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CONTENTS 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

6 Road Congestion 

Immediate actions are needed to tackle the ongoing 

problem of congestion on our roads. 

8 Industry reforms 

Rod Barton, CPVAA President, looks at the way the 

reforms of the taxi and hire car industry happened in 

Victoria. 

15 Industry statistics 

Number of taxi and hire car vehicles on the road in 

Victoria, with comparisons to previous months. 

18 Acceptance of electric vehicles 

It was hard back in the 1920s to accept change in the 

vehicle industry - so too it is today with the advent of 

more green vehicles on the road. 

32 Overseas news 

Snippets regarding the point-to-point industry around 

the world. 

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EDITORIAL 

IDENTIFY 

& SOLVE 

How do we make the Commercial Passenger Vehicle industry more 

viable for all participating entities? Is there one easy solution? 

INCREASE IN CPV 

ACCREDITATION 

The government has truly outdone 

themselves - since September last 

year they have issued 30,700 new 

Commercial Passenger Vehicle 

(CPV) licences to operators. So 

where have all the extra point-topoint 

jobs come from? Are more 

people using taxis and hire cars 

than they were this time last year? 

Don’t think so! 

There are just 30,700 more 

vehicles with permits to pickup 

and deliver passengers, than 

this time last year - but no more 

jobs. This means that the drivers 

are, on average, getting less jobs, 

less work, less money - this is not 

sustainable. 

And there is another point of 

order to note. Even though the 

number of accredited vehicles has 

increased by 30,700 the number 

of accredited CPV drivers has only 

increased by 13,655. 

How can this be? Does every 

accredited CPV driver drive 2.2 

vehicles? Doesn’t make sense. 

If the vehicles have increased 

by 30,700 then the number of 

accredited drivers should have 

increased by at least 70% of that 

- 21,500. Something just doesn’t 

add up here. Are there people out 

there driving around in Hire Cars 

(and remember that Uber etc. come 

under the Hire Car banner) without 

having an approved CPV driver 

accreditation? For the sake and 

safety of all people on the roads 

and CPV passengers, the drivers of 

CPVs MUST be accredited. 

Research shows many gig 

economy (eg Deliveroo and 

Airtasker) workers earn less than 

the minimum wage after costs are 

factored in. There is no holiday pay, 

no sick leave, no superannuation, 

no Work Cover and the work can 

be uncertain. Sound familiar? This 

is exactly how it is in the Victorian 


industry. Everything is the same - 

little dollars, no leave pay, no super 

- and so it goes on. 

Our industry has been enduring 

these conditions for many years - 

and nothing has changed. Maybe 

with the advent of a State election 

this year, circumstances will get 

better. We can only hope! 

ATTACKS 

April 2018 saw at least 3 attacks 

on Melbourne cabbies. 

• A 41 year old driver was 

bashed after refusing to hand 

over money; 

• A 40 year old Doveton driver 

was held at gun point while 

being instructed to drive 

around Dandenong North and 

Noble Park to several ATMs 

to withdraw cash. When the 

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driver jumped out of the car, 

the thief also stole his taxi. 

• A 56 year old driver was 

bashed on the head with 

a bottle, by his female 

passenger, when he arrived at 

Southland Shopping Centre 

and asked for the fare. 

Thank goodness these attacks 

happened in taxis which have 

security cameras, thus enabling 

the Police to do their job, catch and 

charge these offenders. Hate to 

think of what would be the result if 

a Hire Car driver was put in a similar 

situation and attacked. Of course 

I hope that this doesn’t happen - 

but it does make a lot of sense to 

have a security camera fitted in all 

Commercial Passenger Vehicles. 

GREENHOUSE 

GASES 

A National Center for Sustainable 

Transportation in USA last month 

released the findings of their 

research into “The Effects of 

Ride Hailing Services on Travel 

and Associated Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions”. Here is an excerpt of 

the summary:- 

However, the evidence available as 

of the fall of 2017 suggests that 

ride-hailing, as currently used in 

U.S. cities, is contributing to a net 

increase in vehicle miles per travel 

and associated emissions; 

As a result, policy makers may want 

to evaluate policies that support 

the use of ride-hailing services for 

first and last mile service to transit 

and for disadvantaged populations 

(low income, disabled, and without 

vehicles) to access basic services 

and opportunities, for example, 

through subsidized fares. 

Outside of dense city areas, policy 

makers may want to explore 

restrictions on ride-hailing services 

or distance-based pricing policies 

to minimize empty vehicle travel 

and support transit use. Inside 

dense city areas, curb-based pricing 

policies for pick-up and drop-off 

access may offset lost parking 

revenues and continued use of 

transit. 

Policies should also be considered 

that encourage ride-hailing drivers 

to use electric vehicles. 

What a great recommendation 

- ride hailing drivers should use 

electric vehicles! If we must have 

more vehicles on the road, at least 

they wouldn’t be contributing to 

the greenhouse gases. 

THINK FIRST 

There has been a lot of talk 

recently about a new rail link to 

Melbourne Airport. 

Peter Martin of The Age stated in 

a recent article “Often it’s better to 

do nothing, or little. Infrastructure 

Victoria says the Melbourne rail link 

would deliver passengers slower 

than could the existing SkyBus 

with priority signaling.” 

Productivity Commission chairman 

Peter Harris has a three-stage rule 

when it comes to infrastructure. 

1. Identify the problem, then 

2. identify the least-cost solution, 

then 

3. take a deep breath. 

Perhaps if this rationale had 

been applied to the Melbourne 

Airport rail link, the SkyBus service 

could have been investigated 

and updated first. Also widening 

of roads is not always the best 

solution. It creates such havoc 

during the construction, and then 

when they are finished more 

people use the roads, so we are 

right back where we started - 

congested. Perhaps instigating 

a congestion tax first might have 

been more prudent. 

It is strongly recommended by 

many, that the government needs 

to listen to Infrastructure Victoria 

before they go steam-rolling 

ahead and make commitments 

for new rail links. 


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5

IMMEDIATE 

ACTIONS 

NEEDED 

TO TACKLE 

CONGESTION 

In April 2018 Infrastructure Victoria published a report and 

recommendations detailing immediate actions necessary to 

tackle congestion on Melbourne’s roads. 

People moving around the city to get to work, appointments and 

activities supports the thriving economy and vibrant culture that 

Melbourne is known for, but also puts enormous pressure on the 

transport network. Easing this pressure must be a priority if Melbourne 

is to maintain its appeal and liveability. 

Melbourne’s roads increasingly struggle to cope with growing demand. 

Road congestion is forecast to get worse over the next 15 years and 

on some parts of the network, increases in travel times and declines in 

reliability will be significant. 

There are actions that can be taken in the next five years to improve the 

performance of Melbourne’s roads and Infrastructure Victoria has developed a 

package of recommendations which are practical, low cost, could be delivered 

quickly and build on existing measures that have proven effective. 

Together, the recommendations provide practical actions for government to give 

people more travel choice and reduce the impacts of increasing road travel times 

and declining reliability on people’s daily lives. 


Shifting demand 

Expand off-peak fares on the metropolitan public 

transport network by introducing a small difference 

between peak and off-peak fares as part of the regular 

planned fare rise in January 2019, and adjust this 

annually to balance peak and off-peak travel 

Maximise opportunities to encourage travel 

behaviour change during disruptions to the 

transport network by increasing bus services on 

Doncaster bus routes and maintain bus priority 

along the Eastern Freeway during North East Link 

construction disruptions 

Better use of existing infrastructure 

Overhaul existing bus services, expanding 

successful routes and replacing poor performing 

routes with low cost, customer-responsive 

services by introducing innovative public transport 

services such as on-demand bus and demand 

responsive ride sharing services to integrate them into 

the public transport mix 

Establish a transparent fare-setting regime by 

setting clear policy objectives to guide the setting of 

public transport fares, focussed on efficiency and 

equity. 

Better allocate road space to prioritise efficiency 

on identified movement corridors by identifying a 

priority list of road space allocation initiatives to be 

delivered over the next five years. Need to ensure the 

list is based on the Movement and Place Framework 

and focuses on congested movement corridors with 

competing uses, such as roads in the City of Yarra and 

City of Stonnington. 

Invest in new networks and services 

Increase investment to introduce additional bus 

services in areas of high demand by introducing a 

more direct and frequent shuttle bus service between 

Parkville and Victoria Park Station in Abbotsford. 

Also provide additional bus services to access the 

Monash and La Trobe National Employment and 

Innovation Clusters, beginning with: 

1. Wellington and Blackburn Roads in Monash 

2. Services between the Hurstbridge and Mernda rail 

corridors in La Trobe 

Prioritise active transport investments to high 

potential areas by prioritising investment, which 

could be partly funded from the proposed changes 

to the car parking levy in inner-Melbourne, Parkville, 

Monash and La Trobe National Employment 

Innovation Clusters. 

Improve road connectivity on parts of the 

network where private vehicle use works best by 

identifying and prioritising investment to improve road 

connectivity to dispersed employment centres, such 

as Dandenong South, Laverton and the Melbourne 

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INDUSTRY 

REFORMS 

The uncontrolled release of tens of thousands of new Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle licences by the Andrews Labor Government in 6 

months, is commercially irresponsible, socially harmful and emotionally 

devastating for an industry already struggling to survive. 

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Between August 2017 and March 2018 the Victorian taxi fleet increased 

from 5,636 to 9,305 vehicles, hire cars increased from 2,824 to a 

massive and damaging 29,843 vehicles according to Taxi Services 

Commission (TSC). 

35000 

30000 

25000 

20000 

15000 

10000 

5000 

0 

Number of Commercial Passenger Vehicles 

registered with TSC 

Taxis incl WATs 

Hire Cars 

30-Sep-17 31-Oct-17 31-Dec-17 31-Jan-18 28-Feb-18 31-Mar-18 


A devastating 463% 

increase in taxi and 

hire cars on the road 

exacerbating the congestion 

issues that Melbourne is already 

struggling to deal with. 

This number will most certainly 

increase as the TSC processes 

further applications. 

No industry can withstand this 

irresponsible dumping and oversupply 

into an already depressed 

market - this was ironically 

orchestrated by the TSC! This 

has led to loss of income, 

business failures, full time job 

losses, bankruptcy and extreme 

emotional stress for thousands 

of Victorians. 

This is on top of the precarious 

financial position Transport 

Minister Allan left the industry 

in when she unfairly revoked the 

taxi and hire car licences without 

fair compensation, leaving 

operators with legacy debt. 

It is morally wrong to encourage 

new players to keep entering the 

point-to-point transport market, 

purchasing vehicles and taking 

on debt (even with a $52.90 

licence) without a fair chance 

of being able to service those 

financial obligations. 

Reforms have been 

handled without care 

Minister Allan should 

acknowledge that these 

Commercial Passenger 

Vehicle Industry reforms have 

been handled appallingly by 

Government. 

A responsible fair and 

sympathetic Government would 

now freeze any new licences for 

12 months, so as to allow the 

industry to re-establish itself. 

This could go a long way to stop 

the emotional and financial pain 

of those who were established 

players, and also those who have 

recently attempted to enter the 

taxi and hire car industry. 

Minister Allan should also 

acknowledge the failure of the 

Fairness Fund to be FAIR! 

ROD BARTON 

President, CPVAA 


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CPVAA 

The fund failed to deliver the 

Government’s stated intention 

of immediate financial 

assistance for those who were 

put into severe financial duress, 

because of Minister Allan’s 

decisions. Only 20% of those 

who could apply to the Fairness 

Fund did so. 

This was because of the lack of 

confidence in the management 

of the fund and the complexity 

of the application. 

New management for the 

Fairness Fund should be 

appointed. 

This might restore 

the confidence of the 

industry. 

Also, an independent review 

should be done immediately, 

recommendations made and 

the Fairness Fund should 

be reopened to the industry 

urgently. 

The Victorian Ombudsman 

is currently investigating the 

roll-out of this unfair fund. 

We have asked the Victorian 

Ombudsman, Ms Glass, to 

widen the scope of the enquiry 

to all aspects of this Unfairness 

fund. 

The inconsistency of payments, 

what was the criteria? There 

was no transparency or even a 

right of appeal. 

We have also asked Ms Glass to 

investigate the role of the TSC 

in the Commercial Passenger 

Vehicle Industry reforms. The 

taxi and hire car industry have 

no confidence in the TSC, and 

nor should the public. 

The public expects law 

(legislation) to be enforced. 

The TSC chose not to enforce 

legislation against an American 

multi-national, but actively 

enforced legislation against the 

local industry. 

We have a right to 

be protected by law 

from those who 

break it. 

The TSC deliberately turned 

a blind eye and failed in 

its obligations to enforce 

legislation, failing the taxi 

and hire car industry, and the 

travelling public who use these 

services. 

The Taxi Services Commission 

needs to be transparent and 

explain its decisions. This is 

imperative to restore industry 

and public confidence in the 

regulator the Taxi Services 

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Update on the Class 

Action vs Uber 

Maurice Blackburn is investigating 

how Uber entered the Victorian 

market, and whether they breached 

any laws in doing so. 

From 2013 until mid-2017, 

commercial hire car operators 

were required to be accredited and 

licenced. 

It was widely understood that 

many Uber drivers were not 

appropriately accredited and 

licenced. If Uber knew that this was 

occurring and intended to injure the 

taxi and hire car industry, there may 

be a basis on which to commence 

legal action. 

Any legal action would seek to 

recover compensation from Uber 

for those financial losses suffered 

by participants taxi and hire car 

caused by Uber’s conduct. 

More parking at 

Melbourne Airport 

After much discussion between 

CPVAA and Melbourne Airport 

personnel last month, I am 

pleased to advise we now have 

24 additional VHA/B/C bays open 

for business on Level 1 of the AT 

Terminal T123 Car Park. 

These are located in Row D on 

the northern (T1 side) and are 

in addition to the 24 bays on the 

southern (T3) end of Level 1. 

Both sets of bays can be accessed 

either via the Terminal Drive or the 

Centre Road car park entries. 

Rod Barton 

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Uber accidents 

INSURANCE 

Uber apparently has numerous 

levels of insurance which cover 

personal injury and property 

damage to other vehicles in the 

case of an accident. 

All Uber drivers must have a 

current compulsory third party 

insurance policy (covering 

personal injury) and third party 

property damage insurance. 

All Uber drivers in Australia are 

also protected against liability 

of at least $20 million under 

a contingent coverage policy 

which covers personal injury to 

third parties as well as property 

damage to road users outside the 

Uber vehicle. 

Therefore, if for some reason 

the Uber driver’s insurers will not 

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ensure that any damage or injury 

is covered. 

If you have been in an accident with 

an Uber vehicle and your vehicle 

has been damaged, it’s important 

to take the appropriate steps so 

you can claim for any losses. 

• Ensure that everyone is safe 

and out of harm’s way. If you 

or someone else is injured 

call 000 immediately. 

• Seek medical attention for 

any injuries as soon as 

possible. It’s important for 

insurance purposes that 

you have medical records to 

back up any claims regarding 

injuries, should you need to 

make a claim. 

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• Probate 

• Taxation 

• Superannuation 

• Obtain information from the 

Uber driver and other drivers 

involved. This should include 

full name, the name of their 

insurer, a photograph of their 

licence and a photograph of 

the car. 

• Collect contact details 

from passengers or other 

witnesses who can provide 

a statement of what 

occurred and take pictures 

of the scene of the accident, 

surrounds, location of street 

signs, skid marks on the road 

and any damage. 

• If an accident involves a 

fatality or an injury requiring 

an ambulance, a driver 

refuses to provide their 

details, or a car is not 

drivable you must report the 

accident to police. 

Contact your insurer. If you 

have comprehensive car 

insurance, your insurer will 

arrange for repairs to be done 

to your vehicle. If the Uber 

driver was at fault your insurer 

will claim compensation from 

them or their third party insurer 

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insurance and the Uber driver 

was at fault, you can claim 

compensation for your property 

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Industry - soulless 

and betrayed 

INDUSTRY NEWS 

Any great city, such as 

Melbourne, which has so much 

to offer for the many people 

who visit and its locals, the 

taxi industry was an integral 

part of that wonder that once 

was. The hard working drivers 

were essentially ambassadors 

or representatives who 

showcased our city which had 

helped in giving such a great 

reputation. In so many cases, 

taxi drivers would make any 

passengers’ experience feel 

the essence of our wonderful 

city. 

The state Labor government 

has made the taxi industry 

along with its drivers feel 

betrayed, leaving them feel 

soulless and very upset. 

Taxis now come in all sorts of 

colours, and unfortunately any 

age. This is a telling indication 

of the disrespect that the 

Minister of Transport has of 

her portfolio. The uniformity 

in the taxi industry included 

vehicles with age restriction, 

one of the same livery and 

uniforms for the drivers. 

A viewpoint from the Victorian 

Taxi and Hire Car Families 

This is what made it visually 

recognisable for the general 

public and solidarity for the 

drivers. The Transport Minister 

has given the rideshare 

pirates a lopsided advantage 

against the taxi industry 

under the guise of “choice” 

for the general public, and not 

imposing the same costs on 

the latter. 

No industry has ever 

been treated with such 

contempt with so many 

factors against, that 

have driven it to such 

despair. 

The rideshare companies 

have no problems with drivers 

wearing T-shirts, shorts and 

thongs with no consequences 

whatsoever from authorities. 

What a disgraceful example 

to present yourself to your 

customer! 

This is now a product of the 

state Labor party that has sent 

the point to point industry in 

disarray. It has become evident 

for many taxi drivers that the 

new legislation has become 

soul destroying. The taxi 

drivers now have to deal with 

a plethora of rideshare drivers 

who have no commitment to 

make a living from this industry 

but are reducing the income of 

taxi drivers even during peak 

times. No “even playing field” 

there either. 

Watching these scenarios take 

place many times over, where 

people get into essentially a 

privately owned vehicle will set 

standards to very low levels. 

This will in a short time frame 

bring service levels to a very 

low standard as incomes 

diminish and the costs of 

maintaining a vehicle increase. 

This is the result of a deliberate 

act of industry vandalism 

by a Minister who does not 

have a proper acumen for the 

portfolio that she has been 

trusted to uphold. 


INDUSTRY 

STATISTICS 

The statistical figures 

on this page are as at 

31 March 2018 

5000 

Number of Conventional Taxis registered 

with TSC 

5760 

7271 

7706 8007 

8503 

TSC Accredited Victorian Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle DRIVERS 

62076 62868 63115 65543 

69180 

72875 

75731 

CONVENTIONAL TAXIS 


ACCREDITED CPV DRIVERS 

Number of Wheelchair Accessible Taxis 

registered with TSC 

30-Sep-17 31-Oct-17 30-Nov-17 31-Dec-17 

31-Jan-18 28-Feb-18 31-Mar-18 

636 

671 

745 756 780 802 

COMPLIANCE OUTCOMES 

1,265 Vehicle inspections 

62 Rectification notices 

WATS 

12 Infringement notices 


Number of Hire Cars registered with TSC 

390 Regulation 12 notice 

(vehicle inspection notice) 

8 Official Caution 

(written warning) 

23369 

27028 

29843 

6 Defect Notice 

2824 2967 

13396 

HIRE CARS (INCL UBER ETC.) 

These figures are updated 

and published on the 

Taxi Services Commission’s (TSC) 

website 



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End luxury car tax 

by Scott Collie, CarAdvice.com 

TAXES 

Controversial senator David 

Leyonhjelm has called for the 

Federal Government to end 

“punishing layers of taxation” 

making new cars more 

expensive. 

The Liberal Democrats Senator 

argues the five per cent import 

tariffs on cars from nations 

without an Australian free-trade 

agreement, along with the 33 

per cent luxury car tax (LCT) 

on vehicles over $65,000, keep 

buyers out of new cars with the 

latest safety equipment. 

“Cars made in any country with 

which Australia does not have a 

free trade deal attract a five per 

cent import tariff, so more than 

$1,500 is imposed on entry-level 

Holden Commodores that are 

now made in Germany,” he said. 

“Then there’s the luxury car tax, 

which imposes a 33 per cent tax 

on the value of new cars over 

$65,000. This adds more than 

$6,000 to the price of a basic 

Landcruiser, and more than 

$120,000 to a top-of-the line 

BMW.” 

“Now add the GST, then state 

duties of around 3 per cent on 

top of that. This is quadruple 

taxation: a tax on a tax on a 

tax on a tax. It’s a good thing 

Australians love their cars so 

much because they are paying 

through the nose for them.” 

Although we currently pay import 

duties on cars from Europe – 

aka the Holden Commodore 

mentioned by Leyonhjelm – 

an EU/Australian free-trade 

agreement is in the works at the 

moment, and we’ve got deals with 

all our other major car suppliers. 


That includes Thailand, Korea, 

the USA and Japan, meaning the 

average Australian rarely pays 

import duty on their new cars. 

There’s also talk of the Luxury Car 

Tax ending, given it was introduced 

to protect the now-dead local car 

industry. 

David McCarthy, communications 

head for Mercedes-Benz Australia, 

has previously told CarAdvice he 

expects the tax to be gone by 2019 

or 2020. 

There’s even talk of it being culled 

when the imminent free-trade 

agreement is signed. 

Taxes aside, the Senator called out 

the average age of Australia’s fleet, 

highlighting the fact “old cars are 

less safe and emit more pollution” 

than their newer counterparts. 

“Crippling car taxes 

are not just making us 

poorer. They are costing 

lives on Australian 

roads.” 

According to the Australia Bureau 

of Statistics, the average age of 

the 18.8 million motor vehicles is 

10.1 years. Where small cars sold 

in 2018 are loaded with semiautonomous 

systems like autoemergency 

braking and blind-spot 

monitoring, the technology was 

the preserve of high-end vehicles 

in 2008. 

With that said, the same stats say 

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by John Voelcker 

Electric cars have the great advantage that 

their batteries can be recharged anywhere 

there’s electricity. 

It may not be particularly fast, though 

modern plug-in vehicles get at least 100 

kilometres overnight, and often double or 

triple that. 

But a century ago, drivers of gasoline cars 

had just as much range anxiety as electriccar 

drivers—especially if they wanted to take 

long road trips. 

1909 Ford Model T Touring 


Automobiles have changed 

in many ways, many times of the past 

century, but getting from point A to point B in 

the quickest way possible is still a priority. 

Today’s global network of gasoline 

and diesel filling stations has 

developed over 100 years, but it 

didn’t exist at the turn of the 20th 

century. 

The energy density of gasoline 

allowed trips of more than 150 

kilometres impossible in the 

mass-market battery-electric 

vehicles of the day. Travelling that 

far in a steam car was possible, 

but required stocks of fuel to be 

stationed along the route. 

So where did drivers of the 

newfangled gasoline vehicles get 

their fuel? 

At first, they had to have it shipped 

to stops along their route—often 

pharmacies, which already sold 

kerosene, alcohol, and other 

combustible liquids. There were no 

gas pumps of the sort a modern 

driver would recognize. 

Instead, the driver filled the car with 

a hand pump, usually at the curb, 

that pumped gasoline into the car’s 

gas tank from a metal storage tank 

at whichever roadside business 

was willing to take delivery of the 

highly flammable liquid. 

Those hand pumps began to 

appear in 1907, just a few years 

after the turn of the century—at a 

time when the U.S. car market was 

split among electric cars, steam 

cars, and gasoline cars. 

Buyers viewed electric cars as 

the most refined (and the only 

ones suitable for women to drive), 

though they were limited by their 

Gasolines cars were 

the crudest, loudest, and 

smelliest, but the long range 

provided by the energy density 

of liquid hydrocarbons worked 

in their favour. 

range (less than 85 kilometres) and 

long recharging times. 

Steam cars were smooth and 

powerful, but it took 30 to 45 

minutes for the boiler to produce 

sufficient steam pressure to drive 

the car after the fuel was ignited. 

From 1900 through the 1920s, 

drivers simply carried multiple 

5-gallon (19 litres) cans of gasoline 

on their cars—often strapped to 

the running boards—to ensure 

they could cover the necessary 

distances. 

1914 Ford Model T 

at LeMay America's Car 

Museum: 

• red can for gasoline 

• blue can for oil 

• white can for water. 


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Take a look at your own 

ICE (Internal Combustion 

Engine) vehicle 

Then Charles Kettering’s electric selfstarter, 

introduced by Cadillac in 1912, 

made gasoline cars practical for everyone. 

The battery-powered motors that turned 

over engines until they fired replaced hand 

cranks that could break the thumbs, wrists, 

or arms of the drivers using them if they 

kicked back. They could also break your 

nose, teeth and other facial parts. 

ask yourself if it’s 

about to become 

a relic in a world 

that’s changing 

more rapidly than 

we may see. 

But the motorists of 100 years ago still 

had to plan their trips carefully; the growth 

of a nationwide network of regularly 

spaced fuelling stations would take place 

from 1915 through 1930. 

The first modern gas station opened in 

Pennsylvania, USA in 1913, and what 

came to be called “service stations” had 

more than gas pumps: They sold oil, tyres, 

starter batteries, and offered repairs and 

service to locals and travellers. 

Over the years the service stations have 

expanded from two or three pumps to a 

dozen or more pumps. Meanwhile, they no 

longer make money selling fuel. 

Customer purchases of sugary sodas, 

salty snack foods, beer, cigarettes, and 

lottery tickets are today’s business model. 

That said, drivers no longer have to plan 

ahead to ship fuel to businesses along 

their routes. 

1912 Cadillac Touring Edition 

? 

Did you 

know? 

In 1900, horses were 

the de facto way for 

Americans to travel, 

whether riding them or 

in horse-drawn carts. 

By 1925 15 years 

of the Ford 

Model T, had 

revolutionised 

road transport. 

Researchers say that 

by 2040 plug-in electric 

vehicles could reach as 

much as 90 percent of all 

vehicle production. 


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From 30 April 2018 the laws changed for alcohol and/or drug related driving offences. 

If you get caught driving with BAC .05 or more you will: 

• Need to pay a fine 

• Lose your licence 

• Need to complete a compulsory drink driver 

behaviour change program (approx 12 hours); and 

• Need to get an alcohol interlock installed in any 

vehicle you drive (once re-licensed) for at least six 

months. 

This also applies to commercial drivers who commit 

their first drink driving offence with a BAC under .05. 

If you get caught with drugs in your system you’ll lose 

your licence for a minimum of six months (instead 

of three) and will also need to complete a drug driver 

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Since the planning stages of 

Melbourne Airport’s construction 

in 1963, a CBD-Airport rail link 

has been a reoccurring potential 

project. It was during this 

period that the Commonwealth 

Government suggested the idea to 

connect the two hubs and create 

an aerotropolis. 

Since then, the concept of a 

Melbourne CBD to airport rail link 

has always been in the back of the 

government planners’ minds. 

2001 

A rail link via Southern Cross from 

Albion East to Melbourne Airport 

was put forward but never gained 

traction. 

2013 

Public Transport Australia created 

their Melbourne Airport Rail Link 

Study in support for the project. 

2014 

During the Victorian election 

campaigning, Denis Napthine 

pledged to build a Melbourne 

Airport rail link, then, when he lost 

the election, the idea was dumped. 

2016 

A $1.2 billion monorail from 

Melbourne’s CBD to the Airport 

was suggested within the Victorian 

Government, but Daniel Andrews 

publicly stated that the project was 

not high on their agenda. 

2017 

The Federal Government expressed 

support for the Melbourne Airport 

Rail Link which resulted in $30 

million being set aside in the next 

Federal Budget to go toward the 

Link. 

Data from Public Transport 

Australia’s 2013 report shows a 

need for such a project in response 

to the growing number of visitors, 

both national and international, 

to the region. When the report 

was released it estimated that 

Melbourne Airport had catered 

for 28 million air passenger trips 

that year. This number is, at least, 

expected to double by 2032. 


Road congestion on the 

Tullamarine Freeway and CityLink 

is also a major issue driving the 

need for the link. 

Planners have included public 

policies such as a target travel 

time of 30 minutes one way, a 10 

minute service frequency, costeffective 

express options during 

certain travel times, 24 hour 

seven days per week operations, 

catering for luggage within the 

carriage space, minimal disruption 

to pre-existing networks, and 

lastly, minimisation of transport 

transfers and optimum integration 

with other systems. 

RMIT University infrastructure and 

urban planning expert Professor 

Jago Dodson says a new rail link 

for Melbourne’s airport is welcome 

news, but needs to be part of a 

broader transport plan. 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 

has pledged $5 billion for 

a long-awaited rail line 

connecting the airport with 

the CBD. The project’s total 

price tag could rise to $15 

billion. 

Together, the Victorian 

and Federal Governments 

aim to have official plans 

and providers organised 

within 12 months. This 

will see the link be under 

construction long before 

the estimated completion 

of the Melbourne Metro 

Tunnel in 2026. 

is welcome news from the 

perspective of improving 

Melbourne’s rail network and its 

integration with a major activity 

node,” Professor Dodson says. 

“However, a big concern is that the 

Airport link is happening outside 

of any clear transport plan for 

metropolitan Melbourne, because 

the Victorian government has no 

transport plan.” 

“We have no clear formal 

assessment whether the $15 

billion to be spent on Airport rail 

is preferable in terms of costs 

and benefits to commencing 

the second metro link, or 

expanding suburban rail access 

to underserved growth areas, 

or other public transport 

improvement”, said Professor 

Dodson. 

There are also discussions 

surrounding the fact that the 

link should also extended to 

rural areas such as Geelong and 

Ballarat. 

“And the eventual route needs to 

include opportunities for urban 

redevelopment beyond rapid 

airport access. For example, an 

Upfield alignment could enable 

redevelopment of the former Ford 

factory site,” continued Professor 

Dodson. 

Dodson warns it would be foolish 

to steam ahead with a new rail 

link without considering the bigger 

picture for Melbourne’s already 

heaving public transport network. 

This includes limiting road use. 

“We need to expand the Melbourne 

metropolitan rail network far 

beyond the Airport line if we are 

to meet the needs of a city of 

8 million, but we also need to 

limit road competition with this 

network,” he says. 

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QUEENSLAND 

by Daryl Passmore 

TASMANIA 

Uber has set a date for its 

expansion into Northern 

Tasmania. 

The company announced the 

ride-sharing app will be available 

in Launceston from June 18. 

Tasmania State Manager 

Lucas Groeneveld said the 

response from the community 

to the initial news indicated the 

company made the right choice. 

“Judging by the interest we’ve 

received in terms of driverpartner 

sign-ups and attendance 

at our information sessions, 

locals in Northern Tasmania 

are very keen for ride sharing,” 

he said. 

“More than 30,000 people 

have opened the Uber app in 

Northern Tasmania in the past 

12 months, so we expect rider 

demand to be solid.” 

Roads in Brisbane’s CBD and 

inner-city are being choked by an 

explosion of Uber cars. 

Banned from using taxi ranks, 

hundreds of rideshare vehicles 

are circling streets and clogging 

loading zones as they wait for 

bookings from passengers. 

And the RACQ (Royal 

Automobile Club Queensland) 

says the situation will only get 

worse with other operators 

preparing to enter the local 

market. 

“Rideshare is not going 

anywhere. It will only 

increase,” Paul Turner, chief 

communications officer for the 

motoring organisation, said. 

“We have a lot of Ubers floating 

around the city wanting to pull 

up. They can’t use taxi ranks and 

they are not enough drop-off and 

pick-up points around the city. 

“They use loading zones so we 

see freight traffic waiting to 

pull in because there is an Uber 

there.” 

The RACQ says many people 

who previously used public 

transport have ditched buses 

for Ubers too, adding to traffic 

volumes in the middle of the city. 

“You still have private cars, you 

still have taxis, you still have 

buses and now you have Ubers,” 

Mr Turner said. “We’re seeing 

different traffic flows and we 

need to adjust.” 

Uber now has more than 

11,000 drivers in Brisbane, 

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Through the app, passengers will 

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the same direction and will share 

the journey in a professionallychauffeured 

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Available across zones 1 and 2, 

the service will provide Londoners 

with an alternative to Uber, offering 

the lowest fares, with treatment 

of drivers and riders assured to be 

better and a corporate ethos that 

puts safety as the top priority. To 

mark the launch, all ViaVan rides to 

or from zone 1 will cost just £3 for 

a limited time. 

“Londoners deserve innovative 

transportation solutions that are 

safe, convenient and affordable,” 

said Chris Snyder, CEO of ViaVan. 

“Our mission is to power truly 

dynamic mass transit systems, 

which reduce congestion in our 

cities while offering drivers the 

opportunity to earn a decent 

living. We are delighted to launch 

in London and to finally give 

Londoners an alternative to 

expensive and inefficient private 

car services.” 

This is the second city launch for 

ViaVan, following its launch in 

Amsterdam. 

By grouping multiple passengers 

into one vehicle, ViaVan reduces 

congestion and emissions, 

providing an inexpensive, 

eco-friendly and convenient 

transportation service; aiming 

to ‘close the gap’, serving as an 

affordable extension of the public 

transit system. 


FRANCE - 

Uber loses 

EU court case 

France is entitled to bring 

criminal proceedings 

against local managers 

of ride-hailing app Uber 

for running an illegal taxi 

service, the EU top court 

ruled last month. 

Uber’s loss follows an earlier 

one last year where the 

Luxembourg-based Court 

of Justice of the European 

Union (ECJ) classified the 

company as a transport 

service rather than a digital 

one, which stripped it of 

protections against undue 

national regulation that 

digital services enjoy under 

EU law. 

The latest case concerned 

Uber’s use of unlicensed 

drivers as part of its 

UberPOP service in France, 

which has since been 

suspended there and in 

several other cities. Uber 

still uses its service with 

professional licensed drivers 

in France, which is not 

affected by the ruling. 

Uber has also been forced 

to quit countries such as 

Denmark and Hungary. 

MEXICO - Uber to go head-to-head 

with Didi again! 

by Johana Bhuiyan 

In August 2016, Uber sold its China 

assets to its primary competitor 

in the country, Didi Chuxing, and 

ended a costly subsidy battle that 

was on its way to slowly bleeding 

the company dry. That was the last 

time Uber and Didi faced off headto-head 

in a ground war. 

But Didi isn’t done with Uber. The 

Chinese ride-hail player has just 

launched its service in Mexico, 

which happens to be an Uber 

stronghold. 

While Didi has been fighting proxy 

battles against Uber around the 

world through its investments in 

multiple international competitors 

like Ola in India; Careem in the 

Middle East; Taxify in Europe and 

Africa; and via its acquisition of 

Brazil’s 99, this will be the first time 

Didi will be actively battling the 

U.S.-based ride-hail player outside 

of China. 

It’s a significant move for Didi, 

which has quietly sought world 

domination, and one that several 

sources internally say has given 

Uber a cause for concern. Didi is 

going after Uber in a market where 

it will hurt. 

Uber’s struggles with profitability in 

places like the U.S. and Southeast 

Asia are well documented, but the 

company has managed to become 

profitable in Mexico as Latin 

America has quickly rocketed to 

becoming the company’s fastestgrowing 

region. 

Didi, which has been recruiting 

drivers in Mexico since early April, 

had already taken the first steps 

to infringe on Uber’s stronghold 

in Latin America through its 

acquisition of 99 in Brazil. 

While local competitors across the 

region continued to battle Uber 

outside of Mexico, few were willing 

to take the risk of trying to undercut 

the well-resourced U.S. company in 

Mexico — including 99. 

Complicating matters is Didi’s 

investment in Taxify, which already 

operates in Mexico. But now Taxify, 

which has only raised $2.2 million 

to date, will be facing off against 

both Didi and Uber. 

For Uber — which has been 

whittling down its international 

footprint in an effort to cut 

losses — its decision to pull out of 

Southeast Asia and sell its assets 

to competitor Grab leaves room for 

the company to focus on important 

markets like Latin America as well 

as the Middle East and India. In that 

way, Uber and Didi’s international 

strategies look more similar than 

ever: they operate on the ground 

in some major markets while 

investing in local players in others. 

In a few short years, Mexico has 

become Uber’s third-largest country 

market — behind Brazil and the 

U.S. — with seven million riders and 

250,000 drivers. 

But fighting Didi off is no easy task. 

With a total of around $20 billion in 

funding as of December 2017 and 

the backing of Chinese sovereign 

wealth funds like China Investment 

Corporation, Didi is one of the few 

companies that can engage in 

and possibly win a subsidy battle 

against Uber. 


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ASSAULT 

Collingwood 

DATE 12th February 2018 

TIME 5:20 PM 

REFERENCE NO. CSV2702 

At around 5:20pm, two men 

approached another man on 

Otter Street before allegedly 

demanding money from him. 

When the man refused, the 

two men allegedly punched the 

victim to the face and stole cash 

from him. The two men then 

ran into a nearby Wellington 

Street premises. 

The first man is perceived to 

be African in appearance, with 

a medium height and medium 

build, aged in his late teens to 

early 20s. He was wearing black 

pants, a blue hooded jumper and 

white runners at the time. 

The second man is perceived to 

be African in appearance, with 

a medium height and medium 

build, aged in his late teens 

to early 20s. He was wearing 

maroon tracksuit pants with a 

black and white bag attached, 

a grey hooded jumper and red 

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THEFT 

Coolaroo 

DATE 17th February 2018 

TIME 4:30 AM 


ROBBERY 

St Kilda West 

DATE 18th March 2018 

TIME 9:40 PM 


At around 9:40pm, a man parked a white 

Toyota ute outside a hotel on Grosvenor 

Street before entering the premise. Once 

inside he demanded cash from a gaming 

area staff member before forcing his way 

through a staff only door and stealing 

money from the tills. The alleged offender 

then left the venue in the same vehicle he 

arrived in, heading south down Brighton 

Road. 

Police have released a facial composite 

image of a man whom they believe may 

be able to assist in their inquiries. 

The man is perceived to be Pacific 

Islander / Maori in appearance, 

approximately 30 to 35 years of age 

and 183cm tall with short black hair and 

appeared to have a tribal-style tattoo 

on the back of his right hand. He was 

wearing a dark coloured hoodie, which 

was pulled over his face during the 

offence, dark pants and white sneakers at 

the time. 

At around 4:30am, a man 

attended a Pascoe Vale Road 

service station. 

Whilst at the counter, the man 

asked the attendant to see a 

mobile phone from the display 

behind the counter. The man 

then left the store with the phone, 

without making any attempt to 

pay for it. 

The man is perceived to be 

Caucasian in appearance, aged 

in his early 20s, approximately 

180cm’s tall with a thin build. 

He was wearing black jeans, a 

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