For the safety and security of the travelling public, the Ministry of Transport wishes to remind the public that unlike public service vehicles such as taxi cab services, private vehicles used for hire are unregulated, and as such, have the potential to put riders at risk.
Due to the unregulated nature of private vehicles used for this purpose, they:
· Are not required to be maintained to public service vehicle safety standards;
· Do not have passenger insurance should there be in an accident; and