A taxi driver will have his taxi-driving licence cancelled for refusing to pick up passengers or overcharging them four times since the new taxi law came into force in early June, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.
The police have transferred the cabbie’s latest case – his fourth, which happened early this month, to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), which will cancel his taxi-driving licence in due course after officially confirming his latest violation, according to the spokesperson.
According to the new taxi law – which took effect on June 3, a cabbie will have his or her taxi-driving licence cancelled for committing either one of several violations listed in the law four times within five years, such as refusing to pick up passengers, overcharging them, and choosing to use a route that is considerably longer than normal unless requested by the passenger, i.e. deliberately not taking the most direct and practicable route available. A cabbie whose taxi-driving licence has been cancelled due to this kind of situation will only be allowed to take an examination three years after his or her licence was cancelled to regain it, according to the new law.
