Enforcement action to be taken against carpool drivers during COVID-19 outbreak: LTA

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Enforcement action to be taken against carpool drivers during COVID-19 outbreak: LTA
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SINGAPORE: Enforcement action will be taken against drivers who continue to carpool during the COVID-19 outbreak, as this is considered an offence ...

SINGAPORE: Enforcement action will be taken against drivers who continue to carpool during the COVID-19 outbreak, as this is considered an offence under the COVID-19 Regulations, the Land Transport Authority said.

Those caught offering carpool rides during this period face a fine of up to S$10,000, a maximum of six months jail, or both. This includes those made through chat groups such as SGHitch, the authority added, referring to a popular Telegram chat group with almost 56,000 members.The Straits Times had reported on Thursday that the year-old chat group had been taken down temporarily.

A message sent by the admins in a related Telegram group, Singapore Telegram Network, reads: “ @sgHitch does not acknowledge that we allow Carpooling or anything related to it.”

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