to issue printed receipts for all street-hail and phone booking trips or risk a $50 fine, regardless of whether the passenger asks for them.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) rule kicked in on Thursday (June 11) and is aimed at facilitating contact tracing efforts. Passengers are “strongly encouraged” by LTA to keep the receipts for at least 14 days.
But the rule has raised eyebrows amongst stakeholders and drivers, who have urged the authority to reconsider the rule’s effectiveness.
Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Ang Hin Kee, who is the executive adviser to the National Taxi Association, said he also hopes LTA will not make it a punitive measure.
“Nowadays taxi drivers can earn $50 only if it is a good day (with the Covid-19 situation). A $50 fine will wipe out their entire day’s earnings.”
In messages to drivers seen by The Straits Times, the various taxi operators told drivers this week that those who fail to issue receipts to passengers “will be liable to a composition fine of $50”.
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