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Malawi Road Traffic Directorate cracks down on matola taxis
September 30, 2020 / Tawina Maluwa
The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services has warned that it will revoke road service permits as well as deregister from its system taxis that are operating as intercity public service vehicles describing the trade as unlawful.
In a press release dated 25 September, 2020, the Directorate also says all drivers found on the wrong shall have “their professional driving permits revoked and subsequent offences suspended or cancelled.”
“The Directorate has noted with dismay that most taxis are operating as intercity public service vehicles which is against the Road Traffic Act (1997) and Road Traffic Regulations (2000). The regulations restrict operation of taxis within the cities or towns.”
The Directorate has also appealed to the travelling l public not to compromise their safety by avoiding the use of these taxis since they operate illegally, exceed the allowable seating capacity, they are fond of over speeding, and their insurance does not cover operation of such vehicles and their passengers.
The vehicles known to be doing this kind of illegal operation include Sientas, Voxys, Noahs, Hondas, Serenas and other similar vehicles.
The influx of taxis in major routes such as Blantyre-Lilongwe and Blantyre-Mzuzu is posing strong market competition to big buses, which are registered to ply these routes.
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