Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules

to drive one or more classes of vehicles (excluding trishaws);

to act as a conductor of one or more classes of vehicles (excluding trishaws); or

to ride a trishaw,must apply to the Registrar in accordance with this rule for a licence authorising the person to do so.

in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/;

accompanied by one recent photograph of a size and form suitable for passports of the applicant; (c)accompanied by a non-refundable fee of —

$28.04 in the case of an application to drive a taxi by an applicant who is a holder of a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car; or

$40 in any other case, regardless of the number of licences that are being applied for; and

accompanied by —

in the case of an application to drive a Class 3 bus or a taxi for any period after the applicant has attained the age of 70 years —

an assessment report; and

a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that the applicant is not suffering from tuberculosis; (ia)in the case of an application to drive any other bus for any period after the applicant has attained the age of 70 years, a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that the applicant is not suffering from tuberculosis; (ii)in the case of an application to drive a chauffeured private hire car —

a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that the applicant is not suffering from tuberculosis;

a certificate of fitness relating to the applicant;

an assessment report relating to the applicant if the application is for any period after the applicant attains the age of 70 years; and

evidence of the applicant’s employment if the applicant is employed by a ride-hail service provider to drive chauffeured private hire cars; or

in the case of any other application —

a certificate from a medical practitioner stating that the applicant is not suffering from tuberculosis; and

a certificate of fitness relating to the applicant.

if the application is not accompanied by the relevant document on the date of the application, it is a condition of the licence that the person must, within 6 months after the grant of the licence, produce the relevant document which, if not for sub-paragraph (a), is required to be accompanied by the application; (c)any reference to the date of the applicant’s application in paragraphs (3) and (3A) is to be read as a reference to the date 6 months after the date of the application made during the specified period.

the person is a holder of a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car; and

the period for which the person wishes to drive a taxi is the remainder of the validity period of the person’s licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, as described in rule 7A(3)(a).

be in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/; and

be completed and signed —

by the applicant;

by a medical practitioner certifying that on a date not earlier than 6 months before the date of the applicant’s application, the medical practitioner assessed the applicant to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be; and

by a driving fitness assessor certifying that on a date not earlier than 6 months before the date of the applicant’s application, the driving fitness assessor assessed the applicant to be physically fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be.

be in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/; and

be completed and signed —

by the applicant; and

by a medical practitioner certifying that on a date not earlier than 12 months before the date of the applicant’s application, the medical practitioner assessed the applicant to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a vehicle or to be a conductor.

evidence of the applicant’s age;

evidence of the applicant’s employment, where relevant;

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of any vehicle (other than a chauffeured private hire car or a taxi), evidence that the applicant holds a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive the class of vehicle in respect of which an application is made under rule 4;

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a taxi, evidence that the applicant has held a valid driving licence to drive Class 3 vehicles for more than one year; and

in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, evidence that the applicant has held, for more than one year, a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive Class 3 vehicles.

a licence to act as a conductor of a vehicle specified in the first column of Part I of the Fourth Schedule to an applicant who is of the age specified in the second column of Part I of that Schedule; or

a licence to act as a driver or rider of a vehicle specified in the first column of Part II of the Fourth Schedule to an applicant who is of the age specified in the second column of Part II of that Schedule.

a licence to be an omnibus driver that is granted to a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore and that is —

valid immediately before 6 May 2016; or

granted on or after 6 May 2016,continues to be or is valid, as the case may be, until the person attains the age of 75;

a licence to be an omnibus driver that is granted to a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore and that is —

valid immediately before 6 May 2016; or

granted on or after 6 May 2016,continues to be or is valid, as the case may be, for as long as the licensee continues to be employed by an omnibus company or such other period as the Registrar may specify in a written notice to the licensee on the grant of the licence.

for a licence granted to an applicant who is a citizen of Singapore and is self‑employed, a platform worker of a ride-hail service provider that is a platform operator or an employee of a ride-hail service provider, the licence is valid —

for a period not exceeding 3 years starting from the date specified by the Registrar in a written notice to the person on the grant of the licence; or

until the person ceases to be a citizen of Singapore before the end of the period in sub‑paragraph (i);

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a non-refundable fee of $40; (aa)a non-refundable additional fee of $25 if the applicant was, more than 6 months but less than 3 years before the date of the application, the holder of a licence authorising the applicant to drive, or act as a conductor, of the same class of vehicle in the application; and

in the case of an application to renew a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi for any period after the applicant has attained the age of 70 years, an assessment report.

before the licence expiry date, being a date that is within the period between 7 April 2020 and 8 September 2020 (both dates inclusive); or

after the licence expiry date (whether before, on or after 7 April 2020) and the application is made during that period,the following provisions apply in respect of the application: (c)the requirement under paragraph (1)(b) for the application to be accompanied by an assessment report does not apply in relation to the application unless the person is in possession of the assessment report at the time of the application;

if the application is not accompanied by the assessment report on the date of the application, it is a condition of the renewed licence that the person must, within 6 months after the date on which it is renewed or the date of expiry of the previous licence, whichever is later, produce the assessment report which, if not for sub-paragraph (c), is required to be accompanied by the application; (e)any reference to the date of the application in paragraph (10) is to be read as a reference to the date 6 months after the day on which the licence is renewed or the date of expiry of the previous licence, whichever is later.

the requirement under paragraph (1)(b) for the application to be accompanied by an assessment report does not apply in relation to the application unless the person is in possession of the assessment report at the time of the application;

if the application is not accompanied by the assessment report on the date of the application, it is a condition of the renewed licence that the person must, within 6 months after the date of expiry of the previous licence, produce the assessment report which, if not for sub-paragraph (a), is required to be accompanied by the application; (c)any reference to the date of the application in paragraph (10) is to be read as a reference to the date that the assessment report is produced under sub-paragraph (b).

in the case of a renewal of a licence of a taxi driver, require the applicant to satisfactorily complete such taxi driver’s refresher course as the Registrar may require; or

in the case of a renewal of a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, require the applicant —

to provide the evidence mentioned in rule 4(2)(d)(ii)(D) as if the application had been made under rule 4; and

to satisfactorily complete such refresher courses as the Registrar may require.

in the case of a licence to be an omnibus driver granted to a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, renew the licence such that the licence is valid so long as the licensee continues to be employed by an omnibus company or such other period as the Registrar may specify in a written notice to the licensee on the renewal of the licence;

in the case of a licence to be a chauffeured private hire car driver, renew the licence for the period mentioned in rule 7A(3); and

in the case of any other licence, renew the licence for a period not exceeding 3 years starting on the date specified by the Registrar in a written notice to the licensee on the renewal of the licence.

be in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/; and

be completed and signed —

by the applicant;

by a medical practitioner certifying that on a date mentioned in paragraph (10), the medical practitioner assessed the applicant to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be; and

by a driving fitness assessor certifying that on a date mentioned in paragraph (10), the driving fitness assessor assessed the applicant to be physically fit to hold a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car, a Class 3 bus or a taxi, as the case may be.

if the applicant’s application relates to a licence that expires before 9 September 2020 — a date not earlier than 6 months before the date of the application; or (b)if the applicant’s application relates to a licence that expires on or after 9 September 2020 — a date not earlier than 2 months before the date of the application.

within any reasonable time that the Registrar may allow, if the licensee is 50 years of age or older but below 65 years of age and has not furnished a certificate of fitness to the Registrar within the 2 years preceding the date of the Registrar’s request; and

no later than the date before the licensee attains 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74 years of age.

be in the form set out at the Authority’s Internet website at https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/; and

be completed and signed —

by the licensee; and

by a medical practitioner certifying that the medical practitioner assessed the licensee to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a vehicle or to be a conductor, on a date not earlier than —

if the certificate of fitness is required under paragraph (1)(a) — 3 months before the date that it must be furnished; or (B)if the certificate of fitness is required under paragraph (1)(b) — 2 months before the date the licensee attains 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74 years of age, as the case may be.

the reference in paragraph (1)(b) to the date the licensee attains that age is to be read as a reference to the date 6 months after the licensee attains that age;

despite paragraph (1A), it is also a condition of every licence authorising the licensee to drive a Class 4 vehicle that if the licensee is required to furnish a certificate of fitness to the Registrar on a date no later than 6 months after the licensee attains 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74 years of age, the licensee must also furnish to the Registrar no later than that date, a document showing that the licensee has, within 2 months before and 6 months after the licensee attains that age, passed the Proficiency Driving Test mentioned in rule 5(2)(c) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules;

despite paragraph (3)(b)(ii)(B), the certificate of fitness mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) must be completed and signed by a medical practitioner certifying that the medical practitioner assessed the licensee to be physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a vehicle or to be a conductor, on a date not earlier than 2 months before the certificate of fitness is furnished in accordance with sub-paragraph (b).

from the day the licensee is disqualified by any court or otherwise from holding a driving licence granted under Part II of the Act; or

from the date of the expiry, suspension or revocation of that driving licence under the Act,and the licensee shall return the licence (if not issued in electronic form) granted under these Rules to the Registrar on the date of such disqualification, expiry, suspension or revocation, as the case may be.

in the case of a licence that has been defaced or become obliterated, no duplicate licence shall be issued unless the original licence is surrendered to the Registrar or an officer authorised by him in that behalf; and

in the case of a licence that has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate licence shall be issued unless a statutory declaration or a police report of the loss or destruction is produced to the Registrar or an authorised officer; and where the original licence is found during the currency thereof, the licensee shall return it as soon as possible to the Registrar.

behave in a civil and orderly manner;

take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of passengers in or entering or alighting from the vehicle or trishaw;

not wilfully deceive or refuse to inform any passenger or intending passenger as to the destination or route of the vehicle or trishaw or as to the fare for any journey to be travelled by the vehicle or trishaw or for which the vehicle or trishaw has been hired;

[Deleted by S 539/2017 wef 01/10/2017](e)upon the request of a police officer, the Registrar or an authorised officer to produce his licence —

produce his licence (whether in an electronic form or otherwise); or

give the following particulars: (A)his name and NRIC or FIN number, as the case may be; (B)the number of his licence and the classes of public service vehicles he is authorised to drive, or act as a conductor of, under the licence;

wear such apparel or uniform and shoes as may be approved from time to time by the Registrar, and shall at all times keep the same neat, clean and in good condition;

be in a clean, neat and tidy condition and shall not be in such a condition as to be offensive to any passenger; and the condition of his dress or clothing shall not be in such condition that it might reasonably be expected to soil or injure the linings or cushions of the vehicle or the clothing of any passenger;

not, at any reasonable time, obstruct or neglect to give all reasonable information and assistance to any person having the authority under these Rules or other written law to examine the vehicle;

subject to rule 30(3), permit no article which is likely to soil or damage the vehicle or trishaw or which projects beyond the roof or sides thereof to be brought into or carried by the vehicle or trishaw;

not allow any person to act in his place, as a driver or conductor of the vehicle or rider of a trishaw, without the written consent of his employer or the owner of the vehicle or trishaw;

subject to rules 30(5) and 30A(5), not leave a passenger before the end of the journey to be travelled by the vehicle or trishaw or for which the vehicle or trishaw has been hired;

not importune or annoy any person for the purpose of getting any passenger;

not by carelessness or wilful misbehaviour cause hurt or damage to any person or property in the vehicle or trishaw; and

not ply for hire such vehicle (other than a chauffeured private hire car or taxi) or trishaw if the vehicle or trishaw or any of the accessories or appurtenances of the vehicle or trishaw are not clean or in proper repair, good order or condition.

upon a public road or street, remain in the driver’s seat when the vehicle has passengers in it who are being conveyed for the purpose of gain, unless there is a reasonable cause to do otherwise;

not hinder or obstruct the driver of any other vehicle from having that vehicle hired or from picking up passengers;

stop the vehicle driven by him whenever directed by order, signal or otherwise to do so by the Registrar or an authorised officer;

for the purpose of picking up or setting down passengers stop the vehicle as close as may be to the verge of the roadway and parallel thereto and where a bus bay is provided, the vehicle, if it is an omnibus, shall stop therein; and (e)not cause the vehicle to remain stationary on a road longer than is necessary to pick up or set down passengers when the vehicle is being hired out or used for the conveyance of passengers for the purpose of gain, unless there is a reasonable cause to do otherwise.(f)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](g)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](h)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](i)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017]

loiter for the purpose of soliciting passengers, by any means, for any specified vehicle; or

solicit passengers, other than by means of advertisement, for any specified vehicle.

stop the private hire car or taxi within 9 metres of a bus‑stop —

measured from the outer edge of the yellow demarcated box of a bus‑stop; or

measured from the tip of a bus bay, except when the private hire car or taxi breaks down owing to a defect in the private hire car or taxi, or its tyres;

without reasonable excuse —

terminate a hiring of the private hire car or taxi; or

require any passenger who is being conveyed for the purpose of gain to leave the private hire car or taxi before the passenger is conveyed to the passenger’s destination;

during the hiring of the private hire car or taxi, permit any person or article to be carried in or upon the private hire car or taxi without the consent of the hirer;

verbally insult, intimidate or harass a passenger in any manner (including sexually);

provide a courier pick‑up and delivery service using the chauffeured private hire car or taxi, without the prior approval of the Registrar;

when using the private hire car or taxi to provide an on-demand passenger transport service booked through a ride-hail service provider, collect or attempt to collect a booking fee that —

is more than the booking fee last published by the ride-hail service provider; or

is inconsistent with any part of the Public Transport Council (Ride-hail Fare Pricing Policy) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 916/2020).

no authorised decalcomania for the licensed chauffeured private hire car is affixed to the car;

any authorised decalcomania for the licensed chauffeured private hire car affixed to the car is not affixed in accordance with rule 38B of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14);

any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car —

is defaced, covered or obscured; or (ii)has been altered by a person who is not authorised under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules to alter that decalcomania;

the marking or any figures or particulars on any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car are illegible; or

the colour of any authorised decalcomania affixed to the car is discoloured by fading or otherwise.

required to be affixed on the chauffeured private hire car under rule 38A(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules; and

affixed on that car in accordance with rule 38B of those Rules.

display within such taxi, the registered number of the vehicle in such manner and position as the Registrar may direct;

[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](c)in the absence of any reasonable cause to do otherwise, proceed to the destination named by a passenger or hirer of the taxi by the shortest and most direct route;

start the taximeter fitted to the taxi only after the passenger has, or if there is more than one passenger, all of the passengers have, boarded the taxi and the licensee has accepted the hiring of the taxi;

subject to paragraph (f), during any hiring of the taxi or conveyance of any passenger, keep the taximeter in motion and shall not stop the taximeter or cause or permit the taximeter to be stopped until the hiring is terminated or the last passenger has alighted;

when the taxi conveying any passenger for the purpose of gain stops on a road or any other place owing to a shortage of fuel or to any defect in the vehicle or its tyres, immediately cause the flag or sign of the taximeter to show “stopped”, and shall not set the mechanism of the taximeter in motion again until the taxi is able to resume the journey;

not, under any circumstances, cover or obscure the face of the taximeter when the taxi is hired, conveying any passenger for the purpose of gain or being plied for hire;

at all times when the taxi is available for hire, keep an up‑to‑date map, directory or other form of navigational device (either in paper or electronic format) in the taxi;

[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](j)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](k)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](l)[Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020](m)not without invitation or permission enter the compound of any private property or private road;

[Deleted by S 27/2016 wef 22/01/2016](o)not solicit passengers;

not, without reasonable cause or excuse, leave his taxi unattended;

take reasonable steps to ensure that the taxi roof sign shows the message accurately stating when —

the taxi is available or unavailable for hire;

there is a booking for the taxi assigned by a ride-hail service provider; or

there is a change in shift for the licensee; and (r)issue to the passenger, or any passenger if there is more than one passenger, a receipt for the passenger’s journey in the taxi, that at a minimum contains the following information:

the registered number of the taxi;

the date and time of that journey;

any fare for that journey;

if applicable, the booking fee for hiring the taxi through a ride-hail service provider.(s)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017]

a table of the fares for providing a street-hail service using the taxi or an on-demand passenger transport service using the taxi for which a metered ride-hail fare is chargeable in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Transport Council (Ride-hail Fare Pricing Policy) Order 2020, in a manner and position as the Registrar may direct; or

a link to an online location (such as a Quick Response code) that contains the table mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), if the Registrar approves the link to be displayed in the taxi.

the Public Transport Council (Exempt Street-hail Service Providers) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 914/2020); or

the Public Transport Council (Exempt Ride-hail Service Providers) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 915/2020).

cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;

cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or

soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus.

[Deleted by S 617/2016 wef 01/12/2016](b)[Deleted by S 617/2016 wef 01/12/2016](c)the bicycle is folded;

the dimensions of the folded bicycle do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;

the wheels of the bicycle are covered in such manner as to prevent any dirt on the wheels from being deposited in the omnibus or from soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and

the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle are enclosed in such manner as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.

keep his bicycle folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;

keep covered the wheels of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(e);

keep enclosed the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(f); and

where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that the bicycle is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.

the personal mobility device, if foldable, is folded; (b)the dimensions of the personal mobility device or the folded personal mobility device (if foldable) do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;

the wheels of the personal mobility device are covered so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited in the omnibus or soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and (d)any handlebar or pedal of the personal mobility device that extends beyond the frame of the personal mobility device is enclosed so as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.

where the personal mobility device is foldable, keep the personal mobility device folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;

comply with all the requirements in paragraph (4A)(c) and (d); (c)where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, switch off the personal mobility device immediately after boarding the omnibus and keep the personal mobility device switched off; and

where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that personal mobility device is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.

that person fails to comply with any of the conditions in paragraph (4) or (4B), as the case may be; or

the authorised person is of the opinion that the bicycle or personal mobility device causes or is likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus,and that person shall comply with that requirement within a reasonable time.

cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;

cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or

soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus.

the individual, being a blind or visually impaired individual, fails to comply with paragraph (4); or

the authorised person is of the opinion that the animal (including a guide dog) —

has caused or is likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;

has caused or is likely to cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or

has soiled or is likely to soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus,and the individual must comply with that requirement within a reasonable time.

where the property is —

any arm, as defined in the Arms Offences Act (Cap. 14);

any explosive substance, offensive weapon or scheduled weapon, as defined in the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act (Cap. 65); or

any controlled drug, as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185),with a police officer, at a police station;

where the property is money in excess of $1,000, whether in the form of cash, any bank draft, cheque or other negotiable instrument or any combination of cash, bank draft, cheque and other negotiable instrument and is found in a vehicle that is not for a bus service operated by a specified company —

with an authorised officer, at the office of the Registrar; or

with a police officer, at a police station; or

in the case of any other property, with the persons specified and in the manner described in paragraph (1A), (1B) or (1C), whichever is applicable.