Fourteen foreign vehicles were seized for offering illicit chauffeur services in Singapore and Malaysia.

Fourteen drivers were apprehended for using foreign-registered vehicles to provide illicit services within Singapore and between Singapore and Malaysia.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) stated in a Facebook post on August 30 that the foreign-registered cars were seized after a three-day enforcement operation at Changi Airport.

It's against the law to offer these services

The LTA stated in its post: "We take these offences very seriously and will not condone drivers providing such illegal services."

In addition, the article advised Singaporeans to cease using these services since they endanger user safety in addition to breaking the law.

"The vehicles involved may lack adequate insurance coverage, putting you at serious risk, should an accident occur," stated the LTA.

If a driver is found to be offering unlawful hire-and-reward services, such as cross-border travel without a valid PSVL, they may face a fine of up to S$3,000, up to six months in jail, or both.

The involved vehicles can also be forfeited.

44 drivers were detected using foreign-registered cars to offer cross-border passenger services between 2018 and the end of 2023.

Thirteen of them faced legal charges, while another twenty-seven received dire warnings.

We were looking into the other four cases.

Eleven of the accused were fined between S$1,400 and S$2,000.

Eight additional people's cars were seized.