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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): The Land Public Transport Commission revoked a taxi owner's operator’s licence and vehicle permit for charging a tourist RM800 for a trip from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) to Masjid Negara.

The commission, also known as Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (Spad), said in a statement that the regulator had taken action against the taxi owner, after the tourist complained about the incident.

"If found guilty, the operator will be subject to fines and/or imprisonment and the vehicle is liable for forfeiture. In addition, the individual has been blacklisted from securing an operator’s licence in the future," Spad said. 

Spad said: "Both drivers registered under the operator’s licence in question had not renewed their driver’s cards upon expiry, which indicates that they were not interested to continue as taxi service providers." 

According to Spad, the operator’s licence holder did not produce the vehicle for inspection, as he claimed another individual was driving the taxi.

Spad said it had lodged a police report to locate the illegal driver, during the incident. 

“The vehicle in question however, has been found with a false registration number and was confiscated by Spad.

“In the interest of raising the quality of taxi services in the country, the commission will not hesitate to take action against those who flout the rules and take advantage of passengers,” Spad said.

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