DRIVE A2B April 2018

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CONTENTS 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

8 Licence Revocation 

Rod Barton, CPVAA President, looks at the 

revocation of taxi and hire car licences in 

Victoria. 

14 What we hear 

Rumours, fiction or the truth hidden in plain 

sight? 

17 Industry statistics 

Number of taxi and hire car vehicles on the 

road in Victoria, with comparisons to previous 

months. 

18 Electric Ride 

Internal combustion engines are from the 

industrial age. Electric vehicles are from the 

technological age. 

20 New regulations 

Transport for Victoria has published the 

Regulatory Impact Statement for the proposed 

regulations to complement the CPVI Act 2017. 

We have produced a summary here for your 

reading and information. 

30 Overseas news 

Snippets regarding the point-to-point industry 

around the world. 

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EDITORIAL 

NICE & 

STUPID 

The government has published a Regulatory Impact Statement for the 

Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Regulations 2018. Most of the 

regulations are straight forward and what we all expected. But hidden 

within are some stupid suggestions. 

10 years old 

is too old 

In July 2016 the Monash University 

Accident Research Centre (MUARC) 

researched and concluded that 

there was no clear correlation 

between the age of a vehicle and 

its crash risk. As a result, the 

Taxi Services Commission (TSC) 

removed the age limits for all taxicabs 

and hire cars. 

Well, the Transport Accident 

Commission (TAC) research on last 

year’s road fatalities reveals that 

70% of passengers (112 of 167) 

killed during 2017 were in vehicles 

built more than a decade ago. 

It was the highest proportion of 

deaths in ageing vehicles since 

the TAC began recording the data 

in 2002. 

Of the 4.6 million registered 

vehicles in Victoria, 42 per cent 

are more than a decade old. 

The TAC and RACV are urging 

motorists to choose cars with 

safety features such as electronic 

stability control, speed alerts, lane 

departure warnings and curtain 

airbags. 

The safety push comes after 

the Australasian New Car 

Assessment Program urged the 

federal government to set targets 

to reduce the age of the nation’s 

vehicle fleet. 

So, on the one hand we have 

MUARC saying that there is no 

connection between age of vehicle 

and crashes and on the other 

hand we have the TAC stating that 

cars 10+ are death traps when 

involved in an accident. 

In light of this the Victorian 

government should take notice 

and amend the regulations for 

Victorian Commercial Passenger 

Vehicle industry age of allowable 

accredited vehicles. 

Last month Transport for Victoria 

(TfV) produced and distributed 

a consultation paper on the new 

regulation that will be invoked 

upon the introduction of the 

second tranche of the Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 

(2017) in July this year. 

The consultation paper states that 

only 4,255 and 5,588 rectification 

notices were issued in 2017 

(Jan-Sep) and 2016 (Jan-Dec), 

respectively. These checks 

conducted by TSC were on the 

vehicles’ camera, tyres, seatbelts, 

park lamps, headlights, dome 

light, decals and bumper bar. 

The TSC results show that the 

majority of rectification notices 

were for minor infractions relating 

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to the vehicle or noncompliance 

with specific CPV regulatory 

requirements. 

TfV states “this indicates there is 

not a sufficient problem to justify 

further regulatory intervention 

and don’t feel that further 

regulation is warranted.” 

The TSC officers didn’t check 

the brakes, steering, oil, filters, 

suspension, windscreen, 

wipers or perform a computer 

diagnostic. Apparently these 

things don’t matter. 

Perhaps the fact that the majority 

of these vehicles had undergone 

a roadworthy check within the 

past 12 months, they were able 

to pass the inspections with only 

minor infractions, if any. But 

this doesn’t seem to have been 

considered when making this 

recommendation. 

No annual 

roadworthy 

required 

Without actually spelling it out, 

the government is saying that the 

annual inspection undertaken by 

a licensed roadworthy certificate 

tester on CPVs, is no longer 

required. 

So with the stroke of a pen 

(or keyboard) the requirement 

for an annual inspection to be 

undertaken on CPVs is deleted. 

Also the TAC are now saying that 

we shouldn’t be driving around in 

vehicles more than 10 years old - 

yet TfV is not placing a restriction 

on the age of the vehicle that is 

accredited for CPV work. 

So, come July 2, 2018 we will 

have vehicles of any age and 

without a current (annual) 

roadworthy certificate, able to 

ply the roads and networks for 

bookings to transport people 

from A to B. Really! 

In New South Wales all vehicles 

must have a current roadworthy 

certificate when they renew their 

annual vehicle registration - that’s 

ALL vehicles. We are entrusting 

the CPVs to transport our loved 

ones and we are not ensuring the 

vehicle is safe. 

What is our government thinking? 

Are they going to rely upon the 

owners of the vehicles to keep 

the CPV in top safety condition? 

You’ve got to be kidding TfV! I 

really thought the government was 

entrusted with the safety of the 

public - not cutting corners to suit 

the incoming ridesharing entities. 

The TfV says that these proposed 

regulations will improve 

passenger and driver safety 

- that service providers must 

record safety risks and report 

assaults and other incidents to 

the regulator, and clearly display 

driver identification in the vehicle 

or on an app. 

But what is the good of reporting 

assaults and incidents after the 

fact. Isn’t that just like locking 

the door after the horse has 

bolted? 

Safety cameras will also be 

required in vehicles carrying out 

rank and hail work in Melbourne 

and urban and large regional 

centres. 

Fare evasion is 

not an offence 

It also states in the consultation 

paper that it will “no longer 

be an offence, under CPV 

law, to not pay the fare and 

additional charges for the 

service. TfV considers that it 

may be appropriate to permit 

the consumer of the service 

to dispute the fare in certain 

circumstances.” 

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EDITORIAL 

So, it is possible that every 

other fare taken in non-prepaid 

Commercial Passenger 

Vehicles, when passengers 

consider that the fare is 

incorrect - they will just leave 

the vehicle and never have to 

pay for that trip. Fare evaders 

can run, run, run. 

This is just encouraging fare 

evasion at the highest level. 

Encouraging those who don’t 

wish to pay for the right to be 

transported from point A to 

point B to dispute the fare - and 

the driver is out of pocket and 

nothing can be done about this. 

Don’t have to pay 

for their fares - 

that just isn’t fair! 

It is a criminal offence under 

the Crimes Act 1958 and the 

TfV notes that the removal of 

the sector specific offence may 

make it more difficult to enforce 

this offence. 

Senseless 

proposals 

in the consultation 

paper:- 

VHA/B/C vehicles will no longer 

be permitted to travel in the 

same lanes as Unbooked CPVs 

(eg bus lane, tram lane, transit 

lane). 

Passengers will be permitted 

to consume alcohol in vehicles. 

So the drunks can continue 

drinking way after the bar has 

closed. 

It will no longer be an offence 

to interfere with the equipment 

within a taxi. So the calibration 

of the meter, whether within 

the vehicle or via GPS, is no 

longer considered to be able to 

be altered? In this day and age, 

everything can be tampered 

with and the TfV is just opening 

the doors and allowing people 

to do just that and not be 

penalised for it. 

And queries too 

Topics for feedback and 

consideration are:- 

1. whether other CPVs that do 

not have a taximeter can be 

referred to as a taxi? 

2. could some entities 

providing CPV bookings 

be exempted from having 

to register as a Booking 

Service Provider? 

3. whether insurance 

requirements should 

be prescribed in the 

regulations? 

A summary of the consultation 

paper is included in this edition 

of DRIVE A2B and I encourage 

you to take a moment to read it. 

If you feel strongly about any 

part of the consultation paper 

I recommend that you respond 

and state your comments/ 

suggestions/objections 

accordingly. 

Don’t leave it too long to do 

so, as all submissions must 

be received by Transport for 

Victoria no later than 20 April 

2018. 

TfV realises there is a problem 

with enforcing fare evasion fines, 

yet they still insist on making it 

easier for passengers to do just 

that. 

TfV has also considered some 

other issues and options. The 

consultation paper queries a 

few proposals and is asking for 

industry and public feedback 

and comments on them. 


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Only a few short years ago the 

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WHAT WE HEAR 

Are these rumours, fiction or the 

truth hidden in plain sight? 

13CABS use drivers as spies. 

These spies dob in other 

13CABS vehicles that are 

seen doing the wrong thing! 

Wonder if they get paid for 

the amount of cabs/drivers 

they report? 

Government says that fare 

evasion will no longer be a 

crime - that passengers are 

allowed to dispute the fare 

and leave the vehicle without 

paying! Are they crazy? 

A private plated car has 

been seen driving around 

Melbourne Airport with a 

dome on the passengerside 

front of the roof with 

UBER written on it. Only 

vehicles with a taximeter 

can have dome lights! 

At least three 13CABS 

taxis were seen last month 

blatantly refusing to 

transport passengers with 

assistance animals. 

It’s no longer up to the TSC to 

determine what colour vehicle 

you drive as a taxi. This is 

now controlled by the Booking 

Service Providers. Watch 

out if you don’t comply with 

the BSP User Agreements. 

They will block you from 

receiving any work from the 

dispatchers. 

Transport for Victoria (TfV) 

says that there is no fine if 

a driver or owner tampers 

with the equipment within 

an unbooked Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle. Ahhh. 

There’s going to be trouble 

brewing now! 

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BSPs 

BOOKING SERVICE PROVIDERS 

as at 23 March 2018 

1300 Taxi Pty Ltd 

21 Milne Avenue Pty Ltd 

A.c.n. 145 714 352 Pty Ltd 

Amalgamated Taxis Wodonga Co-op Ltd 

Apimor Pty Ltd 

Ararat Cabs Pty Ltd 

Arrow Taxi Services Pty Ltd 

Ayre Port Pty Ltd 

B.B.L Management Pty Ltd 

Ballarat Taxis Limited 

Bellarine Peninsula Taxis Pty Ltd 

Benalla Taxis Pty Ltd 

Betts, Hocking, Arnold, English, Stephens & 

Stephens 

Black Cabs Combined Pty Ltd 

Cab Connect Pty Ltd 

CABIT TAXICABS PTY LTD 

Cabways Pty Ltd 

Christopher & Susan Huthnance 

Crown & Company Pty Ltd 

Cullcabs Pty Ltd 

Cunningham, Cinamon & Dimech, David 

Daylesford Taxi Service Pty Ltd 

Dennis John & Pauline Frances Cook 

Dimboola Taxi Services Pty Ltd 

Echuca Moama Taxi Group Pty Ltd 

Elite Taxi’s Association Inc. 

Evans, Robert A & Elizabeth B 

Executive Drivers Association Inc. 

Geelong Taxi Network Pty Ltd 

Geoffrey & Maree Pritchett 

Giovanni Nominees Pty Ltd 

Grant & Amanda Pascoe 

Greater Shepparton Taxi’s Pty Ltd 

Gregory J & Susan D Kelly 

H H & J N Roberts Pty Ltd 

Horsham Taxi Service Pty Ltd 

Horsham Taxis Pty Ltd 

Ingogo Limited 

Halacas & Rankinn 

J M & S F Zonneveldt Pty Ltd 

Jamie G & Jennifer L Bickley 

Joanna Pty Ltd 

John L & Shirley J Croft 

Karl Rainer Lintzen 

Kensington Taxis Pty Ltd 

KTBS Kyneton Pty Ltd 

Kyneton Country Cabs Pty Ltd 

Latrobe Valley Taxi Company Pty Ltd 

Melbourne Combined Taxi Network Pty Ltd 

Melbourne Network Drivers Association Inc. 

Melbourne Phone Cabs Association Inc. 

Melbourne Platinum Cabs Pty Ltd 

Melton Bacchus Marsh Taxicabs Pty Ltd 

Michael Dee Pty Ltd 

Mildura Taxis Associated 

Miss Sandra Marie Timmins 

Morwell Taxis Pty Ltd 

Mr Ali Abdi S Warsame 

Mr Amanpreet Singh 

Mr Brian R Cuffe 

Mr Damian Peter Murphy 

Mr Daniel Alexander Smith 

Mr Edwin George Kilby 

Mr Gary J Sinnott 

Mr Gavin John Mackenzie 

Mr Graham Jeffrey Handcock 

Mr Gurpreet Singh 

Mr Igor Nicholas Saarinen 

Mr Jack Tumohe Ngatai 

Mr Michael N Harrison 

Mr Mohamed Ali Samatar 

Mr Paul A O’ryan 

Mr Raphael Francis Edwards 

Mr Rehman Habib 

Mr Robert J Armstrong 

Mr Robert Peter Salisbury 

Mr Shane G Burke 

Mr Trevor C Templeton 

Mrs Radha Beejadhur 

Mrs Robyn J Petrowsky 

Mrs Veronica Maria Clarke 

Net-Cabs Pty Ltd 

North Suburban Taxis (Vic) Pty Ltd 

Peninsula Radio Cabs Co-Operative Society Ltd 

Peter & Sheila Jepson 

Philip Bartlett & Alan Dow 

Pincab Py Ltd 

Platinum Taxi’s Association Incorporated 

Platinum Taxis Pty Ltd 

Premier Taxis 

Prestige Taxi Drivers Association Inc. 

R & S Wilkinson Pty Ltd 

Radliff Pty Ltd 

Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd 

Riviera Taxis & Hire Cars Pty Ltd 

Robinvale Taxi Services Pty Ltd 

Rontronics Technical Services Pty Ltd 

Ross & Denise Irene Missen 

S.E TAXIS Pty Ltd 

Sale Taxis Pty Ltd 

Shepparton Taxis Pty Ltd 

Silver Hill & Co. Pty Ltd 

Silver Service Melton Bacchus Marsh Taxi Cabs 

Silver Top Taxi Service Pty Ltd 

Sixat Services Pty Ltd 

Slate Beach Pty Ltd 

Stanglis Pty Ltd 

Stanley & Debra Smith 

Street Cabs Pty Ltd 

Super Cabs Pty Ltd 

Superior Cabs Pty Ltd 

Swan Hill City Taxis Pty Ltd 

Swan Hill Taxi Cabs Pty Ltd 

Taxi Apps Pty Ltd 

Taxify OU 

Taxi-link Pty Ltd 

Taxis Associated Of Bendigo Co-Operative 

Limited 

Taxis Of Hamilton Pty Ltd 

Taxis Of Portland Pty Ltd 

Telecabs Drivers Incorporated 

TickToc Australia Pty Ltd 

Ticktoc Worldwide Pty Ltd 

Traralgon Dispatch Services Pty Ltd 

Uber Pacific Pty Ltd 

Unicross Nominees Pty Ltd 

Vermont Autogas Pty Ltd 

W R L Management Pty Ltd 

Warrnambool Radio Taxis Pty Ltd 

Wellington Taxis Pty Ltd 

West Gippsland Taxis Pty Ltd 

West Suburban Taxis Pty Ltd 

Wilson, Colin D & Margaret A 

Yarra Valley Taxis Pty Ltd 

Yellow Cabs Victoria Pty Ltd 

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Victorian Taxi & Hire car Families 

A Fairy Tale Story 

is fair for the Fairness Fund 

The applications for the Fairness 

Fund have well and truly closed, 

but in the meantime it has had the 

same impact of an ordinary fairy 

tale. Nothing seems further from 

the truth. The depictions made of 

the Fairness Fund out in the general 

public by the government, and the 

reality of what has been allocated 

would be wide and far apart. 

The process in which applications 

are being assessed, one could only 

assume that a “Lucky-Dip” system 

would have taken place. In instances 

where funds were allocated to 

applicants other applications were 

rejected. The rejected applicants 

were not given any substantiated 

reasons based on the assessors’ 

decision. 

The government and the Transport 

Minister have been unashamedly 

quiet regarding the process of 

the Fairness Fund of which many 

more applications are yet to be 

determined. 

The harsh treatment on the licence 

holders continues, which seems to 

have no end. 

No political party has taken an 

interest in the outcome of all 

the applications that have been 

processed by the said, “generous 

package” to the taxi industry. It was 

meant to be part of the deal to have 

the reforms passed only if the Fund 

would be more generous. This will 

have a huge impact against the 

current government. The trust and 

faith bestowed prior to the elections 

has been obliterated for many terms 

against the current state Labor party. 

The way in which the Transport 

Minister has handled these reforms 

has been nothing short of callous 

and her responsibility towards her 

portfolio has been atrocious. 

The fairy-tale Fairness Fund 

in which this government has 

created along with the ridiculous 

Commercial Passenger Vehicle, 

legislation to fool the public will turn 

out to become a horror story with a 

life lesson for foolish politicians. 

Being in a position of responsibility 

carries a sense of humanity and 

humility. None of these virtues 

are yet to be demonstrated which 

shows a lack of leadership and very 

poor judgement. 

For those awaiting a response 

from the Fairness Fund it is vital 

to contact your local member of 

parliament to seek assistance in 

expediting a response. It is also 

important to email and contact the 

Fairness Fund directly on a regular 

basis to ensure that applications are 

processed in a timely manner. 

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Industry 

Statistics 

These figures are updated 

and published on the 

Taxi Services Commission’s 

(TSC) website 

VEHICLES 

Number of vehicles registered and accredited with TSC 

Zone Type 30 Sep 17 31 Dec 17 31 Jan 18 28 Feb 18 

Changes 

since 

30 Sep 17 

Metro Conventional 4,179 6,223 6,603 6,874 2,695 

WAT 446 628 545 556 110 

Total 4,625 6,751 7,148 7,430 2,805 

Urban Conventional 418 613 664 684 266 

WAT 80 97 100 103 23 

Total 498 710 764 787 289 

Regional Conventional 274 298 301 307 33 

WAT 75 85 85 85 10 

Total 349 383 386 392 43 

Country Conventional 129 137 138 142 87 

Victorian 

Taxi 

Totals 

WAT 35 35 35 36 1 

Total 164 172 173 178 88 

Conventional 5,000 7,271 7,706 8,007 3,007 

WAT 636 745 765 780 144 

Total 5,636 8,016 8,471 8,787 3,151 

Hire Cars Total 2,824 13,396 23,369 27,028 24,204 

Metro Taxis - Extending 

to Werribee in south-west; 

Caroline Springs, Taylors 

Hill & Hillside in west; 

Melbourne Airport & Bulla 

in north-west; Mickleham, 

Wollert & Mernda in North; 

Hurstbridge, Wattleglen, 

Kangaroo Ground, Coldstream 

& Lilydale in northeast; the 

Basin, Sherbrooke & Belgrave 

in east; Rowville, Wheelers 

Hill, Clayton, Dingley Village, 

Braeside, Chelsea Heights 

& Patterson Lakes in southeast. 

Urban Taxis - Dandenong, 

Frankston, Mornington 

Peninsula, Geelong, Bendigo, 

Ballarat 

Regional Taxis - Bairnsdale, 

Bellarine Peninsula, Torquay, 

Benalla, Colac, Echuca, 

Emerald, Hamilton, Horsham, 

Latrobe Valley, Melton - 

Bacchus Marsh, Mildura, 

Pakenham, Portland, Sale, 

Maffra, Shepparton, Sunbury, 

Gisborne, Woodend, Swan 

Hill, Wallan, Whittlesea, 

Broadford,Kilmore, 

Wangaratta, Warragul, Drouin, 

Warrnambool, Wodonga, Yarra 

Valley 

Country Taxis - everywhere 

not mentioned above 

DRIVERS 

Number of drivers registered and accredited with TSC 

30 Sep 17 31 Dec 17 31 Jan 18 28 Feb 18 

Changes 

since 

30 Sep 17 

Accredited Drivers 62,076 65,543 69,180 72,875 10,799 

Active Taxi Drivers 16,785 16,537 16,537 16,110 -675 

The statistical figures 

on this page are as at 

28 February 2018 

COMPLIANCE OUTCOMES 

Vehicle inspections 2,771 

Rectification notices 77 

Infringement notices 15 

Regulation 12 notice (vehicle inspection notice) 472 

Official Caution (written warning) 15 

Defect Notice 4 


Electric 

End of the 

Internal 

Combustion 

Engine 

Electric 

Ride 

to be abolished by .... 

ICE VEHICLES 

2025 

• Norway 

• Mexico City 

• Athens 

• Paris 

• Ma drid 

2030 

• Netherlands 

• India 

• Ireland 

• Is rael 

• China (tbc) 

2032 

• Scotl and 

2040 

• Uni ted Ki ngdom 

• France 

• Taiwan 

• California 

ICE = Internal Combustion Engine 

The Australian government doesn’t give much 

incentive to own an electric vehicle. They give a 

small bonus incentive in the luxury car tax, a $100 

discount for registration in Victoria and ACT offers 

a reduction in stamp duty. 

Even the name conjures images of the industrial 

revolution – the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). 

At its inception it was a marvel of moving parts and 

complicated interactions delicately balanced, yet prone to 

failure if not constantly attended to, dazzling us with raw 

power that hid its dirty secrets. 

But no matter how many flavours were dished up over 

the years to hide the horribly inefficient, highly toxic 

combustion engine, we are all beginning to realise just how 

old tech this industrial age hang over really is now that 

iteration two of Electric Vehicles (EVs) with long distance, 

high performance and new tech smooth driving, has 

arrived. 

It must now be clear, even to die hard industry opponents 

of change, that the game is over as mainstream media 

announce the funeral. Volvo have hoisted their flag to all 

electric or hybrid vehicles commencing 2019 as has the 

iconic Aston Martin brand. VW have committed billions to 

the transition and seem determined to stake their claim on 

the future with 300 electric models planned across their 

brand by 2030. 

With the rate of technological change happening in the EV 

space, the speed of development and improvements in 

both costs and technology will reveal ICE vehicles for what 

they have become – bad deals. One hundred year tech, 

toxic exhaust, expensive to operate, expensive to maintain, 

20% efficient, poor performance, restrictions on use and 

plunging resale values as the penny drops. 

The economics are about to switch or may already have, 

for total cost of ownership. Over the next eight years, 

higher performance, cheaper to operate, longer range EVs 

will be cheaper to buy than the cheapest ICE vehicle. 

There may even be ICE graveyards of unsaleable 

vehicles as people realise and start ditching their 

unsaleable ICE cars. This has already happened in 

Madrid as news of the diesel bans spread. 


ICE graveyards 

will hold a collection of unwanted 

internal combustion engine vehicles, 

that nobody wants. 

Ecology 

EVs already in 

Australia 

Tesla Model S 

Tesla Model X 

BMW i3 

Nissan LEAF 

Mitsubishi iMiEV 

Hyundai Ioniq 

MORE 

EVs 

coming 

soon 

Renault Kangoo ZE 

(Australia Post is conducting trials) 

Renault ZOE 

Benefits 

ECOLOGY The air quality 

is greatly improved - 

therefore there is reduced 

health costs due to less 

poisionous gases being 

emitted by vehicles. There 

is also less noise pollution. 

They are cheaper to run 

and servicing is less. They 

use recyclable batteries 

too. 

Distance 

KMS Tesla Model S 

can travel around 500kms 

on a single charge. The GM 

Bolt has a range of 383kms 

while the Tesla Model 3 and 

Nissan LEAF are around 

350 kms. 

Cost to Run 

CHEAP Of course that 

depends on where you live 

and the capacity of the 

vehicle’s batteries. But in 

short, electric vehicles are 

around 70% cheaper to run 

and the maintenance on 

these vehicles is also 

greatly reduced - therefore 

another cost saving. 

Purchase Price 

$$$ Initially 

electric cars were more 

expensive than fossil 

fuelled vehicles. As 

manufacturing has 

progressed and advanced 

over the years and 

components have 

substantially decreased in 

cost, the purchase price 

has dropped considerably. 

? 

Did you 

know? 

There are 

around 45 

million electric 

cars sold per 

year in China 

and the USA. 

USA, China 

and Japan 

attribute 1-3% 

of car sales as 

electric cars. 

Norway is 

the leader - 

60% of new 

cars sold are 

electric. 

In Norway 

29% of cars 

on the road 

are electric. 


19

20 DRIVE A2B magazine · April 2018 

new regulations 

CONSULTATION PAPER

In 2017, the Victorian Parliament passed significant changes to 

how the commercial passenger vehicle industry is regulated. A 

new Act, the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 

(the CPVI Act), has been established. This new Act provides 

for the regulation of taxis, hire cars and ride share services – 

collectively known as Commercial Passenger Vehicles (CPV). 

When the new Act commences operation 7 July 2018 the existing 

legislation for taxis and hire cars will be repealed (cancelled). 

New regulations are needed to complete the reform process and 

support the operation of the new legislation. 

Here is a summary of the proposed regulations under discussion 

at the moment. 

UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION: 

DRAFT REGULATIONS 

• All drivers of Commercial Passenger Vehicles (CPVs) must have a driver accreditation. To gain 

accreditation, the driver must pass a criminal background check and medical check. 

• All vehicles used to provide a commercial passenger vehicle service must be registered. 

• All booking service providers must be registered. 

• All industry participants have a duty to ensure the safety of passengers and drivers of 

commercial passenger vehicles. This includes owners of vehicles, booking service providers, 

drivers and suppliers. 

• Fares for rank and hail (unbooked) services are regulated. The Essential Services Commission 

(ESC) sets the maximum fares that can be charged. Fares for booked services are not regulated. 

• Surcharges for payments made by credit cards or debit cards for commercial passenger vehicle 

services continue to be capped (ie 5% of fare). 

TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA PROPOSED REGULATIONS 

SAFETY 

Security cameras 

Transport for Victoria (TfV) proposes that 

vehicles used to provide unbooked CPV services 

in metropolitan, urban and large regional areas of 

Victoria be required to use security cameras in the 

vehicles. 

Risk register 

Booking Service Providers (BSPs) be required to 

prepare a register of safety risks and be reviewed 

annually. This is a document which identifies the 

safety risks that apply to their own operations, how 

these risks are proposed to be managed, and who is 

responsible for managing those risks. 

Notifiable incidents 

Safety duty holders to notify the Taxi Services 

Commission (TSC) of certain incidents. This would 

include BSPs, vehicle owners and drivers. The 

proposed regulations prescribe the following 

incidents: 

• incidents involving emergency services, such as 

police or paramedics 

• incidents involving an assault of any person 

• incidents involving injury or death of a person 

• incidents in which the vehicle was unable to 

complete its journey. 


CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 

Driver identification 

Taxi drivers are currently required to display 

identification issued by the TSC. It is proposed that a 

driver would not need to display driver identification if 

this information is provided to the hirer before the trip 

commences, such as electronically through an app. 

Fare disclosure 

BSPs will be required to disclose their fares to 

passengers through an app, a website or a pamphlet. 

Fare display 

Vehicles doing unbooked (rank and hail) work will be 

required to have fare information displayed. 

Fare estimate 

TfV proposes that a service provider be required to 

provide an estimate of the fare when requested by the 

customer to do so. The service provider can be a BSP or 

the driver of the vehicle. 

Fare calculation device (aka taximeters) 

A fare calculation device be used for all unbooked 

services. The driver will need to operate the device. 

The regulations will include restrictions regarding when 

the meter must be turned on or turned off, or when the 

meter must not be used. 

Passenger assistance and routes 

All CPV drivers to take the most direct and practicable 

route or the route nominated by the hirer of the vehicle. 

Drivers to provide reasonable assistance to passengers 

(e.g. assistance entering/leaving vehicle and assistance 

with luggage when needed). 

Receipts 

The driver or BSP to provide a receipt to the hirer on 

request and specific information to be include, eg 

• the driver’s signature 

• vehicle registration number 

• driver accreditation number 

• all the items that make up the fare 

• the total amount paid and date paid 

• the name of the BSP, if applicable. 

Complaints handling 

All BSPs be required to implement a complaints 

handling system consistent with the Australian 

standard AS/NZS 10002:2014 

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

Vehicle identification 

Any vehicle can be registered as a Victorian CPV under 

the new legislation. New technology, such as automatic 

number plate recognition, may be used by the regulator 

to confirm whether a vehicle is registered as a CPV. 

TfV proposes that the regulations specify that one or 

more of the following methods must be used to indicate 

that a vehicle is being used to provide a CPV service: 

1. signs, symbols, notices or labels indicating that the 

motor vehicle is a CPV 

2. signs, symbols, notices or labels identifying the BSP 

to which the driver is associated 

3. signs, symbols, notices or labels of a type or design 

approved by the regulator 

4. number plates identifying the vehicle as a CPV of 

a type or design approved by VicRoads and the 

regulator. 

Smoking 

Prohibition of smoking in all CPVs. 

Assistance Animals 

Prohibit CPV drivers from refusing service to persons 

accompanied by assistance animals. 

Record keeping requirements 

Records must be kept by BSPs and providers of 

unbooked CPV services (rank and hail), including: 

• trip records (origin, destination, distance, fare) 

• complaints (for BSPs) 

• non-cash payment surcharges 

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 

Taxi zones 

TfV proposes only registered CPVs that are equipped to 

provide an unbooked service can stop in a taxi zones (ie 

taxi ranks). 

Exemptions to specific rules 

TfV proposes to continue exemptions and special 

privileges for unbooked CPVs in relation to the use of 

the following lanes and zones: 

• driving in bicycle lanes 

• driving in transit lanes 

• stopping in a clearway 


• stopping in a loading zone 

• stopping in a bus lane, tram lane, tramway, 

transit lane, truck lane, or on tram tracks 

• stopping near a fire hydrant. 

• This exemption will not apply to VHA/B/C or 

ride share vehicles. 

Child restraints 

REGULATIONS PROPOSED NOT TO BE REMADE 

TfV proposes that all CPVs will be required to use 

child restraints when carrying infants and children 

under 7 years old who are required in all other 

vehicles (except buses) to have special restraints. 

Some of the regulations have been removed due to changes made by provisions in the primary 

legislation (eg removal of operator accreditation) and some regulations duplicate those in the 

legislation (eg powers to inspect vehicles). Other regulations have been assessed as no longer 

required because there is an expectation that increased service availability and competition will 

ensure good quality services are delivered to consumers. 


Some of the current regulations proposed NOT to be remade 

Previous regulation Reason for not remaking the regulation 

Livery and uniforms These requirements relate to the branding of service. It is 

proposed to leave these matters up to the service providers. 

Safety equipment Specific safety equipment is not proposed to be prescribed in the 

proposed Regulations except for security cameras in vehicles 

providing unbooked commercial passenger vehicle services. 

Emergency warning Not proposed to be remade. Duty holders have the option to use 

device 

these devices (or alternative) to comply with their respective 

safety duties under the CPVI Act. 

Protective screens Not proposed to be remade, however, this equipment could be 

specified in a code of practice. Duty holders have the option to 

use this equipment to comply with their respective safety duties 

under the CPVI Act. 

Interference with This offence is no longer required because the range of 

equipment in or on equipment required to be used in vehicle is significantly less than 

taxi-cab 

previous Regulations. 

Livery 

The industry will be free to brand their vehicles subject to 

complying with the proposed Regulations relating to vehicle 

identification. 

Payment of fares It is proposed to no longer make it an offence, under CPV law, 

and additional to not pay the fare and additional charges for the service. TfV 

charges 

considers that it may be appropriate to permit the consumer of 

the service to dispute the fare in certain circumstances. 

The non-payment for services is already a criminal offence 

under the Crimes Act 1958. TfV notes that the removal of the 

sector specific offence may make it more difficult to enforce this 

offence. 

No drinking liquor Ability for passengers to consume alcohol in vehicles needs to 

or possessing open be preserved for specialist hire car services (eg weddings, tours, 

liquor containers etc). 

VIEW THE 

proposed 

regulations, 

proposed 

amendments to 

the road rules 

and the RIS and 

provide feedback 

visit getinvolved. 

transport.vic.gov. 

au/regulations. 

SUBMISSIONS 

must be provided 

to Transport for 

Victoria on or 

before 27 April 

2018. 


23

FEEDBACK/COMMENTS REQUIRED ON THE FOLLOWING: 

Booking Service Providers (BSPs) 

The CPVI Act establishes a registration scheme for booking service providers. All persons who provide a booking 

service are required to be registered under the CPVI Act. A booking service is provided if the business: 

• receives requests to provide commercial passenger vehicle services 

• arranges or facilitates the acceptance of those requests by or on behalf of the driver of commercial 

passenger vehicles. 

This definition covers a variety of persons, including large body corporates acting as intermediaries between 

consumers and the providers of services. It also covers individual drivers providing bookings to fellow drivers. 

The purpose of the registration scheme for BSPs is to: 

• establish the identity of providers and responsible persons 

• regulate booking service providers for public safety purposes and to ensure they meet prescribed safety 

standards. 

Proposed Exemptions 

a person who accepts bookings for CPV services 

provided using only vehicles registered in the name of 

that person but only if the person has less than 3 (i.e. one 

or two) commercial passenger vehicles registered in the 

person’s name 

a person who accepts bookings for commercial 

passenger vehicle services provided using only vehicles 

registered in the name of that person but only if the 

person has less than 20 commercial passenger vehicles 

registered in the person’s name 

a person who accepts no more than a specified number 

of bookings for commercial passenger vehicle services by 

associated drivers in any one day. 

Stakeholder Questions 

Do you support exempting certain persons from 

being required to register as a booking service 

provider? If so, why? 

Are there any possible risks or possible 

unintended consequences of exempting certain 

providers from registration? 

Should TfV consider a different limit on the 

number commercial passenger vehicles registered 

in a person’s name (other than 3 or 20) that could 

trigger exemption from registration as a booking 

service provider? What is it and why? 

Use of the word TAXI 

While the new legislation and the regulations no longer regulate ‘taxi’ services, there is a general understanding in 

the community about what are ‘taxi’ services. 

This term has meaning within the community even though it is not defined in legislation. 

Options 

TfV considers that the word ‘taxi’ is 

associated with the act of providing 

unbooked commercial passenger vehicle 

services. 


Should vehicles that do not meet all the requirements applicable to 

the provision of unbooked commercial passenger vehicle services 

be prohibited from being identified as a taxi? Why or why not? 


Insurance 

TfV has considered whether insurance should be regulated for commercial passenger vehicle services. 

Regulation may be required if the driver is unable to take out insurance for their vehicle, particularly if the 

driver does not own the vehicle. 

However, this problem is mitigated by the following: 

• insurance is already required where there is a driver agreement in place between the owner of the 

vehicle and the driver; 

• there is expected to be a greater number of owner-drivers under the new legislative arrangements; 

• the existence of alternative additional insurance products taken out by entities such as booking service 

providers providing protection to drivers and third parties. 


Options 

requiring the owner of the vehicle 

to indemnify the driver 

requiring the owner of the vehicle 

to hold certain insurance policies 

requiring another person, such as 

the booking service provider, to 

take out certain insurance policies, 

such as contingent liability 

insurance. 


Do you agree with TfV’s assessment of the problem in relation to 

insurance? Why or why not? 

Is there any evidence to suggest that there is a continuing problem 

in relation to insurance of commercial passenger vehicles? 

Are there other options that should be considered? Are there other 

forms of insurance that should be considered? 

Should any insurance requirements be prescribed in the 

Regulations? Why or why not? 

WHERE TO NOW? 

A regulatory impact statement (RIS) and 

draft of proposed regulations has been 

released for public consultation. 

To view the proposed regulations, proposed 

amendments to the road rules and the 

RIS and provide feedback visit getinvolved. 

transport.vic.gov.au/regulations. 

TfV will be available to provide individual briefing 

session for stakeholders and the community during 

the consultation period on request. 

After the consultation period, TfV will consider 

all feedback received from stakeholders and the 

community and consider whether any changes to 

the proposed regulations and rules are required. TfV 

will make recommendations to the Minister about 

the final form and content of the regulations for the 

Minister to make the final decision. 

Submissions must be provided to Transport 

for Victoria (TfV) on or before 27 April 2018. 

A public notice on the Minister’s decision will 

be made, with the new regulations proposed to 

commence on 2 July 2018. 

SEND YOUR COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS & FEEDBACK 

to the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Association of Australia (CPVAA) by 20 April 2018, via email to 

info@cpvaa.com.au and they will incorporate your notes within their submission to Transport for Victoria. 


Government news 

Installing 

security cameras 

TAXIS - UNBOOKED CPVs 

Taxis licensed to operate in the Metropolitan Melbourne and 

Urban and Large Regional taxi zones must be fitted with a security 

camera system approved by the Taxi Services Commission (TSC). 

This requirement recognises the anonymous nature of unbooked 

work (rank and hail) which creates a riskier environment for drivers 

and passengers. 

HIRE CARS 

Hire cars provide booked 

commercial passenger vehicle 

services only. For this reason, hire 

cars are not required to be fitted 

with a TSC-approved security 

camera. 

If an owner or driver wishes to 

voluntarily install a security camera 

system in their hire car vehicle, they 

must comply with the following. 

Only fit a security camera system 

approved by the TSC under the 

2016 Taxi-cab security camera 

specification in the manner 

approved by us (check TSC web 

page for approved cameras). 

Attach stickers to each exterior 

door of the hire car and on 

the dashboard to clearly tell 

passengers there is a camera 

system operating in the hire car 

(refer to TSC taxi and decal label 

guidelines for a sample sticker). 

Ensuring passenger and driver 

privacy is paramount. The camera 

system’s purpose is to record 

incidents in taxis for investigative 

purposes only. Images of everyday 

passenger trips are not viewed or 

retained by any person. 

Be aware that the Surveillance 

Devices Act 1999 (Vic) prohibits 

the use of an optical surveillance 

device to record private activity 

and prohibits the use of a 

listening device to record a private 

conversation without consent of 

those involved. 

Be aware that following the report 

of an incident in or involving the 

hire car to the TSC or Victoria 

Police, images can only be 

downloaded by a TSC authorised 

officer at any time. Hire car 

drivers and hire car owners are 

not permitted to have access to 

images collected by the camera 

systems under any circumstances. 

FORWARD FACING CAMERAS 

For taxi and hire car owners and drivers who wish to install a forward-facing camera in a commercial passenger 

vehicle, please refer to the page ‘Forward-facing cameras in commercial passenger vehicles’ for information 

about responsibilities under relevant Victorian and Commonwealth privacy legislation. 


Priority for 

wheelchair passengers 

With the assistance of Booking 

Service Providers (BSPs), the 

Taxi Services Commission (TSC) 

conducted targeted operations on 

Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) 

drivers who fail to give priority to 

wheelchair passengers at all times. 

Often WAT bookings are offered 

to drivers who are capable of 

undertaking such work and for 

numerous (unlawful) reasons 

fail to take the passenger. This is 

unacceptable. 

Since the beginning of these 

targeted operations, the TSC has 

issued 471 Infringement and 

Official Warning notices to drivers 

and has successfully won 99 per 

cent of cases taken to court; the 

targeted operations have also seen 

a decrease in waiting times for 

wheelchair passengers. 

Giving priority to wheelchair 

passengers is a condition of all 

WAT driver accreditation conditions, 

failing to comply may result in a fine 

of $396. 

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MELBOURN 

Melbourne Airport news 

Pre-booked 

Taxi Pickups 

Follow the guide to your 

pre-booked taxi pick ups 

High traffic congestion in the 

forecourt at Melbourne Airport is 

impacting the customer journey, 

and Melbourne Airport is making 

changes to access for prebooked 

taxis. 

1. From 26 March, prebooked 

taxis will share the 

dedicated pick-up zone in 

the North side of the At 

Terminal T123 Car Park 

with VHA/B/C and hire car 

drivers. 

DEPARTURE DR 

ARRIVAL DR 

2. Entry to the area is via your 

Melbourne Airport access 

cards and is $3 for the first 

5 minutes, which is equal 

to the approved pre-booked 

taxi fare. 

CENTRE RD 

3. Melbourne Airport access 

cards can be topped up via 

the payment machines. 

4. Pre-booked taxis must 

collect passengers within 

this allocated area. 

5. Only normal taxi rank pickups 

will be permitted to 

operate from lane 1 of the 

forecourt. 

6. Don’t have a valid-current 

Melbourne Airport Access 

card? Apply for a new card 

at building 219, Security 

Services. 

For more information visit melbourneairport.com.au/prebookedtaxichanges 

Swipe Cards 

Drivers who have remaining 

amounts on their taxi swipe 

cards can now access a refund 

via melbourneairport.com.au/ 

taxirefund. 

This refund website requires 

driver’s information including the 

swipe card number, driver’s name, 

Legend 

Payment machine 

Entry 

Exit 

New pick-up area 

address, and bank account details. 

Drivers are requested to hold on 

to their swipe cards as they may 

be used for other systems in the 

future. 

The refund website will remain 

active until 16th April. 


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Interstate 

News 

QUEENSLAND 

by CAMPBELL GELLIE 

“Unfortunately, Uber is currently 

unavailable in your area” people 

read when they open the ridesharing 

app in Mackay, yet since 

the company came to Queensland 

the region’s taxi licences have lost 

99 per cent of their value. 

Uber arrived in Queensland in 

2014, when the average price 

of a taxi licence in Mackay was 

$379,200. 

Queensland Government data, 

updated last month, reveals the 

average price over the past two 

years is $20,000. 

Uber became legal in September 

2016. Since then three licences 

have been sold - one in 2016 for 

$20,000 and two last year for 

$19,999. 

The $100 million Industry 

Adjustment Assistance Package 

includes $59.78 million in one-off 

transition payments made to 

eligible taxi and limousine licence 

holders and $26.7 million in 

industry hardship payments that 

have been made to eligible taxi 

and limousine licence holders and 

operators. 

As part of the $100 million IAAP, 

taxi and limousine licence holders 

received a “licence renewal fee” 

waiver for a 12-month period. 

No new taxi service licences 

have been issued in 2018, and 

perpetual taxi licenses are no 

longer issued. 

As at January 31, 2018 there 

were 3257 taxi licences and 

574 limousine (including special 

purpose limousine) licences in 

Queensland. 

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NORTHERN TERRITORY 

by BRIDGET JUDD 

Northern Territory Police have seized a taxi allegedly being 

used to smuggle spirits into a dry community in central 

Australia — the second such incident in less than a week. 

TASMANIA 

by T FRANCES 

It has been confirmed that 

Uber will be expanding into 

Launceston in the very near 

future. 

Victorian State Manager 

Lucas Groeneveld said 

“Uber is exploring options 

to expand ridesharing 

to additional areas of 

Tasmania, in particular 

Launceston, Devonport and 

Burnie.” 

Some local taxi owners 

don’t believe that Uber 

will survive in North West 

Tasmania. There’s only a 

small population and no 

airport work to rely upon. 

Detectives targeting the secondary sale and supply of alcohol 

to alcohol-protected areas seized the minibus, which was 

entering Amoonguna, near Alice Springs, on Saturday. 

Police allege four people were using the vehicle to bring in eight 

bottles of chardonnay and two bottles of spirits. 

Duty Superintendent Bob Rennie said it was the second taxi 

seized under similar circumstances in a matter of days. 

The crackdown forms part of Operation Haven, launched in 

Alice Springs last month, which is designed to tackle domestic 

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NEWS 

FROM 

Around the World 

SINGAPORE - Grab extends booking 

service to ComfortDelGro drivers. 

In the past year, the private-hire car and taxi industries 

have consolidated: Grab partnered five taxi operators — 

Trans-Cab, SMRT Taxis, Prime Taxi, Premier Taxis and 

HDT Singapore Taxi — to roll out JustGrab last March, 

while ComfortDelGro and Uber joined forces to launch 

UberFlash in January. Meanwhile, competition among 

the rivals has heated up, with Grab dangling carrots to 

entice thousands of ComfortDelGro drivers to jump 

ship. 

Up until the new feature was rolled out by Grab early 

last month, ComfortDelGro cabbies could accept only 

bookings via the ride-hailing firm’s GrabTaxi service, 

which uses a metered-fare system. 

While fares were generally low on JustGrab, Mr Ng said 

they could rise sharply in areas such as the Orchard 

Road shopping belt between 9pm and 11pm. This is 

because JustGrab is subject to dynamic pricing, which 

means fares go up when demand spikes. 

TURKEY - drivers seek shutdown 

of Uber. 

Instabul’s taxi drivers have accused Uber of 

endangering their livelihoods. 

Uber drivers don’t have to buy a taxi licence 

plate, which costs around a million Turkish liras 

(AU$330,000). They can “borrow” a licence from 

owners for around 5000 Turkish liras (AU$165,000). 

Due to the fact that Uber does not have an official 

office in Turkey, the police hunt unlicensed taxis in 

operation and fine drivers and their passengers. 

A report from the Customs and Trade Ministry said 

that legal regulation is needed on the application’s 

use as there are “legal holes” about the operation of 

the ride-hailing services in Turkey. 

The report also detailed the urgency of “either 

completely block these companies or legitimise 

them within a framework of more stringent 

conditions”. 


Uber’s retreat from Southeast Asia 

makes India, the Middle East and Latin 

America the next battlegrounds. 

By Johana Bhuiyan 

While the Grab deal in Singapore was in part an 

admission that the company couldn’t compete 

with its homegrown rival, it was also a sort of 

call to arms in markets like India, Latin America 

and the Middle East. 

So what does Uber have to do? 

Each region requires a different strategy. 

Through its three international exits (China, 

Singapore, Russia) the company has learned 

it’s not enough to throw cash at a market and 

hope that the strategy that helped it grow in 

the U.S. will work elsewhere. The primary thing 

Uber has to do is to become more attuned to 

the local nuances of the market. 

Uber is whittling down the 

international markets it operates 

in, so it can focus on core regions it 

feels like it can win. 

IRELAND - taxi owners need to 

change the vehicle at 10 years. 

It appears that it’s becoming a lot tougher to be a 

successful and profitable taxi driver in Letterkenny, 

Ireland. 

“Things are getting harder. The Government brought 

in things like the ‘10-year-old rule’, meaning every time 

your car reaches 10 years, you have to get a newer one”, 

says a taxi driver. 

“Fuel’s gone up, insurance costs have gone up. I know 

drivers whose insurance has soared from €1,200 to 

€2,400.” 

“You are legally obliged to issue a receipt and you can’t 

issue a receipt if you don’t have your meter on. You can 

get fined for not running a meter.” 

Drivers don’t always charge the full metered taxi fare, 

but nonetheless they are still required to have the meter 

running for the duration of the trip, so the passenger 

can view the fare. 

• It’s a fine of €60 for not having the meter operating. 

• If a fare is charged more than the metered fare it’s a 

fine of up to €4,000. 

• Failure to offer and print receipt is a €40 fine. 

SOUTHEAST ASIA - Uber is officially 

exiting this region. 

Uber is officially exiting Southeast Asia. The 

ride-hail company has agreed to sell its regional 

business to its primary competitor, Grab. 

The sale price wasn’t disclosed, but as part of 

the deal, Uber will be getting a 27.5 percent stake 

in the company, described as worth “several 

billion dollars” by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi 

in an email sent to employees. He will also be 

joining Grab’s board. 

Grab, backed by SoftBank and former Uber 

competitor Didi, will also inherit 500 Uber 

employees across the region, according to an 

email Khosrowshahi sent to staff. 

Grab has raised more than $4 billion to date and 

was last valued at $6 billion. Beyond its car and 

taxi-hailing services, the company also has a 

payments platform called GrabPay and recently 

launched a financial services platform. As part 

of the merger, Grab will also be acquiring Uber’s 

food-delivery business, UberEats, in Southeast 

Asia. 

This is the third major market Uber has exited 

through a deal of this kind. In August 2016, 

China-based ride-hail behemoth Didi acquired 

Uber’s business in the country. In July 2017, 

Uber also pulled its operations out of Russia by 

merging with top competitor Yandex Taxi. 

The complexities of operating in Southeast Asia 

are often underplayed. The region is composed 

of eight countries with distinct markets and 

economies. In other words, what works in 

Singapore may not always work in Vietnam and 

vice versa. 

In Singapore, for example, Grab offers 11 distinct 

services to consumers — like GrabNow which 

allows a rider to hail a cab off the street and 

then connect their app with the driver to book a 

ride — and just six in Vietnam. In Vietnam, on the 

other hand, Grab operates a motorcycle-hailing 

service called GrabBike that is not available in 

Singapore. 


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your resume to info@ridesharevictoria.com.au stating 

your preferences. Accreditation required. 

SILVER TOP DRIVERS NEEDED 

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Must be over 25 years old at least 3 years experience 

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What’s On in 

Melbourne 

Vikings: 

Beyond the Legend 

The (very) Big Laugh Out 

23/3/2018 - 26/8/2018 

Melbourne Museum - Touring Hall 

Nicholson Street, Melbourne 

The exhibition brings this rich, often-misunderstood culture 

to life, debunking stereotypes and providing a fascinating 

insight into Viking domestic life, rituals & beliefs. 

30/3/2018 - 22/4/2018 

Federation Square 

Cnr Flinders & Swanston Streets, Melbourne 

It’s renowned for its exciting and surprising all-ages 

programming jam-packed with stellar acts. 

ANZAC DAY, 25 APRIL 

is a time for the community to 

come together to remember and 

recognise the service and sacrifice of 

members of the Australian Defence 

Force. Originally a commemoration 

of the landing of Australian and 

New Zealand forces on Gallipoli on 

25 April 1915. This year will see 

the Anzac Day March led by men 

and women who served in recent 

conflicts, embodying the enduring 

nature of the Anzac spirit. 

6AM DAWN SERVICE 

All welcome at the Shrine of Remembrance at 

the rising of the sun to commemorate the service 

and sacrifice of Australian service men and 

women. One minute silence will be observed. 

Recommended arrival between 4am – 5am. 

9AM ANZAC DAY MARCH 

Thousands of veterans, their descendants and 

current serving personnel will march down St 

Kilda Road, starting at the intersection of Flinders 

and Swanston Streets and concluding at the 

Shrine of Remembrance. 

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALS 

Japaneasy 

10th Birthday 

Celebration 

15 April 

Japaneasy 

Come on down with your 

friends and family and 

enjoy all kinds of fun 

Japanese activities and 

performances. 

Night Market 2018: 

Neon Night 


University of Melbourne 

Night Market 2018 is a 

multicultural festival featuring 

authentic food from all across 

Asia, with performances by 

student bands and local artists. 

Melbourne 

Russian Festival 


Royal Botanic Gardens 

Come along to the 

inaugural Melbourne 

Russian Festival, a 

celebration of all the 

richness and diversity of 

Russian culture. 

7th Malaysia 

Day Festival 

21 - 22 April 

Queen Victoria Market 

Enjoy tantalising 

Malaysian cuisine, cultural 

games and fun activities 

during the vibrant 

Malaysia Day festival. 


Mirrorless cars 

with cameras that can highlight distant traffic 

by Rachel England 

Mirrorless cars, terrifying as they 

may sound, are coming. In 2015, 

the United Nations gave the goahead 

for carmakers to replace 

mirrors with cameras and display 

systems, so the race is on to 

design tech that’s fit for the job. 

Now, Mitsubishi Electric says it’s 

developed the industry’s highestperforming 

vehicle camera, able 

to detect objects up to 100 meters 

away. 

The technology uses the brand’s 

proprietary AI to give drivers 

advanced warning of upcoming 

obstacles, and is expected to help 

prevent accidents, especially when 

changing lanes. The system has 

a visual-cognition mode, which 

mimics human visual behavior 

to focus on the right thing in any 

given field of view, and it can 

distinguish between object types, 

such as pedestrians, cars and 

motorcycles (not that it’s okay to 

drive into any of them, of course). 

It can tell the 

difference 

between 

people, cars and 

bikes, too. 

Compared to conventional 

camera-based systems, this one 

extends the distance of object 

detection from 30 metres to 100 

metres, and improves object 

detection accuracy from 14 

percent to 81 percent. 

Mirrorless cars are expected to 

launch in Japan as early as next 

year, a move driven by carmakers 

that say camera systems provide 

a wider, blind spot-free view for 

drivers and are therefore safer. 

Doing away with bulky mirrors 

also helps cars become more 

aerodynamic, which results in lots 

of selling points, such as faster 

speeds and better fuel efficiency, 

so expect other manufacturers to 

follow Mitsubishi’s lead soon. 


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Transport affects the quality of our lives, it shapes our cities 

and our communities - TRANSPORT MATTERS. 

YOU HAVE A RIGHT, AND YOU DESERVE, TO BE HEARD. 

Rod Barton and André Baruch, the President and Vice President of the CPVAA, have 

started the process of forming a new political party – the Transport Matters Party 

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