DRIVE A2B March 2018

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So, do we now have some 12,500 people out there driving passengers from point A to point B, being paid to do so, in an accredited vehicle, but without driver accreditation? It sure looks that way. Now there appears to be a huge backlog for drivers wishing to register with the TSC for accreditation. The TSC has a note on their website that says ”If you applied online, you will have received a confirmation email. This email means your application has been received and will be processed as soon as possible.” It goes on further to say ”As long as you have the confirmation email as proof that you submitted your application to the Taxi Services Commission, and you are driving a safe vehicle, you are able to drive a hire car until advised otherwise.” The TSC appears to be accepting that all applicants are honest and above-board, with no convictions or major driving offences. Is this really the right way to be addressing this situation - just blindly accepting that people are good and won’t try to rort the system? The table also shows that the number of taxi drivers who recorded at least one shift in the past year has decreased by 248, indicating that many drivers are no longer driving taxis. By the way, only taxi operators are required to notify the TSC of the number of shifts their drivers have done during the week - not Hire Cars (which includes ridesharing entities). Perhaps the drivers who hold an accreditation from the TSC, are driving ride-share vehicles, perhaps they are otherwise employed, perhaps they are unemployed. We don’t know exactly where they have gone, but one thing is for sure, taxi operators are finding it very difficult to get drivers to crew their cabs. There is a statewide shortage of people wishing to drive taxis. Many operators have less than half their taxis on the road on Friday and Saturday nights. These are peak times - the full fleet should be working, but there just aren’t enough drivers to do the work. Due to this, the Commercial Passenger Vehicle industry in Victoria is suffering, and if we don’t do something quickly and cohesively, more problems will certainly arise. JOIN CPVAA TODAY A member association looking after the interests of all within the commercial passenger vehicle industries around Australia ONLY $120 per person per year JOiN US Commercial Passenger Vehicle Association of Australia for Drivers and Owners of Taxis and Hire Cars www.cpvaa.com.au 8 DRIVE A2B magazine · March 2018
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