LTA issues Ryde warning after announcement of courier service launch: Update

SINGAPORE (Aug 15): Drivers of ride-hailing platform Ryde will be able to earn extra income with RydeSEND, its very own on-demand courier service.

To be launched on Sept 3, users of RydeSEND will be able to deliver small items such as documents, parcels, flowers or packed food within 60 minutes. However, the packages cannot be heavier than 20kg or bigger than 70cm by 50 cm by 50cm.

With RydeSEND, Ryde will be the only ride-hailing platform in Singapore to offer peer-to-peer courier services using its current base of 60,000 drivers consisting of 12,000 RydeX private-hire drivers who hold a Private Hire Car Driver’s Vocational Licence (PDVL) and 48,000 carpool drivers who do not hold the licence.

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