From 1st July, private-hire drivers have to display a new permanent 14cm by 10cm decal on their front and rear windscreens.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has revealed images of a decal which private-hire drivers have to display on their car's windscreens from 1st July. The 14cm by 10cm plastic display - about twice the area of a road tax disc - must be pasted on the front and rear windscreen. The decal is tamper-evident, which means enforcement officers will be able to tell if it is removed and repasted. The LTA said the measure is 'to allow for easier identification of registered private-hire cars, and facilitate enforcement against offences such as unregistered cars providing chauffeured services, or private hire cars picking up passengers by street-hail.'
Owners of private-hire cars registered with the LTA on or before 28th February 2017, will have their first pair of tamper-evident decals affixed at no cost. Owners who registered their vehicles after 28th February will have to get the decals affixed at $20 (including GST). They can only obtain and get their decals affixed at the following locations from next Monday (17th April) - Vicom/JIC inspection centres, STA inspection centres and Uber and Grab affixing centres.
Failure to affix these decals will be an offence under the Road Traffic Act. More details on the penalties will be made known at a later date. Letters have been mailed to all registered private-hire car owners to inform them of the requirement. The tamper-evident decals will be inspected when private-hire cars undergo regular vehicle inspections. If a decal has been tampered with, the vehicle owner will not be allowed to renew road tax for the vehicle.
