E-hailing drivers call to meet transport minister: report

E-hailing drivers call to meet transport minister: report

E-hailing driver groups are calling to meet with transport minister Anthony Loke in order to air their views on the regulation of the ride-hailing industry, The Star reports. The groups have met with Loke’s political secretary to prepare for the dialogue, said MCA civil society coordination bureau chief Ng Kian Nam.

The drivers’ groups, represented by Penggerak Malaysia E-Hailing Drivers Community and the Malaysia E-hailing Drivers Reunion, are aiming to meet with the transport minister on October 11, the day before the deadline for drivers to obtain their passenger service vehicle (PSV) licenses, the report said.

“We are grateful and we welcome the meeting with Loke’s political secretary, however we would like to still have a face-to-face meeting with Loke for him to personally listen to the grievances of the drivers. If the minister has the real intention of meeting our drivers, we are willing to adjust our time to suit his schedule. This is not an issue,” Ng said.

The groups are wiling to work closely with the government to provide their views and suggestions towards new regulations for the e-hailing industry, Ng said, adding that the groups’ suggestion for the setting up of an e-hailing tribunal to specifically handle complaints by e-hailing drivers has been well-received by the ministry.

E-hailing drivers call to meet transport minister: report

Last week, the Malaysia E-Hailing Drivers Association (Mehda) stated their opposition to the RM80 fee set for the mandatory medical examination that is required for the PSV license application or renewal. A circular dated August 20 was issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to the health ministry and Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) on the new ruling as well as revised guidelines and changes.

Prior to this, panel clinics decided on their own charges for the medical examination, with some clinics willingly charging a lower amount to help e-hailing drivers.

“We do not see a reason for the government to set a standard price for the medical examination, especially when e-hailing fares nationwide are not even regulated. This is an unpopular and unnecessary move. Mehda calls on the government to scrap this standard price ruling and revert to the previous practice of letting clinics decide how much they want to charge,” the Mehda president urged.

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Comments

  • Angry Voters on Oct 01, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    Now Everyone Can Fly.
    Now Everyone Can Meet Minister.
    Now Malaysia Baru

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  • Ben Yap on Oct 01, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    these e-hailing drivers are making a big fuss for nothing. they should just shut up and drive.

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    • pembonceng moto grabfood on Oct 01, 2019 at 6:46 pm

      betui bruh. kalo gomen dulu, minister trus kasi.
      Jangan layan, jangan persoal…. lolz cekap

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  • Stone on Oct 01, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    E-Hailing is a self-regulated service provider with absolute dependent on technology. When an authority wants to imposed control over a self-regulated service in favour of an obsolete one, unnecessary engagement such as this is required at taxpayers expense !

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    • azral on Oct 01, 2019 at 7:22 pm

      Inb4 gotta plotek abang2 teksi..pls be prihatin…

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    • azhar on Oct 02, 2019 at 11:23 am

      are you stoned?..if the drivers has diseases that can transfer to passengers you ok?…if the drivers got criminal history you ok?..if taxpayers money being used its for their own benefit..nothings wrong with that

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  • Not Toyota Fan on Oct 01, 2019 at 11:50 pm

    Ah Loke still busy selling number plates lah. No time to layan you alls.

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    • Haidi on Oct 02, 2019 at 12:45 pm

      Lucky he no busy selling local lands. its either selling durian Musangking or number plates lah.

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  • Save time and money on Oct 01, 2019 at 11:51 pm

    What that was carelessly left out was the mandatory urine examination for drugs(methamphetamines, opioids, morphine and or cannabis) and a simple FEME that includes albumin and sugar.

    Its so much cheaper to screen problematic drivers with these 2 and it is cheap.

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  • Call me by your name on Oct 02, 2019 at 8:59 am

    Why the government wanna govern something that is not an issue? Clinics have been charging rm20 for it and now that government have capped it at rm80 do they think the clinics gonna still charge rm20 after this? Focus on something more beneficial than something that nobody asking for

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