Instead of a separate COE category, make private-hire cars bid for open certificates
The open category already exists for COE flexibility. What better place for vehicles with both private and commercial functions?
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[SINGAPORE ] Industry players and disgruntled car owners have called for private-hire cars (PHCs) to get their own Certificate of Entitlement (COE) category, as a perceived way of hiving off demand.
But the Ministry of Transport (MOT) rejected this on Mar 5, after a long review.
As constantly changing PHC demand makes it hard to determine a suitable quota, their share of COEs is best left to the market to decide, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor.
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