Authorities in the Klang Valley have seized 27 taxis after their drivers were found to have refused to use meters.
The New Straits Times reports that the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) also caught 30 taxi drivers during its Ops Tegas operation in Subang, Sungai Buloh and Puchong.
“We’ve caught 27 taxi drivers for not using their meters, two for not having their driver cards and one other taxi driver whose driver card had expired. For this (operation) we’ve had 30 teams of undercover officers… This means we’ve had a 100 per cent strike,” SPAD enforcement division head Datuk Che Hasni Che Ahmad was quoted as saying.
“To date, we have seized a total of 137 taxis since our operation began in late January,” the daily quoted him further.
Those found guilty face a fine of up to RM500,000 and a maximum jail term of two years.
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