Looks like the cat and mouse game is about to end, peacefully. Uber has agreed to comply with Malaysian transportation laws, therefore its operations will not be banned or suspended, says the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).
The Sun quoted a SPAD spokesman as saying that the commission was given the assurance by Uber Asia Pacific head of public policy Jordan Condo. "Based on that assurance we will not have any issue with them," he told the daily.
The spokesman reiterated that vehicles registered under the hire-and-drive category are not allowed to be used for taxi or limousine services, and drivers without a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) driving licence are not allowed to offer such services under the Land Public Transport Act 2010 and Road Transport Act 1987.
Private cars and drivers without a Public Service Vehicle licence are not allowed to operate under Uber
"Although Uber had agreed to comply with transport laws in Malaysia, we still have the enforcement team on the ground to conduct crackdown on individuals who utilised private vehicles or abused their hire-and-drive licence to offer transport services through Uber mobile app," he added.
The private driver mobile app service was the target of JPJ's operasi in October, where the department booked private vehicles and commercial hire-and-drive cars that were driving for Uber. Our source - a limo company operator and Uber Partner - tells us that a meeting between Uber and SPAD will happen this month, with hire-and-drive vehicles expected to be allowed to run under the Uber service in the near future.
Uber has been on a collision course with public transport regulators and taxi operators in many cities across the globe - KL isn't the only roadblock it's facing for sure. What do we think of this? Opinion here.
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