Cars used for e-hailing services must be less than 5 years old

KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicles to be used as e-hailing vehicles have to be lesser than 5 years from date of registration with Road Transport Department (RTD).
This new enforcement by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) would come into effect after the amendment to the Land Public Transport Act 2010 is gazetted and implemented in October this year.
"Drivers who would like to register to provide service under any e-hailing company would need to ensure their vehicle is new and lesser than five years old.
Vehicle above three years will need to be taken for annual checks with Puspakom," its Chief Executive Officer Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah (pix) said at a press conference at SPAD's headquarters today.
However, vehicles that are already being used under existing contracts with respective e-hailing companies can still follow the current vehicle age limit for taxis, which is 10 years.
Under the Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2017, all e-hailing operators must obtain Intermediation Business Licence and fulfil stipulated eligibility requirements.
The Bill enforces that all e-hailing apps must have minimum features as specified by SPAD such as GPS capability, rating system and SOS button.
Amongst the other requirements are:
>> Drivers and vehicle to be registered by SPAD
>> Insurance must cover driver, passenger, vehicle and third party
>> Drivers are required to obtain digital Driver's Card and must own a competent driver's license (CDL), attend customer service oriented training, with no criminal records or summons and compounds.
"The approval of the Land Public Transport Bill 2017 would allow SPAD to regulate the drivers' license as well as e-hailing companies licenses," Mohd Azharuddin said.