Not all taxi driver refuse using meters
KUALA LUMPUR: “Very few taxi drivers who do not use meters but Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz is not entitled to label all taxi drivers worse than the toilet,” said Chairman of the Taxi Drivers Welfare Department Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, M Manickam.
He said the taxi driver of 26,000 around the capital and nearly 90 percent of total trips that use meters to take customers and only 10 percent did not follow the laws involved.
“I represent the taxi driver is very grateful for the efforts of the government to raise taxi fares, but when the standard of taxi drivers said to be more severe than the toilet is very embarrassing and degrade us,” he said when met at the Central News, The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad (NSTP), here yesterday.
According to him, the association asked Nazri withdraw the statement and apologize openly apply to all taxi drivers in this country.
“The association fully supports the actions Taxi Owners Association of Entrepreneurs Executive Malaysia (PUPTeKSM) the conduct and submit a protest memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Board Secretary Job Umno Federal Territory, Kamarudin Hassan yesterday (felt),” he said.
He said, if there is no feedback from the ministers, association will hold a demonstration in front of the office of Prime Minister, Putrajaya in the near future after a meeting and discussion with 22 taxi associations in the Klang Valley.
“It’s not aimed against any party, but this is done in order to protect the dignity of each country’s taxi drivers. At the same time, the government urged 1Malaysia and our role as a taxi driver can not be denied or lowered their status, “said the association is accompanied by the Secretary, and Treasurer Agustine S, M Esotaran.
He said the taxi drivers play an important role in the field of tourism because tourists will meet taxi drivers when they first stepped foot into this country.
“we (taxi driver) would not give bad image about the country to foreign tourists and treatment must be highlighted as providing good services,” he said.
