Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced in July 2018 new rules to regulate e-hailing drivers, which included the need to obtain PSV licences. — Reuters pic
Citing alleged delays and confusion over the module’s availability, the group said this may result in many drivers being legally disqualified from e-hailing services then, which would cause fares to rise sharply due to a mismatch with demand. “During peak hours, there won’t be enough drivers available and the waiting time will also be much longer,” Faizul, the former Grab Drivers Malaysia Association secretary-general, told theHe also claimed there were insufficient PSV trainers to instruct the estimated 200,000 e-hailing drivers in the country.
On April 3, Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid told the same newspaper that four of the nation’s estimated 30 to 35 registered e-hailing companies were authorised to manage their own PSV training facilities, including Dacsee and Grab.
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