A file picture of the Uber app on a smartphone. - AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: Plans for a charity drive involving local celebrities chauffeuring people around for a fee screeched to a grinding halt after the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) declared it was against the law.
In a statement, SPAD said any vehicle used as a taxi, which collects fares from the public had to be in accordance with the Land Public Transport Act and driver of a vehicle-for-hire must possess a Public Service License (PSV) - even if it was done for charity.
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