How Taxi Drivers Intentionally Conspired Against A GrabCar Driver To Get Him Arrested

The latest protest by taxi drivers against private hire vehicle companies saw over 30 of them ambushed a GrabCar driver.

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Taxi drivers film themselves harassing GrabCar and Uber drivers at KLCC

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Part 1 of 2Worse than babarians, and even dogs. Dogs would only chew mudflaps. Is this the so called taxi industry we want to save? I'd choose uber over these barbaric gansters anytime. SPAD, PDRM, Is it not clear enough?Is this the kind of Malaysian we want to represent our country when tourists and expats needs transportation around?Enough is enough. I can vouch for every single person that watches this video, and they'd agree whole heartedly that their actions aint acceptable at all.Share this and make him famous. You dont wanna step up your game when a new player is in the industry, thats your problem. You put your fellow members to shame and really act like dogs salvaging a packet of leftover food by the roadside. Put his face in the papers and make this viral.I thank you all in advance.Eric Lee Keegan Wong

Posted by Elton Poh on Thursday, 8 October 2015

Part 2 of 2Worse than babarians, and even dogs. Dogs would only chew mudflaps. Is this the so called taxi industry we want to save? I'd choose uber over these barbaric gansters anytime. SPAD, PDRM, Is it not clear enough?Is this the kind of Malaysian we want to represent our country when tourists and expats needs transportation around?Enough is enough. I can vouch for every single person that watches this video, and they'd agree whole heartedly that their actions aint acceptable at all.Share this and make him famous. You dont wanna step up your game when a new player is in the industry, thats your problem. You put your fellow members to shame and really act like dogs salvaging a packet of leftover food by the roadside. Put his face in the papers and make this viral.I thank you all in advance.

Posted by Elton Poh on Thursday, 8 October 2015

Big Blue Taxi Service's Shamsubahrin Ismail said that his drivers have been taking the law into their own hands, nabbing Uber and GrabCar drivers in the past 2 days

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Meanwhile, Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar maintained that private transport hire services must be opposed as they do not operate with proper licenses and may cause problems for passengers

1 OCT: A GrabCar driver was ambushed by over 30 taxi drivers after he was lured to their gathering place as they protested the continued operations of private hire vehicle companies in front of the Land Public Transport Commission's (SPAD) office in Kelana Jaya yesterday, 30 September

Responding to the incident, GrabCar said that it does not condone such ambush and has urged authorities to actively discourage such activities

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Previously, taxi drivers from the Malaysian Taxi Drivers' Transformation Association (PERS1M) held a protest to demand the suspension of Uber and GrabCar, which they claim affected their livelihood.

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Meanwhile, in its latest anti-illegal taxi operation, SPAD has seized nine ride-sharing ride cars that include 8 from GrabCar and 1 from Uber

SPAD enforcement chief Datuk Che Hasni Che Ahmad (foreground) inspecting a confiscated vehicle.

Image via The Malaysian Insider

A few months ago, SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar had criticised ride-sharing app Uber for "trying to replace the legitimate taxis"

SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar

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Money matters aside, taxi drivers are concerned about the safety of passengers when they use services like GrabCar and Uber:

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