The
Transport Authority is reminding owners and operators of public passenger
vehicles that Under
section 61 (1) of the Road Traffic Act (1938) anyone who uses or causes or
permits a motor vehicle to be used on any road as a public passenger vehicle without
the requisite road licence is in contravention of the law. As such any provision of public
transportation services, deemed functionally as such requires a road licence
from the Authority.
In
the meantime, managing director, Ralston Smith, is urging the commuting public, to use only legal public
passenger vehicles for their own safety. He says public passenger vehicles with red
plates and current Transport Authority stickers on the windscreen are safe for
use as they have met the safety requirements of the Authority. Commuters should
also check to ensure that the driver of the vehicle is wearing a Transport
Authority badge prior to boarding the vehicle.
The
Authority is encouraging commuters to report the licence plate number of any
vehicle they observe operating illegally (providing public passenger vehicle
services for a fee/fare without a red plate/road licence) by calling our toll
free number 888-991-5687, Whatsapp
876-551-8196 or on our Travel Pal platform at Google Play Store or Apple Store.
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