Industry associations view the permit system as unfair

TAXI associations in the Klang Valley have called on the Government to put an end to the monopoly of taxi permits by private companies and award them to individual drivers instead.

With more than 60% of taxi permits held by private companies, taxi associations said the current system of hire-purchase practised by taxi companies was too costly and had become a major burden for drivers who had been struggling to make ends meet in light of escalating cost of living.