Found Property - The Law

JoeRaj SG

This is a judgement made by CJ Chan Sek Kiong in a case involving a taxi driver. The driver had noticed that his passenger had left property totalling 11k in the front seat after dropping him off in front of his house. The TD then 'seized' the property and sold it. He got 3 weeks jail. The CJ stated:

A taxi driver is in a special position vis-à-vis his passenger. The taxi driver provides a transport service to the passenger for a fee and a passenger, in purchasing the service, not only entrusts the safety of his person but also custody of his property to the taxi driver during the journey. If the taxi driver finds lost property in the taxi, he should return it to the passenger if he knows who he is and where he lives. If he does not have such knowledge, he should place the goods within a reasonable time with the taxi company. At the very least, a taxi driver has a legal obligation not to take his passenger’s property, and in my opinion, this duty should be enforced strictly and vigorously.

komade SG

yah but sometimes we wan to return the customer kpkb say muz immediate

n when we on meter bring it back to them they black face........ i believe there

is no free meal in tis world. u dont look after ur own personal items n u leave

it in the car n u expect us TD to provide charity service to bring it to u when

we r using our time ($$) n fuel ($$) PHUi!!!! so normally these days i find anting

i juz throw into dustbin dun even bother..........

mancha SG

Law should be:

Found items, surrender to the proper authorities, for recovery by owner.

If after 6 months no claim, item should go to the finder.

If the finder, also don't want it, it should be auctioned off.

Unfortunately, in Singapore such rule is not practiced.

You find, you keep, you pray.

Don't pray, pray ah.

Poolman SG

In the army , my Sergeant always tell us : " Soldier , inside army , u can do anything , dun get caught ."

I thought only apply in Army , when out to work , this theory is also very jalan .

Once get caught , principal call underage chicken also will never let go .

JoeRaj SG

yah but sometimes we wan to return the customer kpkb say muz immediate

n when we on meter bring it back to them they black face........ i believe there

is no free meal in tis world. u dont look after ur own personal items n u leave

it in the car n u expect us TD to provide charity service to bring it to u when

we r using our time ($$) n fuel ($$) PHUi!!!! so normally these days i find anting

i juz throw into dustbin dun even bother..........

Throwing away is not an offence, keeping is. Of course if you find a ten dollar note with no other identification, then keeping it may not constitute an offence - I didn't copy the whole judgement but the Hon CJ did mention something to that effect earlier on.

But if you find thousands, then different story, nobody is gonna forget dropping a few thousands.

komade SG

But if you find thousands, then different story, nobody is gonna forget dropping a few thousands.

correct like small items like umbrellas or water bottles next moment out

it goes out of the window of my car................

JoeRaj SG

In the army , my Sergeant always tell us : " Soldier , inside army , u can do anything , dun get caught ."

I thought only apply in Army , when out to work , this theory is also very jalan .

Once get caught , principal call underage chicken also will never let go .

Of course, under age the law has been changed, no commercial sex below 18 years, in or out of Singapore. Don't think if go Vietnam call 17 year old, no offence, if case blows up, you can still be charged in Singapore court as if it happened in Singapore.

Btw age of consent is 16, but you cannot pay for below 18. If 16 to 18 year old offer you free, then no offence.

Also same for boys below 18 and above 16, I know some ppl prefer duck to chicken.

Poolman SG

members are advised not to reveal some methods we will be dealing with lost handphones .

Pls ..........

bowah SG

Sometime is really not our problem, in times of PNG non stop peak period time, one after another, the pax might had dropped his wallet or expensive phone or pads, but the next pax might had took it, we got no time to see the back seat, for me, only Yusof Ishak face, I can see, the rest mostly black black, same color with the mats and seats, then pax said we took it, knn, very unfair leh

Terry Young SG

see more smrt drivers practising returning stuff, worthless to everyone but the owner.

since we know cry father cry mother when it come to switiching on meter.

return to customer service lor... at woodlands.

Rogue driver SG

Interesting facts – Do you know that passengers lost their items more in the daytime than night time?

It seems a habit that people will check when it’s darker.

It also could be people are less hurry at night.

Khoon2580 SG

make it a habbit to turn your head to look at the rear seat once pax alight...