They worry about high costs, potential oversupply under cross-border route policy update
MALAYSIAN taxi drivers plying the Johor Baru-Singapore cross-border route are calling for urgent clarification on a new policy that will allow them to drop off passengers anywhere in the republic.
Following a joint announcement regarding the new ruling by Malaysia and Singapore on Dec 5, taxi drivers at Larkin Sentral Terminal said they were still in the dark regarding the plan’s specifics.
Larkin Sentral Terminal coordinator Abdul Rahman Atan, 60, described the current situation as “vague”, noting that most taxi drivers were currently relying on news reports and social media for information.
“Until today, nobody from the authorities has come to explain the new ruling.
“The policy lacks specific details,” he said when met at the terminal in Jalan Garuda, Johor Baru.
Currently, Malaysian-registered taxis are restricted to a “terminal-to-terminal” service, thus only allowed to ferry passengers from Larkin Sentral to the Ban San Street Terminal in Singapore.
