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.
Steven Gan Teck Guan, a private-hire driver, was fined S$650 for loitering at HarbourFront Centre's taxi stand on March 31, 2024. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) took action after a man reported that Gan had been using premium fares on the ride-hailing application Grab. When confronted, Gan contested the loitering charge but was found guilty.
CCTV footage demonstrated that Gan spent over half an hour at the taxi stand, walking around and providing prices to people in the queue. The man, Mr Ranjit Singh Manjit Singh, testified that Gan had offered a premium price of S$65 on Grab, which he rejected. The judge concluded that Gan had no ride-hailing bookings and was not waiting for any personal job. He imposed the fine, considering Gan's conduct and the risk of escalation for Mr Singh.
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