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Terence Lee · · 1 min readIt turns out Grab’s service between Johor and Singapore was illegal
GrabHitch, the cross-border carpooling service between Singapore and Johor Bahru, has suffered plenty of hitches upon launch. Turned out it was illegal. According to Channel NewsAsia:
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (June 20) it has informed the company that the original service model ‘did not comply with regulations in Singapore.’
Grab is currently running a free pilot program for their Singapore-Johor Bahru service, however, and LTA noted that such free cross-border carpool rides are legal.
The LTA added that both Malaysia- and Singapore-registered cars cannot provide commercial services across the border without a public service vehicle license.
Grab launched its cross-border service last week, but then announced the switch to the free mode just before launch.
Grab is talking to LTA to see if they can work around the issue.
Editing by Judith Balea
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