E-hailing drivers in Penang caught for fleecing passengers


Several E-hailing drivers in Penang were busted for fleecing passengers leaving a Covid-19 quarantine centre, by bypassing the app to charge more. — fotoBERNAMA

The Road Transport Department (JPJ) in Penang cracked down on e-hailing drivers recently for charging higher fares than shown on the app.

Its director Adenan Md Isa said 11 cars were stopped and its drivers — in their 20s & 40s — detained in Ops Khas E-Hailing conducted since yesterday outside the COVID-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Jawi and Seberang Perai Selatan district police headquarters (IPD SPS).

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