4. Developing the Taxi Transformation Plan - SPAD

Table 2.3: Budget Taxi Class – Licences by Region and Company/Individual
Selangor KL Other Areas Grand Total
Individual Licences 5,090 4812 4,170 14,072
Companies
Licences 6,765 12,773 2,476 22,014
Operators 123 86 179 388
Total Vehicles 11,855 17,585 6,646 36,086
Table 2.4: Executive Taxi Class – Licences by Region and Company/Individual
Individual
Licences
Selangor KL Other Areas Grand Total
259 163 127 549
Companies
Licences
130 971 92 1,193
Operators 19 24 13 56
Total Vehicles 11,855 389 1,134 219
In addition to the Budget and Executive taxis there are 531 Airport Taxis registered in Kuala
Lumpur and 2044 registered in Selangor. There are also 252 and 785 limousines registered in Kuala
Lumpur and Selangor respectively. Finally there are also 1055 and 449 Hired Cars registered in
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor respectively.
2.5) Vehicle Specifications
The vehicle specifications for the Budget and Executive vehicles have been reviewed and are
summarised in Table 2.5. The specifications for Budget class state that only national cars can be
licensed which provides a choice of three Proton vehicles. A variety of national and international
vehicles are permitted to be licensed as Executive class. The specifications do not detail any seat,
leg, or headroom dimensions for Budget vehicles. For Executive vehicles the internal width must
be greater than 1400mm. Furthermore it is noted that although there is an age limit of 10 years for
a Budget vehicle, the first registration of the vehicle as a taxi can occur at anything up to 10 years
which is likely to encourage the trade and relicense of older vehicles. Overall the standards are
minimal but restrictive in the choice of vehicle – particularly for the Budget class.
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