{"id":55464,"date":"2026-05-26T16:12:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55464"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:12:41","slug":"14-drivers-caught-providing-illegal-cross-border-ride-hailing-services-in-joint-lta-ica-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55464","title":{"rendered":"14 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services in joint LTA-ICA operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013<!-- --> A total of 14 drivers were caught providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/over-100-vehicles-impounded-since-july-for-illegal-ride-hailing-services-sun-xueling?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">illegal cross-border ride-hailing services<\/span><\/a> on May 25, Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said in a Facebook post on the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The drivers were discovered during a joint enforcement operation by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at Singapore\u2019s land checkpoints on May 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ms Sun wrote: \u201cOver the past few weeks, LTA has been conducting islandwide operations, at locations such as Changi Airport and Gardens by the Bay, as part of our continued efforts to safeguard commuter safety and protect the livelihoods of our local point-to-point drivers from illegal cross-border transport services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cSince July 2025, over 3,900 vehicles have been checked, and 199 vehicles have been impounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a separate Facebook post, the LTA said it was acting on tip-offs from the National Private Hire Vehicles Association and National Taxi Association. All vehicles involved were impounded, it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Drivers caught providing illegal ride-hailing services may face fines of up to $3,000 and\/or six months\u2019 jail, with possible vehicle forfeiture, LTA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ms Sun said: \u201cWith the school holidays coming up, please travel safe and engage licensed cross-border transport service providers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe will continue to work closely with our Malaysian counterparts to improve cross-border travel arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The checks come after recent enhancements to cross-border taxi services between Singapore and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Since May 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/transport\/cross-border-taxi-bookings-start-on-grab-app-fares-vary-based-on-time-of-day-distance?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Grab users in Singapore<\/span><\/a> can book cross-border rides from anywhere on the island to destinations in Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri, Forest City, Kulai, and Senai at least 12 hours in advance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Besides existing pick-up points at Ban San Street Terminal and Larkin Terminal, three new designated pick-up points are now available in each country via ride-hailing apps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/14-drivers-caught-providing-illegal-cross-border-ride-hailing-services-in-joint-lta-ica-operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A total of 14 drivers were caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services on May 25, Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}