Q6. If a passenger requests to stop at an area that is fully parked, will the taxi driver stopping at a restricted area nearby be charged?
Yes, he will be charged.
No taxi driver can pick up or set down a passenger in a restricted zone or a prohibited zone designated by the Commissioner for Transport, unless a restricted/prohibited zone permit was issued to that taxi according to the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374E), under Regulation 14(8)(b) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G): see Regulation 14(6) of Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G).
Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes Regulation 14(6) of Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000: see Regulation 61(2) of Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G).
The fact that the taxi driver has to be forced to stop at a restricted area contrary to Regulation 14(6) of Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G) because the original destination is fully parked is hardly a “reasonable excuse”, for the taxi driver could stop at any places other than those fully parked space and restricted zones in the nearby area.