The Point-to-Point Support Package (PPSP) was introduced since February 2020 to provide targeted assistance to the Point-to-Point (P2P) sector and its drivers to help them through COVID-19. The PPSP was extended by two subsequent tranches, PPSP2 in May 2020 and PPSP3 in September 2020.  

Following the cessation of the Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS) from 1 January 2021, a more generous COVID-19 Driver Relief Fund (CDRF) replaced the Special Relief Fund (SRF) for taxi and private hire car (PHC) drivers, to moderate the impact on drivers.

There were several enhancements to the CDRF:

• CDRF+ from May to June 2021 in light of entering Phase 2 (Heightened Alert)
• CDRF2 and CDRF2+ from July to end-September 2021 in light of entering Phase 2 & 3 (Heightened Alert)
• CDRF3 from October to November 2021 in light of entering the Stabilisation Phase
• CDRF3+ from November to December 2021 in light of the extension of the Stabilisation Phase
• CDRF4 from December 2021 to January 2022 in light of entering the Transition Phase

For more information, please refer to the CDRF page.

Advisory on Safeguarding the Health and Safety of Point-to-Point Drivers

Drivers providing P2P passenger transport services using taxis and PHCs are advised to continue undertaking the following measures to:

• Increase ventilation of vehicles by avoiding the use of the recirculation mode of the air-conditioning system and wind down the windows when ferrying passengers with flu-like symptoms; and
• Regularly clean and disinfect their vehicles.

Permissible Group Size in Taxis and Private Hire Cars 

With the easing of Safe Management Measures, the group size permitted continues to be subjected to the maximum passenger capacity of the vehicles.  

Car-pooling Services 

With the easing of Safe Management Measures, car-pooling arrangements facilitated through licensed business platforms (e.g. GrabHitch and RydePool) as well as other licence-exempt business platforms are now permitted. However, car-pooling matched through other informal non-business mediums, such as Telegram’s SGHitch, continues to be disallowed.

There are no restrictions on social car-pooling among friends and colleagues. 

Safe Management Measures in Private Buses

Passengers travelling onboard private bus(es) must wear their face masks properly throughout the entire journey. They must also not eat or interact with one another, while travelling onboard the bus(es). The interior of bus(es) will also be cleaned and disinfected before the first trip of the day.

Vehicle-Related Services

LTA’s Customer Service Counters at Sin Ming Drive are currently open for members of public with appointments.

E-Lobbies at the Centre are open for public to access digital vehicle services. Motorists can also access vehicle-related digital services via the OneMotoring website (onemotoring.lta.gov.sg).

LTA continues to seek to inform PTOs to take the appropriate precautionary measures, in alignment with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and other government agencies. PTOs are to note the joint advisory from the MOM, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) on the requirements for Safe Management Measures at the workplace.