{"id":9186,"date":"2025-11-06T00:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9186"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:10:41","slug":"grab-suspends-driver-who-watched-tiktok-during-21-min-ride-apologises-for-stompers-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9186","title":{"rendered":"Grab suspends driver who watched TikTok during 21-min ride, apologises for Stomper&#8217;s distress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A Grab driver was caught on video watching TikTok behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <span><b>Anonymous<\/b><\/span> said the incident occurred on Oct 31 at around 6pm while she was en route to Craig Road. The journey took 21 minutes and cost $29.50.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">She told Stomp: &#8220;My Grab driver was watching TikTok while driving. He did it for the whole ride, except for the last two to four minutes to follow the map.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"video-container my-lg w-[620px] h-[349px]\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4802324446001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6384533865112\" title=\"#NoTapis\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;I complained to Grab and all I was told was that he got a warning. We need better regulations for drivers to keep our roads safe &#8211; we missed five accidents in that one ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to a Stomp query, a Grab spokesperson said on Nov 4: &#8220;The safety of our Grab community is one of our top priorities, and we sincerely apologise for the distress this passenger experienced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The spokesperson said Grab has a zero-tolerance policy for actions that violate its Code of Conduct, adding: &#8220;We have taken immediate action by suspending the driver-partner and issuing a full refund to the passenger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;We want to assure all our users that this is not reflective of the vast majority of our driver-partners, and we will continue to enforce strict adherence to our Code of Conduct, including permanent removal from the platform for serious and repeated breaches.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-t border-primary-200 mt-xl mb-md\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-md py-md xl:flex-row xl:items-center\"><span class=\"font-primary text-18 font-semibold leading-1.2 text-black\">Get more of Stomp&#8217;s latest updates by following us on:<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"border-t border-primary-200 mt-xl mb-md\"\/>\n<p>Join the conversation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/singapore-seen\/grab-suspends-driver-who-watched-tiktok-throughout-20-min-ride-apologises-stompers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Grab driver was caught on video watching TikTok behind the wheel. 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