EASILY RECOGNIZED: The public is advised to employ legal taxi services, as they follow the disease-prevention regulations, the Directorate-General of Highways said

Taipe5i Times
Date: Feb 26, 2020
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

Seventeen illegal taxi drivers were fined a total of NT$8.5 million (US$279,587) during a four-day nationwide crackdown that ended on Sunday, the Directorate-General of Highways said on Monday.

The highway authority launched the crackdown after a 60-year-old unlicensed taxi driver in central Taiwan apparently contracted COVID-19 from a passenger, a Taiwanese businessman based in China.

The driver later died and four of his relatives were also confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.

Cracking down on illegal taxi drivers has been a top priority of the directorate, the agency said, adding that on Wednesday last week, it instructed motor vehicle offices nationwide to intensify their efforts to curb illegal taxi services.    [FULL  STORY]