Grab welcomes three-month reprieve for unlicensed drivers


  • Nation
  • Friday, 12 Jul 2019

- Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: Grab Malaysia says it is "truly appreciative" of the Government's announcement to allow unlicensed drivers to continue offering ride-hailing services for another three months until they obtain their passenger service vehicle (PSV) licences.

"Within hours today, we had already experienced a drop of almost 20% in the number of driver partners on the road, which resulted in difficulties for our passengers in getting a ride and a loss of income for many.

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