A total of 5,491 offences by taxi drivers were recorded last year, a 32.3 percent increase from 2016, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, 28.7 percent (1,574) of the cases were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers, while 57.9 percent (3,180) concerned overcharging.
In 49 of the cases, cabbies jumped the queue to pick up passengers at taxi ranks, the statement said.
Two taxis stop at a pedestrian crossing in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro yesterday. Photo: Tony Wong
