DRIVE A2B August 2018

EDITORIAL
REGULATION
IMPLEMENTATION
$1 Levy
Last month we saw the
introduction of many facets of the
Commercial Passenger Vehicle
Industry Act - but not everything.
It is a pity that the relative
government departments didn’t
get their information to the
industry participants and the
general public many months ago.
It appears that they have a
half-baked approach to the
implementation of the CPVI Act
and its associate regulations.
The identifying signs for all
vehicles in the CPV are still yet
to be defined and detailed to the
industry. It is known that the sign
will need to be affixed to the front
windscreen - passenger side, and
not be able to be removed. But, as
to the size, colours, material, etc.
we are unaware. These identifying
signs will need to be affixed by 1
September 2018.
The introduction of the $1 trip
levy has caused no end of angst
among drivers and passengers
alike.
Many of the general community
are unaware of the $1 trip levy
impost and when they realise their
fare has increased by $1, some
question this very loudly.
And the collection, and therefore
payment, of the $1 trip levy is
done differently dependant upon
which Booking Service Provider
you are with. For example,
Silver Top Taxis will collect and
remit the $1 on your behalf for a
compulsory 2.5%.
13CABS and Crown Cabs do not
collect nor remit the $1 levy - the
drivers do this themselves.
If you offload a “Collect” job to
another vehicle, the one who
passes on the job is to remit the
$1 to the State Revenue Office.
Yet the driver is to collect it!
Confused yet? I’m not surprised
if you are.
And if you are registered as a
Booking Service Provider you do
not necessarily have to register
for $1 trip levy. All operators of
3 or more vehicles need to be
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