Private-hire driver gets court-ordered fine for loitering at HarbourFront Centre taxi stand to look for passengers
CCTV footage showed the driver spending more than half an hour around the taxi stand even though he had no ride-hailing bookings.
A private-hire driver in Singapore has been fined S$650 for loitering at a taxi stand at HarbourFront Centre to solicit passengers without any ride-hailing bookings. The driver, Steven Gan Teck Guan, was convicted despite contesting the charge. CCTV footage showed him spending over 30 minutes at the stand on March 31, 2024, even though he had no bookings.
The incident came to light when a man reported that Gan had been offering a premium fare of S$65 on the Grab app. Mr Ranjit Singh Manjit Singh, who was in line at the taxi stand, testified that Gan had approached him, providing a fare price and asking if he was a taxi. Mr Singh then took photos of Gan's vehicle and submitted them to the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The judge rejected Gan's claim that he was waiting for a personal job and found Mr Singh's evidence credible. Gan is currently on bail while appealing the decision.
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