How To Secure A Malaysian Public Service Vehicle License
Buses and taxis are examples of public service vehicles. To use them, the public have to pay fares. Buses are considered non personalized public vehicles. On the other hand, taxis are known as personalized public service vehicles.
If you intend to drive a taxis or a bus, you should first have:
i) Class D driving license for cars to drive a taxi.
ii) Class E driving license to drive a bus ferrying 44 passengers.
Drivers holding the “L” or “P” licenses are not allowed to take up a Public Service License (P.S.V.). Non citizens are also disallowed to apply for a P.S.V. license.
A driver should at least be 21 years before he is permitted to seek a P.S.V. license. Besides this, a no nonsense person should also be of sound health and body. He should also be free of any form of physical deformities as this will affect the safety of the passengers.
A person who wishes to secure a license to drive a public service vehicle must first get an application form either from the J.P.J. authorities or a driving school operator. Driving institutes obviously will also be able to supply you with one.
Registered clinics can medically check you. The cost of a brief medical check-up costs anything from RM30 – RM50. Do get a receipt for payment made. The receipt is to verify that the doctor who checked you medically is a registered doctor.
Having completed your medical examination, what does a person intending to secure a P.S.V. license have to do next?
Normally, P.S.V. courses are conducted weekly or maybe twice a month. It is best you find out from a driving school operator.
The course ends with a 50 questions objective test conducted by J.P.J. officials at the driving institute’s premises.
Another thing you should be informed of is, ensure that the institutes at which you are attending the course at has a taxi ob bus available. Candidates will be asked to under certain driving tests to find out your ability to drive. You must show your driving ability and get rid of any feelings of panic away during your test.
As a driver who possesses a D or E class license, you should not have any difficulty handling the above said vehicles at all.
To pass the 50 questions objective test conducted at the end of the course, you will need 42 marks. Assuming that you also passed the practical test, then you would have passed the entire exam.
You will now qualify to be given the P.S.V. license you have set out for. Your driving instructor would be the best person to assist you getting your P.S.V. license.
What do you supply you instructor with to secure your P.S.V. license?
Supply him with:
i) 2 copies photocopied of your driving license.
ii) 1 copy of your MyKad (both sides).
iii) RM20 for your P.S.V. license.
iv) Service fee to do your license which can amount to RM5 – RM7.
v) The results of your objective test.
Within a week’s time, your instructor would most certainly be able to get your P.S.V. license ready for you.
Well, that’s about all on how to secure a P.S.V. license either for a bus or a taxi. Should you possess any difficulty, contact and discuss it with your instructor. Or if you wish, you could contact me for further advice.
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I’m very interested in getting PSV license. May I know what is the fee for attending the 2 or 3 days course?I’m stay at Batu Caves, can you recommend the nearby driving instructor to me?Hope that can get your reply soon. Thank you
Fees for PSV differ from place to place. It should range from RM100 – RM150. There must be many instructor near to your area.
Hi Cikgu Yap. I want to convert my car to a kereta sewa pandu. Can I use the PSV license for minibus to drive the kereta sewa? Thanks.
If your business is legally registered and you have got the authorities permission and your vehicle has undergone all the necessary tests / inspection, then your PSV badge can be used as a means to drive the van. Also do not forget the necessary insurance needed. All in all, it’s a long and tedious process.
For Hotel Van that ferrying their guest with / without additional charges. Are they requiring having public service license (PSL)?
If not Public Service License (PSL) is there any rules or regulation that the hotel need to adhere to for them to ferrying their guest?
A registered hotel should see to it that its clients are transported using proper registered vehicles which has insurance coverage and so forth. It’s important your drivers have the necessary PSV documents also.
Does the company driver need the PSV if the company van is used for carrying the company’s employees like going to the bank, meetings, etc ?
If the van has registered name of the company and logo on its door panels, you will need a PSV badge.
I need to understand more on company employees van. Why should we need to apply the license? May I have more details about why we must apply license for our company van when we carry our employees from home to factory and from factory back to home?
Your soonest reply on the above is highly appreciated.
Thank you.
The company van ideally should be driven by a driver with PSV (Public Service Vehicle) badge. Passengers carried should have insurance coverage too.
Yes, I do understand. But why must we apply licenses? What is the purposes and what is the reasons for us to apply employees van license if we were to carry our employees with the company van?
I need your kind assistance and prompt respond by today.
Thanking you in advance.
A company is a business entity carrying out a certain trade. Company vehicles, if they are intended to be used as a means to transport its workers or personnel is required by law by the Road Transport Department (RTD) to obtain its permission first before it is used to ferry passengers.
The vehicle mentioned above will have to undergo Puspakom inspections, followed by 6 monthly inspections there after. The inspection ensure that the vehicle is in excellent condition thereby ensuring the safety of workers transported.
Such vehicles should have the company’s logo, company’s name and address embossed on its door panels. Besides these, proper insurance has also be obtained.
Furthermore, such vehicles will also bear Puspakom inspection disc on its front windscreen.The vehicles are also expected to have safety medical kits, a fire extinguisher and emergency triangle. The above are all the requirements which the Land and Transport Authority (SPAD) expects.
Finally, the vehicle can only be driven by drivers possesses PSV badges. I hope this detailed explanation provided above will make you aware of the differences between an ordinary van as compared to one that has undergone the RTD approval. The one that has the RTD’s blessing in short, is therefore legal.
My company vans eventhough have the company logo, address, etc does not need to go through puspakom inspection. We renew the road tax yearly. Are thse vans considered as commercial ? Do the drivers still need the PSV badge ?
I believe your company van should be examined once every six months. Best to inquire from JPJ the correct situation.
I believe your company van should be examined once every six months. Best to inquire from JPJ the correct situation.
Cikgu Yap, I am not fluent in Malay language so can I attend the course and take objective test in English? Furthermore, any institute in Penang that offers such course?
Most courses in bi-lingual. Computer test can be in English.
How long is the PSV valid and what do I need to renew, if necessary.
PSV last 1 year. Get the necessary renewal form from a driving school. Then present yourself at a medical doctor for the required examination and attestment.