Q4. Is it legal for taxi drivers to receive Lai See from passengers during the Lunar New Year?
While under Regulation 47(2) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D), no registered owner or driver of a taxi shall charge for the hiring of the taxi a fare exceeding the appropriate scale of fares specified in Schedule 5 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D), receiving Lai See from passengers is not an act of “charging” a taxi fare exceeding the appropriate scale of fares specified in Schedule 5 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D) because the passengers voluntarily pay extra money to the taxi drivers.
Thus, it is legal for taxi drivers to receive Lai See from passengers during Lunar New Year.