After a one-year concession period, 22,000 pass the test within grace period, while about 21,000 are no longer able to drive for services like Grab.
For private-hire car drivers struggling to pass the vocational licence course required to continue their livelihood, there may be some reprieve.
27 private-hire drivers have been caught for flouting the new regulations imposed onto the ride-hailing and chauffeur industry.
With the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence, Singapore joins cities like San Francisco and Toronto that require private-hire drivers to be licensed.
The Land Transport Authority has received about 39,000 applications for the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence as of 21st June.
About 5,000 drivers have applied for the Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence so far since 13th March, according to the Land Transport Authority.