{"id":15447,"date":"2025-11-29T17:47:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:47:36","slug":"15-drivers-caught-providing-illegal-cross-border-ride-hailing-services-lta-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15447","title":{"rendered":"15 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services: LTA, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>15 drivers have recently been caught providing illegal cross-border ride hailing services by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).<\/p>\n<p>The agency announced the news in a Facebook post on Friday (Nov 28) that they had nabbed the drivers &#8220;at the land checkpoints, airport, and in areas such as Arab Street and Ban San Street&#8221; and that all of their vehicles had been impounded.<\/p>\n<p>This had come as a result of enforcement efforts by the LTA and tip-offs from the National Private Hire Vehicles Association and National Taxi Association.<\/p>\n<p>The LTA warned: &#8220;Drivers caught providing illegal ride-hailing services face up to $3,000 fines and\/or 6 months\u2019 jail, and possible vehicle forfeiture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"811\" width=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWeKeepYourWorldMoving%2Fposts%2Fpfbid024NWBca6xqVgtFRgFpcnQCRpLZLv2P5CtBGvXrzjSozq9RwiMmtMwUj9SUqkLLV9xl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\">\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for National Development also shared that 10 cars offering illegal cross-border services had been impounded within the last week, and 141 since July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unlicensed vehicles do not carry proper insurance and can compromise your safety. I urge commuters to use only legal, licensed options for cross-border travel,&#8221; the 46-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"709\" width=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhelloxueling%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02cfM7ttQwcAgnYbeWhDJQnccmPFiRWWTH4GhkNXtYjTw6Pd8UqoxkeNFzJbZ87vRFl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\">\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Both posts urged the public to report illegal ride-hailing services on go.gov.sg\/report-illegal-rides.<\/p>\n<p>Enforcement actions have also intensified on the other side of the Causeway.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov 5, a driver was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/singapore-registered-mpv-detained-jb-checkpoint-allegedly-providing-illegal-private-hire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detained at the Johor Bahru checkpoint<\/a> for allegedly conducting private-hire services without a valid operator&#8217;s license, and the Singapore-registered vehicle seized.<\/p>\n<p>The same occurred on Oct 16 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/malaysia\/singapore-registered-vehicle-detained-johor-allegedly-providing-illegal-cross-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another Singapore-registered car<\/a>, which the Johor Road Transport Department stated was carrying two foreign passengers.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:724887]]<\/p>\n<p>drimac@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/drivers-illegal-cross-border-ride-hailing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 drivers have recently been caught providing illegal cross-border ride hailing services by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). 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