SPAD: No more ‘old’ taxis by 2019

To be upgraded: To offer a more comfortable ride and better service for passengers, aged cars will be changed to new ones under the Teksi 1Malaysia (TEKS1M) brand.

PETALING JAYA: Riding in old, bone-shaking taxis will be a thing of the past by 2019 – or at least that is what the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is aiming to achieve.

In a bid to improve the standard of taxi services in Malaysia, the commission is hoping to have all taxis aged 10 years and above replaced by new vehicles in the next four years.