Debated in Parliament on 4 Feb 2026.
Ms Yeo Wan Ling asked the Acting Minister for Transport for each year over the past five years (a) what is the number of first-time (i) Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence (PDVL) and (ii) Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) approvals; (b) what is the number of (i) PDVL and (ii) TDVL renewals; and (c) what is the distribution by the number of times each license has been renewed.
The number of first-timer Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence (PDVL) and Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) approvals is as follows:
The number of PDVL and TDVL renewals is as follows:
The number of times each licence has been renewed is as follows. Each licence is valid for three years.