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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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
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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
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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.
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