SINGAPORE, Aug. 8 -- More than three decades after Singapore and Malaysia set the rules for cross-border taxis, the system is showing its age.

Strict limits on pick-up points and licensing rules mean many drivers spend hours waiting for passengers despite strong demand for Causeway travel, Singapore-based news outletCNA reported today.

"It's like we're still operating in the 1980s while everything else has moved on," Singapore taxi driver Haniff Mahbob was quoted as saying.

Under current regulations, Singapore taxis can only pick up passengers from the Ban San Street terminal in Johor Bahru and drop them anywhere in Singapore.

Malaysian taxis are only allowed to pick up from Singapore's Queen Street terminal and drop passengers anywhe...