For Madam Goh Yang Huang, being a private-hire driver has been a source of financial independence. But soon, the 63-year-old might have to earn her living off the roads.
As of end-May, some 23,900 private-hire drivers have yet to undergo training or pass the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence (PDVL) test - a month to go before June 30, when the one-year concession for obtaining the licence ends. The 23,900 are among some 56,300 private-hire car drivers now on the roads.
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