PETALING JAYA: E-hailing drivers are calling for a reform of the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licence, and hope the government will extend the July 12 deadline for them to get the commercial licence.
Grab Drivers Malaysia Association president Arif Asyraf Ali said less than 10% of 200,000 drivers for the e-hailing service are now PSV-ready, and cited factors such as steep fees and difficult tests as problems faced by them.
He said the government should extend the deadline by six more months.
He claimed that many drivers found it difficult to pass the PSV test, adding that they were given questions which are irrelevant to the e-hailing industry.
“I heard from my colleague that about 100 drivers went to sit for the test, and all of them failed.
“Books are not allowed and the only language used is in Bahasa,” he told reporters today, adding that many drivers could not read or write in Malay.
He said disabled drivers were also not briefed about the application process.
“We do not know if the driving institutes will provide adequate facilities to assist them or whether they have to undergo the same process like others.”
The government had said it would not extend the July 12 deadline for e-hailing drivers to undergo the PSV driving course, which is also a requirement for conventional taxi drivers.
Holders of the PSV licence, which costs RM115 annually, are allowed to drive any type of commercial vehicles to carry paying passengers, such as taxis and buses.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for another e-hailing operator Dacsee Community said the application process for PSV was confusing.
“We expect many drivers to quit immediately, noting that many are doing the job as their side job to gain income,” said Asliza Ali. - FMT
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