Initial ideas are on track to meet review objectives on the front of inclusivity and disruption communications.
Driving when sleep-deprived is much more hazardous than you think, and it sure isn't worth risking lives doing it.
Post-LTA review, the regulatory framework will enable a constant supply of taxis and ride-hailing services alongside more inclusive end-to-end commutes.
Private-hire and taxi drivers that head down to LyloHaus from now till 18 August 2023 can net themselves a free goodie bag and win some fuel vouchers!
The LTA is reviving the COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund (CDRF) again as Singapore tightens restrictions while battling its largest surge in cases yet.
Around 79,000 people worked with matching platform companies in 2020. An advisory committee by MOM will now look into strengthening protections for them.
The LTA has announced another round of payouts for taxi and PHV drivers, even though the last one was issued as social distancing measures were being lifted.
Another $40 million of taxpayer money is about to be blown on taxi and PHV drivers, even as ridership is expected to rise as the economy reopens.
The Government will set aside an additional $27 million to provide an additional $10 per vehicle per day top-up through the COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund.
Additional support will be provided to active taxi and private hire car drivers and individual motorcycle owners in light of the recent petrol duty hike.
Starting today, active taxi and private hire car drivers will receive their COVID-19 vaccinations in order to protect frontline transport workers.
As further support for taxi drivers during this COVID-19 period, a further $300 monthly rental relief will be extended to taxi drivers from January to June.
The new scheme, called the COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund, will cost $133 million, and is designed to cushion drivers from the impact of the end of SIRS.
Cabbies and private-hire drivers still find it difficult to make the same amount they made before the pandemic, even after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
The LTA will soon implement a long-delayed regulatory framework designed to level the playing field between cabbies and private-hire drivers.
With immediate effect, all new Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence applicants must be Singapore citizens who are at least 30-years old.
Private-hire car and taxi drivers will get some form of additional help even after a COVID-19 support measure to help them defray costs expires this month.
ComfortDelGro's taxi drivers are now aiding public healthcare institutions to deliver medicine to patients with pre-existing conditions.
Some 700 cabbies across companies like ComfortDelGro, SMRT Taxis and TransCab have taken up doing food deliveries as income from fares fall.
ComfortDelGro and SMRT will be giving their drivers a full rental waiver for four weeks to help drivers cope with the impact of social distancing measures.