DRIVE A2B October 2018

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History 

Over the past 53 years there have been many 

different taxi and hire car industry State 

magazines (primarily produced under the 

banners of State taxi organisations), reporting 

on the issues in and surrounding the taxi 

industry, but they have all since disappeared. 

DRIVE A2B magazine was born in May 2017 

and its inspiration was TAXI TALK – Voice 

of the Victorian Taxi Industry which was 

foundered by Stanley White and published 

from May 1966 to April 2017. DRIVE A2B 

is owned, produced and published by Trade 

Promotions Pty Ltd – a family business owned 

by Toni Peters, Stanley White and Isobel White. 

There is a need all around the country for 

industry stakeholders to be kept informed 

of the happenings within the taxi / hire car / 

on demand transport industry and in Victoria 

DRIVE A2B magazine has been filling this 

niche. 

National industry magazine 

United 

opportunity 

With all that has gone on in our 

industries over the past decade, it 

is now time to be truly united and 

have one voice, one message, the 

same and standard, nationwide - 

right across Australia. 

Each Australian State's industry 

association / group / council will be 

invited to contribute and distribute 

DRIVE A2B 11 times per year 

(February to December) – in printed 

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Now DRIVE A2B is spreading its wings, branching out from Victoria and giving a unified 

voice, a cohesive voice, a strong voice by sending the same message around Australia. 

If you want to get a message to people within this industry statewide and nationwide, then 

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VICTORIA NEWS 

Fares remain the same. 

Essential Services Commission (ESC) has made a 

decision that cab drivers are not to receive a rise in 

the taxi fares. 

FRONT COVER 

Sydney NSW at night 

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VIC. INDUSTRY STATISTICS 

For the Victorian Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle industry 

A summary of the monthly statistical 

figures published by the CPVV. 

12 

CPVAA NEWS UPDATE 

More payments for the taxi and 

hire car industry. 

The NSW Government has allocated 

more funds to provide additional 

assistance to those in the Point-to-Point 

Transport industry. 

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ACT NEWS 

New plates to be issued 

in Canberra, into a market 

that is already floundering. 

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QUEENSLAND NEWS 

Uber has introduced a 

six months ban for 

passengers with a rating of 

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NSW NEWS 

Taxi Service Providers 

must comply with 

regulations that will be 

enforced from 1/11/2018. 

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WA NEWS 

Industry reforms are 

36 

coming and government 

will buy-back taxi licences. 

38 

SA NEWS 

Public safety will be 

compromised by funding 

crisis. 

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NT NEWS 

Darwin has let Uber enter the industry 

and the affect on local cabbies has begun. 

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EDITORIAL 

NATIONAL 

DRIVE A2B 

WELL ACCEPTED 

So they claim that the price of 

a taxi fare should actually be 

reduced, not increased. But it is 

not the operators per se that the 

fare increase should assist, it is 

the drivers. 

The ESC agrees that drivers 

earnings should be increased to 

government a wonderful $5000 a 

year each licence in lease fees - 

totalling $710,000 a year. 

It is suggested that the 

government could be doing this 

so as to raise some lost revenue 

from the decrease in lease fees 

on government owned taxi plates 

passenger transport booking 

services and display of 

identifications. It also suggests 

an unrestricted release of future 

authorised hire and reward 

passenger service vehicles, 

and proposes that the area 

restrictions be abolished. 

keep pace with the cost of living, 

in 2015/16. 

The WA government are trying 

Welcome 

We have been inundated with 

positive comments from readers 

about our new look September 

2018 edition of DRIVE A2B - 

our first National edition. The 

magazine has been well received 

right around Australia. 

This month we have branched 

out to northern Queensland and 

they will now be receiving DRIVE 

A2B for distribution. 

If your area doesn't have a 

distribution point for DRIVE A2B, 

please let us know by sending an 

email to info@drivea2b.com.au 

and we shall look into organising 

one. 

No fare increase 

The Victorian Essential Services 

Commission (ESC) has reviewed 

the data on the Victorian taxi 

industry maximum fare charges 

and has decided that no increase 

is warranted. 

Their findings stated: 

"We have observed that demand 

for taxis decreased despite 

growth in Melbourne’s population 

and economy since 2014. As 

fares for taxis did not increase 

between 2014 and 2016, the drop 

in demand for unbooked taxis is 

most likely due to passengers 

switching to new ridesharing 

services." 

They certainly analysed that 

correctly. Yes, the demand for 

taxis has lessened since ride 

sharing came to town (firstly 

Uber, then others). But also 

over the past 12 months the 

government has released some 

extra 5,200 taxi licences. And on 

top of that there has been some 

extra Commercial Passenger 

(CPV) Licences issued to the 

tune of 44,283. 

Yes, you read correctly 44 

thousand extra CPV licences for 

ride sharing vehicles. 

The ESC reviewed the cost of 

operating a taxi and found that 

the overall costs had actually 

decreased in the past 4 years by 

4 per cent. 

but unfortunately they don't 

determine the drivers' earnings. 

The ESC suggests that due to 

the fact that Operators' costs 

have decreased they could give 

more than the 55% split of the 

fare box to the drivers. 

Can't see too many Operators 

offering to do this though! 

Canberra taxi plates 

In Canberra the government is 

thinking about releasing a further 

142 taxi plates. Not quite sure 

why they would want to add to 

the already saturated taxi and 

ride-sharing market. Has the 

demand for taxis increased so 

much that this is truly warranted? 

We do know that the release of 

the extra plates will net the ACT 

Okay, so the government lost 

some money! But do they really 

have to potentially ruin other 

people's livelihoods just so they 

can recoup some? Surely not! 

Over in the West 

Now it seems that the Western 

Australia government has a 

handle on the fact that taxi plate 

owners are being hard done 

by elsewhere in Australia. It 

appears that they have learnt 

a few things by watching what 

has been tried in other Australian 

states. 

Yes, they are also suggesting 

a reform of the taxi industry, 

including:- safety reform, 

establishment of accountability 

by providers, authorisation of 

all providers of on-demand 

to put a reasonable buy-back 

package together. It is currently 

sitting in parliament waiting 

for the second reading, and 

if passed it will most likely be 

implemented before Christmas. 


DRIVE A2B Editor 

Email: tonipeters@drivea2b.com.au 



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Maximum fares remain 

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The ESC found that passengers are using 

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primarily due to the introduction of ride-share 

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taxi trips has declined significantly since 2014 

when fares were last changed. 

Following deregulation of entry into the CPV 

market the number of licensed unbooked CPVs 

in the metropolitan zone has more than doubled. 

Research by the ESC established that 

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that increasing maximum fares in this 

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VICTORIA 

NEWS 

TAXI FARES 

UNCHANGED 

.../ continued from page 8 

VICTORIAN INDUSTRY 

STATISTICS 

The statistical figures 

on this page are as at 

31 August 2018 

These figures are updated 

and published monthly on the 

Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria 

(CPVV) website 

CPVAA ESC NEWS 

So, from 1 

October 2018, 

the maximum fares for 

unbooked taxis that begin in 

the Melbourne Metropolitan 

zone and the Urban and Large 

Regional zone remain the same. 

Time AND distance tariffs 

OR 

Time OR distance tariffs 

‘Time and distance’ tariffs 

are the tariffs that rideshare 

companies base their charges 

on: passengers are charged 

per minute and per kilometre 

travelled. 

This is different to the ‘time or 

distance’ tariffs, currently used by 

taxis, which swap between a time 

or distance charge depending on 

the speed of the vehicle. 

Pigott Stinson has been proudly 

serving the Taxi Industry for over 

50 years. We act for taxi networks 

in NSW, Victoria, South Australia 

and Queensland. 

‘Time and 

distance’ tariffs will 

make it easier for passengers 

to understand tariff schedules, 

estimate the cost of a trip and 

compare the prices for different 

CPV services. On average the 

two tariff systems will charge 

passengers the same amount. 

Unbooked CPV service providers 

may continue to use 'time or 

distance' tariffs or change over to 

‘time and distance’ tariffs. 

Cleaning fee 

As of 1 October 2018 unbooked 

CPV service providers may charge 

a reasonable cleaning fee. 

A maximum 

of $120 may be 

charged if a passenger soils the 

vehicle with: food, drink or bodily 

fluids. 

Soiling a vehicle imposes real 

costs on unbooked CPV providers. 

A cleaning fee ensures that the 

person responsible bears at least 

some of the costs associated with 

cleaning a soiled vehicle. 

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TOTAL CPV 

INCREASE 

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017 

623% 

5000 

7271 

8007 

IN A NUTSHELL ! 

BOOKED CPVs 

COUNT IS UP 

TOTAL REGISTERED 

COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES (CPV) 

30-Sep-17 31-Dec-17 28-Feb-18 31-May-18 30-Jun-18 31-Jul-18 31-Aug-18 

9321 

9615 

9958 

10196 

636 

745 

780 

846 

UNBOOKED CPVS WHEELCHAIR VEHICLES BOOKED CPVS 

UNBOOKED CPVs 

WHEELCHAIR CPVs 

COUNT IS UP 

28 297 

Since June 2018 Since Sept 2017 

1,811 44,283 

Since Sept 2017 

865 

905 

933 

COMPLIANCE OUTCOMES 

1,821 Vehicle inspections 

192 Rectification notices 

42 Infringement notices 

62076 

65543 

72875 

2824 

13396 

27028 

34879 

37104 

16 Defect notices 

17 Official Cautions 

(written warning) 

81089 

83538 

ACCREDITED CPV DRIVERS 

39803 

NUMBER OF ACCREDITED 

VICTORIAN CPV DRIVERS 

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

30-Jun-18 31-Jul-18 31-Aug-18 

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VICTORIA 

NEWS 

CPVAA 

NEWS UPDATE 

Commercial Passenger Vehicle 

Association of Australia 

An association for Owners & Drivers of Taxis & 

Hire Cars and Booking Service Providers 

CPVAA CPVAA 

Your voice at state government 

meetings, forums and inquiries 

The taxi industry performs a 

vital social and community 

role. It is an integral part of 

Victoria’s essential services 

and public transport mix. 

Taxis play a key role in covering 

the transportation needs of 

the elderly and those with 

disability; and are often used 

for ‘first and last mile’ trips, that 

is the trip from home or work 

to the nearest public transport 

access point. 

It is no longer acceptable for 

those in the taxi industry to 

work under a set of conditions 

that would be unacceptable to 

the vast majority of Victorians. 

It would be great to see a 

change in this industry where 

driving a taxi is seen as a 

profession; a profession that 

drivers can be proud of and, 

more importantly, one where 

they can achieve a sustainable 

and fair income – whether 

their work is done as a driver/ 

operator or drive for someone 

else. 

The uncontrolled release 

of Commercial Passenger 


Vehicle (CPV) licences has, 

and continues to, severely 

impact the already established 

drivers’ income. It has ruined 

many small businesses and 

made many others unviable; 

unfairly causing financial harm 

to thousands of Victorian 

families. 

The taxi and hire car industries 

have been in a state of flux, 

since the Allan Fels’ Inquiry, the 

Andrews Government Taxi and 

Hire Car Ministerial Forum and 

its Ride Share Working Group. 

The Industry has had to endure 

a Parliamentary Inquiry and an 

Ombudsman Inquiry into the 

roll-out of the Fairness Fund 

and it continues. 

The end result for all of these 

inquiries has amounted to 

nothing! Nothing but harm 

to people who simply did not 

deserve to be treated this way. 

For these reasons, so many 

industry participants have lost 

confidence in Victorian State 

Governments. 

Victoria’s newest formed 

political party, the Transport 

Rod Barton 

President, CPVAA 

Matters Party, will address 

these issues and much more. 

See their article in this edition 

of DRIVE A2B, for details of 

their proposals to assist the 

Taxi and Hire Car industry. 

Vehicle ID is 

COMPULSORY 

It is now compulsory for all 

CPVs (all taxis, hire cars, ride 

share vehicles) to display 

identification on their vehicle. 

The identification can be 

company decals, Taxi number 

plates, VHA/B/C number plates 

or an identifying sticker on the 

front window of their vehicle. 

All Booked Commercial 

Passenger Vehicles are 

permitted to affix the approved 

Commercial Passenger Vehicle 

Association of Australia sticker. 

These stickers are available 

FREE to all CPVAA members. 

Visit www.cpvaa.com.au for 

more information. 

Rod Barton 

President, CPVAA 

Your representative with 

Government and all other relevant 

industry stakeholders, including 

Melbourne Airport. 

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VICTORIA 

NEWS 

TRANSPORT CPVAA MATTERS 

PROPOSED 

SOLUTIONS 

FOR VIC INDUSTRY 

Transport Matters Party (Transport Matters) understands that the taxi industry performs a 

vital social and community role. It is an integral part of Victoria’s essential services and public 

transport mix. 

Before the industry can move forward the appalling treatment by the Andrews’ Government of 

past taxi and hire car licence holders must be addressed. 

We must also recognise the impact on both the established drivers and new drivers entering 

the industry. We must tackle the irresponsible, uncontrolled release of Commercial Passenger 

Vehicle (CPV) licences into the Victorian market. 

Transport Matters proposes a 

number of changes to address 

the past misdeeds, improve 

taxi driver income and move 

to a more environmentally 

sustainable taxi fleet. 

Taxi and hire car licence holders 

need to be fully compensated 

for the compulsory acquisition 

of their property (licences). 

This should be based on an 

independent valuation of the 

taxi and hire car licence plate 

market values, prior to Uber 

illegally entering the Victorian 

Transportation Market. 

99 

All taxi licences should have 

the same value. 

99 

All hire car licences should 

have the same value. 

99 

These payments should not 

be means tested. 

99 

The cost of this 

compensation would be 

funded by a yearly licence 

fee applied to Commercial 

Passenger Vehicles (CPV) 

replacing what is red tape 

that is inefficient and 

onerous on drivers ($1.00/ 

trip Levy). This CPV licence 

fee could simply be applied 

to the cost of registration. 

CPV CATEGORIES 

Transport Matters believes 

it is imperative that we keep 

the distinction between the 

traditional “HIRE CAR” and 

“TAXI” categories of Commercial 

Passenger Vehicles. 

In keeping with this, we propose 

the addition of a new CPV 

category – namely “ON DEMAND 

VEHICLE”. 

CPV 

IDENTIFICATION 

Transport Matters believes that 

all CPVs should be able to be 

instantly recognised as a CPV. 

The public have a right to know 

that they are getting into an 

accredited CPV and external 

identification is the best way to 

achieve this. 

Taxis require the following 

attributes: 

99 

Branding (external signage) 

including the word TAXI 

99 

Safety Camera 

99 

Dome (world-wide 

recognition that the vehicle 

is a taxi) 

99 

Meter (either physical or 

electronic) 

99 

Stickers stating the calculation 

of fares, flagfall, etc. 

Hire Cars should maintain the VHA 

– VHZ series of plates. 

On Demand Vehicles should have 

permanent visible signage affixed to 

front and rear windscreens. 

VEHICLE CONDITIONS 

The public has a right when booking 

a CPV that is a Taxi, Hire Car or On 

Demand Vehicle, that those vehicles 

meet a minimum standard of safety 

and roadworthiness. 

99 

CPVs must meet a minimum 

ANCAP 5 Star safety rating 

99 

When applying or renewing a 

CPV licence you must supply a 

current roadworthy certificate 

before a licence is issued 

99 

When applying or renewing a 

CPV licence you must supply 

proof of commercial vehicle 

insurance for the permit period. 

GREENER VEHICLES 

The taxi industry has been leading 

the take up of hybrid vehicles. 

Transport Matters proposes 

that following the natural vehicle 

replacement process, from 

November 2022 it will become 

a licence condition to replace 

vehicles with a hybrid or an electric 

vehicle. Then from November 

2026 as vehicles are replaced, we 

should be striving to move to an 

all electric fleet. We have no doubt 

that come those time frames there 

will be plenty of vehicle choice 

and at price points to meet these 

proposals. 

The Federal and State Government 

must bring down the cost of 

electricity to encourage more take 

up of electric vehicles. 

As part of Victoria’s public 

transport mix we propose that 

the State Government should 

provide free charging points for all 

taxis which are hybrid or electric 

vehicles. This could be achieved 

by having rapid charging points on 

taxi ranks, taxi depots, shopping 

centres and at Melbourne Airport 

etc. 

TOLLS 

Are you passionate for Victoria and 

the quality of our lives? 

Do you care deeply about Victoria’s 

infrastructure and the integrity of our 

transport system? 

YES? JOIN WITH US IN OUR 

NEW POLITICAL PARTY - 

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Taxis should be exempt from tolls. 

This would be beneficial to the 

travelling public by reducing the 

costs of taxi travel and would be 

beneficial to drivers to lower their 

operating costs. 

State Government should 

renegotiate the very small 

discount that is currently given to 

taxi drivers by toll road operators. 

Transurban has recently 

submitted a proposal to extend 

their existing Citilink contract by 

an additional 15 years. This would 

give Transurban billions of extra 

dollars in income over the term of 

their contract! 

We propose that Transurban and 

East Link act as a good corporate 

citizen and reduce the cost of tolls 

by 50% to the Victorian taxi fleet. 

The State Government should then 

pick up the cost of those tolls. 

CPVV (previously TSC) 

The Commercial Passenger 

Vehicles Victoria Commissioners 

should include experienced 

representatives from the taxi, hire 

car and ride-share industries. There 

should also be a Commissioner 

with special focus on the public 

transport needs of those with 

a disability. The Chair of these 

Commissioners needs to be 

someone with significant political 

and industry experience. 

transportmatters.org.au 

TRANSPORT MATTERS AT WORK, AT HOME & AT PLAY 

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VICTORIA 

NEWS 

REGULATOR 

NEWS AND UPDATES 

Major events in 

Melbourne 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

CPVAA 

New CPVV 

Commissioner 

Yehudi Blacher recently 

announced his resignation 

as Chair and Commissioner 

of Commercial Passenger 

Vehicles Victoria. Following 

this, the Minister for Public 

Transport appointed Megan 

Bourke-O’Neil as the new 

Chair. Megan commenced 

in the role on Tuesday 21 

August 2018, alongside 

fellow Commissioners 

Janet Dore, Monique 

Conheady and Colleen 

Furlanetto. 

Maintaining your 

driver accreditation 

Recent changes to 

legislation means that driver 

accreditation no longer 

expires. 

The old ‘Application 

to renew your driver 

accreditation’ form will no 

longer be issued. Instead, 

accredited drivers will 

need to pay an annual fee, 

and also submit a medical 

assessment every one or 

three years as requested. 

Uniforms 

The new Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle 

Industry Regulations 

2018 have removed 

the requirement for 

all drivers to wear a 

uniform. Uniforms are 

only required at the 

discretion of individual 

Booking Service 

Providers (BSPs). 

Similarly, drivers who 

now own their own 

business or work for 

themselves can make 

their own decision about 

whether they wish to 

wear a uniform, as it is 

no longer compulsory. 

Drivers need to speak 

to their vehicle owner, 

network or BSP, to find 

out what their uniform 

requirements are. 

Regardless of whether 

wearing a uniform, 

all commercial 

passenger vehicle 

drivers are expected to 

maintain professional 

standards when it 

comes to appearance, 

presentation and 

cleanliness. 

UPDATE FROM 

Disability / 

Accessibility 

Commissioner 

Commissioner Furlanetto 

has been busy engaging 

with a number of 

stakeholders in the 

disability sector recently. 

She presented to the 

Victorian Disability 

Advisory Council, 

Victorian Advocacy 

League for individuals 

with Disability, Disability 

Justice Advocacy Inc and 

at the Public Transport 

Access Committee. 

The Commissioner also 

attended the Victorian 

Disability Sports and 

Recreation Awards and 

facilitated a debate on 

disability pride and identity 

at a recent Disability 

Advocacy Resource Unit 

conference. 

She held several meetings 

with key stakeholders 

including the All Aboard 

Network, the Commissioner 

for Senior Victorians and 

Victorian Council of Social 

Services. 

Melbourne International 

Arts Festival 

3 - 21 October 

various venues in and around Melbourne 

From soaring cathedrals of sound to the sweat of the circus and 

boxing rings, this year’s Melbourne International Arts Festival will 

be an extraordinary adventure through global and local arts, filled 

with inspiring experiences for people of all ages. 

From show-stopping world premieres to family friendly events, 

the 2018 program will see the Festival take over some of the 

city’s most iconic spaces. 

A new addition this year, is the Royal Botanic Gardens will 

become home to the UK’s leading contemporary circus 

company NoFit State with the only Australian performance of 

LEXICON, an extraordinary production celebrating the rich 250- 

year history of the circus ring. 

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ACT 

NEWS 

Government 

should 

COMPENSATE 

PLATE HOLDERS 

by The Canberra Times 

Canberra's taxi operators could be forgiven 

for thinking they an endangered species 

following the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) 

government's decision to release another 142 

taxi plates when the industry is already under 

existential threat from Uber. 

The new plates are expected to net the Barr 

government $5000 a year each in lease fees; an 

eventual total of $710,000 a year. This should 

help offset the revenue lost when the lease fees 

for government-owned plates were slashed 

from $20,000 to $5,000 in 2015/2016. 

compensation is at odds with 

what has occurred in other 

jurisdictions. 

Victoria gave eligible owners 

$100,000 for their first plate and 

$50,000 for second, third and 

fourth plates. 

South Australia was offering 

$30,000 and NSW and Western 

Australia were offering $20,000. 

While these sums were well below 

what most plate holders had paid, 

they did represent a recognition that 

by allowing ride-share operators 

into what was once a tightly 

regulated market, governments had 

caused economic harm. 

The irony, that this harm was 

caused by a government that has 

been happy to make substantial 

sums of money off them for years, 

is not lost on Canberra's taxi plate 

owners. 

PRICE FIXERS 

"Over the past 10 years the ACT 

Government has been in the 

business of operating taxis by 

releasing taxi plates over time and 

becoming a major player and "price 

fixer," according to Mr Button. 

"It has shown little regard for the 

plate owners who invested in a 

product sold to them as a going 

concern in a regulated industry by 

that very same ACT Government." 

Mr Button, and his fellows, want 

the government to acknowledge 

plate owners had entered the 

industry with the reasonable 

expectation their interests would 

be protected. 

While the government cannot 

be blamed for the technological 

disruption that has wrought havoc 

on the taxi industry worldwide, it 

does have to take ownership of 

the way in which ride sharing was 

introduced to Canberra. 

Given many of the decisions that 

were made seem to have been less 

than optimal, and to the detriment 

of existing stakeholders, the claim 

for compensation seems fair. 

That said, it is also incumbent 

on taxi operators to adopt new 

technologies, including upgrading 

some of the older inventory in their 

vehicle fleets and adopting smart 

phone friendly booking services, to 

maximise user flexibility and make 

their service as competitive as it 

can be. 

Because the government lease fee effectively 

dictates what private plate owners can charge 

taxi operators to lease their plates their incomes 

have also plummeted. 

While the latest releases will be staged there 

is no doubt their creation will further dilute the 

value of ACT taxi plates which were changing 

hands for up to $300,000 pre-Uber. 

Those prices are apparently now just a memory. 

Within 12 months of Uber's local launch there 

were more than 1000 operators on local roads. 

The release of the extra plates, which will lift the 

cap to 500 from 358, is the first part of a double 

whammy ACT Taxi Plate Owners Association 

chair, Phil Button fears could bankrupt some of 

his members. 

He fears for the mental health of many, citing 

cases where they had broken down in despair. 

The ACT government's decision not to offer 


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Longer days, warmer weather 

and fresh starts are the signs that 

Spring is here. Spring time can 

inspire many to open the cupboards, 

declutter and clean. It is also the 

perfect time to re-evaluate your 

habits - both the bad and the good. 

For those who are constantly looking 

after other people's needs and wants 

first, it is time to look after number 

1 - yourself! 

If you get sick, run-down, .... you 

won't be able to help anyone. Take 

time out to look after yourself - every 

day eat a healthy breakfast and 

lunch, don't skip meals - take time to 

reflect on your own personal status, 

evaluate, and plan an upgrade. 

Did you know that walking 

meetings can help ignite creativity, 

become connected with business 

associates and can also counterbalance 

the effects of sitting for 

long periods? And don't forget that 

natural light also greatly increases 

energy and productivity. 

Sunshine is an abundant supply 

of natural vitamin D which helps 

prevent many ailments from 

osteoporosis, to heart conditions 

and certain types of cancer, and 

just 10 minutes a day can make a 

huge difference to your health. 

UNPLUG 

Taking a break from your digital 

world is an easy way to recharge. 

Taking a few deep breaths 

before getting out of bed can 

help mornings feel less rushed. 

In addition keeping your phone 

out of reach during your morning 

commute. Instead, take note of 

the signs of spring blossoming 

around you. 

CREATE A 

BETTER 

SLEEP 

ROUTINE 

The recommended seven to nine 

hours of sleep are an extremely 

important time for your brain and 

body. In fact, cutting your snooze 

short by just one hour can directly 

affect your health. 

Everything from your mood to 

your immune system to your risk 

of weight gain can get thrown off 

kilter if you aren't getting enough 

sleep. But getting proper rest isn’t 

as simple as getting in bed at a 

certain time. 

Decide what time you're going to 

bed and set a timer on your phone 

for one hour before that time. 

When that timer goes off tonight, 

put your phone on airplane mode. 

No more emails. Turn off your TV 

and computer. Dim your lights. Get 

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NEW 

SOUTH 

WALES 

NEWS 

TSPs 

MUST 

COMPLY 

with regulations 

Nominal maximum fares for NSW taxis have 

not increased since 1 July 2014. Transport 

for NSW (TfNSW) did review the fare 

structure earlier this year, but determined that 

they would not change in 2018 

WHAT'S THAT WORD? 

ATO, BSP, PSL, Responsible 

person... 

With the many changes in the New South Wales taxi and hire car industry, now known as the Point to 

Point Transport Industry, there have been new words and new acronyms created. 

We have compiled a list of the more common words and phrases now used within the NSW Point to 

Point Transport Industry for your information and reference. 

WORD / PHRASE / 

ACRONYM 

DEFINITION 

(as it relates to the New South Wales Point to Point Transport industry) 

However in July 2018 there were some 

changes to fares. These included the removal 

of a booking fee, changes to the cleaning 

fee with a maximum fee of $120, removal of 

the return toll for Sydney Harbour Bridge and 

Tunnel northbound trips. 

The provision for Taxi Service Providers 

(TSPs) to pass on the cost of the temporary 

$1 Passenger Service Levy plus 10 cents GST 

(totalling $1.10) to their passengers was also 

regulated. 

TSPs have until 1 November 2018 to ensure 

they comply with the new requirements set 

out in the Point to Point Transport (Taxis 

and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017, which 

includes the fitment of taximeters. 

As far as safety goes, all taxis in NSW are 

required to have security cameras. 

Also NSW taxis that are used to provide a taxi 

service in Metropolitan Sydney, Newcastle or 

Wollongong transport district or within the 

Central Coast local government area, and that 

ply or stand for hire on a road or road related 

area, must be fitted with an approved vehicle 

tracking device and duress alarm. 

Affiliated Provider 

ATO 

Authorised Fare 

BSP 

Bus 

Commissioner 

Hire Vehicle 

Licence Holder 

Passenger Service 

PSL 

Passenger Service 

Transactions 

Responsible Person 

TfNSW 

TSP 

A kind of taxi service provider. They obtain services such as security monitoring, branding (logo/livery), fares and 

the coordination of safety management systems from another taxi service provider. 

Australian Taxation Office 

Set by an authorised taxi service provider for unbooked (rank/hail) services, which must not be higher than the 

fares permitted by Transport for NSW. A taxi’s fare calculation device (meter) must be calibrated to the authorised 

fare. 

Booking Service Provider - takes bookings for taxis or hire vehicles to provide passenger services and 

communicates bookings to drivers. BSPs must be authorised by the Commissioner. 

A bus is a motor vehicle that seats more than 12 adults. 

NSW Point to Point Transport Commissioner 

A hire vehicle is any motor vehicle used to provide a passenger service that is not a taxi or a bus. 

This is either the person to whom the licence was issued, or someone to whom the licence has been leased, 

subleased, or some other arrangement. 

This is the transport, by a motor vehicle (other than a bus), of passengers within, or partly within, NSW for a fare. 

Taxi services are kinds of passenger services, as are services provided in hire vehicles. 

Passenger Service Leavy is a $1 levy per trip that applies to Taxi and Booking Service Providers. The levy 

commenced on 1 February 2018 and will end in 2023. It will fund the NSW Government’s industry adjustment 

assistance package of up to $250 million designed to help taxi and hire car licence holders adjust to the new 

regulatory framework. 

For TSPs it means $1 for every passenger service provided where a customer hails down a taxi in the street or 

takes a taxi from a taxi rank. 

For BSPs it means $1 for every booking for a taxi or hire vehicle which results in the provision of a passenger 

service. 

The Regulation outlines safety standards that must be met by different industry participants. If a person is a 

responsible person for a particular safety standard, then they must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, 

that the safety standard is complied with. 

Transport for New South Wales - government regulator 

Taxi Service Provider is a passenger service that is provided in a taxi. This means that a passenger is transported 

in a taxi for a fare. The person who provides this service is a taxi service provider. 

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NEW 

SOUTH 

WALES 

NEWS 

AUTONOMOUS 

shuttle vehicle 

opens to public 

Major Events in 

Sydney 

NSW’s first driverless shuttle 

bus operating around Sydney’s 

Olympic Park will open to the 

public this month. 

It represents the next stage of 

the government’s two-year trial 

of the technology that started 

in August last year. 

Until now the shuttle has 

been limited to safety tests 

at Newington Armory and 

passenger-less testing on 

public roads around Olympic 

Park. 

The shuttle from French 

company Navya is designed to 

carry up to 12 passengers at 

a time and can travel up to 40 

kilometres an hour. It features 

light detection and ranging 

(LiDAR) sensors to perceive its 

surroundings 

NSW Transport Minister 

Andrew Constance said, "The 

ultimate goal of this landmark 

trial is to find the best way to 

harness the next generation of 

driverless technology and how 

to make it work for the people 

of NSW,” he said. 

“We want to bring customers 

along on the journey, giving 

them the opportunity to 

experience this technology and 

respond to the vehicle so we 

can implement the feedback as 

we work towards a connected 

and automated future." 

The government is also 

planning to bring automated 

vehicle trials to regional centres 

Coffs Harbour and Armidale 

over the next 12 months. 

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join a free meditation session and taste some delicious 

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See, try and buy unique products and gifts including 

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Traditional German Music and Dancers will delight 

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OZ & EV 

A DECADE BEHIND 

EXPERTS HAVE 

WARNED 

AUSTRALIA IS NOT 

REMOTELY READY 

to accommodate the half of 

Australians who want to buy an 

electric car in the next few years. 

United Kingdom analysts 

GoCompare found Australia is the 

worst-equipped country for electric 

vehicles, performing poorly across 

several key measures. 

Of the 30 member nations of the 

International Energy Agency (IEA), 

Australia has the highest ratio of 

cars per charging points at 15.42 

and one of the lowest total number 

of public charging stations, with just 

476 across the country. 

The report stated “Additionally, there 

are a shocking 14.3 petrol stations 

to each publicly accessible electric 

car charging point. Australia has 

been one of the slowest countries 

to adapt to electric cars”. 

News Corporation reports that 

Behyad Jafari, chief executive of 

the Electric Vehicle Council, isn’t 

surprised and said Australia is 

almost a decade behind the rest of 

the world. 

“While everybody else has access 

to a broad range of charging 

infrastructure, different priced 

models of electric vehicles and a 

lot of investment supporting the 

industry, Australia isn’t getting any 

of those benefits,” Mr Jafari said. 

He said embracing electric cars 

could lead to improved public 

health, better energy security and 

increased economic activity. 

Aside from some “outliers” like 

Norway, where electric cars account 

for 20 per cent of new sales each 

year, the global average is about two 

per cent at the moment. 

“In Australia, it’s just 0.2 per cent,” 

Mr Jafari said. 

DEMAND IS 

THERE 

The technology is still relatively new 

and the price points quite high, but 

Australians are intrigued by electric 

cars. 

A survey conducted by Roy Morgan 

of more than 37,000 motorists 

found half would seriously consider 

buying a hybrid or fully electric 

vehicle. 

“There were 2284 electric vehicles 

sold in Australia in 2017, representing 

a 67 per cent increase from the 

previous year,” Mr Jafari said. 

There are now more than three 

million electric vehicles on the road 

around the world, but that figure is 

expected to treble in the next five 

years. 

Demand for electric 

cars is on the rise but 

consumers are nervous 

about the lack of charging 

stations. 

The number of electric car models 

available for sale in Australia has 

also jumped in the past year, from 

16 to 23. 

Lobby group NRMA said the 

looming transition to electric 

vehicles is inevitable, but there’s a 

lot of work to do. 

“We must now embrace the 

future and co-ordinate efforts 

across government and industry 

in preparation for this exciting 

revolution,” it said. 

The most important factor affecting 

a consumer’s decision to go electric 

is the state of a public recharging 

network, according to research by 

the University of New South Wales. 

“This was far more important than 

the availability of cheaper vehicles, 

the second most cited barrier to 

uptake,” research report co-author 

Professor Graciela Matternicht said. 

Another barrier to buying is charging 

at home. Australians who have a 

garage are covered, but the rising 

number of people who live in 

apartments or houses with only 

street parking leaves a possible gap. 

WHY WE’RE 

LAGGING 

"Government policy is failing to 

support the transition from petrol to 

electric cars, and each year Australia 

falls further behind," Mr Jafari said. 

“Governments apply a whole bunch 

of taxes to car purchasing, so what 

they ought to do is maybe not apply 

those taxes to electric vehicles for 

a few years. That will attract more 

people and help prices come down". 

“Around the rest of the world, 

governments have recognised the 

benefits of electric vehicles and 

taken action to support the change,” 

he continued. 

Prof Matternicht agrees, saying the 

industry alone can’t support the 

“electric car revolution” in Australia. 

“Funding infrastructure, creating 

industry standards, legislating to 

reward and cheaper less-polluting 

cars, and educating the public are all 

part of the challenge,” she said. 



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QUEENSLAND 

NEWS 

Uber 

BANS 

passengers 

The recently introduced passenger ban by 

Uber is only the tip of the iceberg as the 

public and platform’s own drivers continue to 

be disadvantaged, warns the Taxi Council of 

Queensland (TCQ). 

Earlier this week, Uber, introduced a six 

month ban for any of its passengers with a 

rating of less than four out of five. Uber, with 

more than 7,000 drivers on busy Brisbane 

roads, says it’s introducing the ban following 

feedback from its drivers. 

However, TCQ doesn’t believe the ban 

is being brought in through concern for 

its drivers as recent events around the 

globe show Uber continues to act with 

only superficial regard for the safety of its 

passengers and drivers. 

TCQ CEO, Blair Davies, is all for safeguarding 

drivers from abusive and dangerous 

passengers but believes Uber’s ban is little 

more than a publicity stunt which will have 

little real benefit. 

“This ban is really just another example of 

Uber washing its hands of responsibility 

for looking after its drivers,” he said. “If they 

were serious about addressing that issue 

then they would make safety technology 

compulsory in their vehicles, just like taxis do 

with their high quality tamperproof security 

cameras and hardwired GPS tracking. 

“Instead, they are introducing a temporary 

ban which still leaves their drivers and 

passengers extremely vulnerable, as this is 

just more window dressing and distraction 

rather than a serious effort to address very 

serious safety problems. Uber and other 

booked-hire platforms continue to 

refuse to make that investment, 

placing everyone at risk for the sake 

of profits. 

“Profits which do not stay in and 

contribute to Australia but which 

leach out of the country,” said Mr 

Davies. 

Yet Uber has only trialed passenger 

bans in Brazil, and now Australia 

and New Zealand. That fact, 

coupled with Uber’s refusal to 

introduce a new passenger 

safety report to these shores, as 

it has in the USA, has led TCQ to 

question whether the company 

sees its Australian operation and 

passengers as anything other than 

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“If it wants to deliver on its so far 

empty promises about responsible 

corporate citizenship and safety 

being a priority then Uber would 

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Why in America, but not Australia? 

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QUEENSLAND 

VICTORIA 

NEWS 

30 

Nominations are now open for 

The Taxi Council of Queensland 

(TCQ)’s Annual Industry Awards 

which recognise and celebrate 

those who make an outstanding 

contribution to the industry, and 

communities it serves. 

The awards pay tribute to the 

incredible work and dedication of 

some of the taxi industry’s finest 

across the Sunshine State, with 

winners being announced at the 

TCQ Industry Awards Dinner in 

November. 

TCQ CEO, Blair Davies, says 

the Council has a long tradition 

of recognising the high-quality 

AWARD 

Nominations 

performance and professionalism 

of industry members. 

“Year-on-year, we hear and see 

stories from the nominations 

of incredible members of our 

industry who have gone above 

and beyond to deliver exceptional 

service and help our taxi services 

rate amongst the best in the 

world,” he said. 

“It’s clear there’s a genuine 

camaraderie throughout 

Queensland’s taxi industry. Many 

of our members have been 

working in the sector for years but 

they remain just as committed 

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TO PAY $148M 

By Kate Conger 

Uber will pay US$148 million 

to settle a USA nationwide 

investigation into a 2016 data 

breach, in which a hacker managed 

to gain access to information 

belonging to 57 million riders and 

drivers. The breach included names 

and driver’s license numbers for 

600,000 drivers. 

The investigation, led by state 

attorneys general across the United 

States, focused on whether Uber 

had violated data breach notification 

laws by not informing consumers 

that their information had been 

compromised. 

Rather than disclosing the breach 

when it occurred, Uber paid the 

hacker $100,000 through its bug 

bounty program, which financially 

rewards hackers for discovering and 

disclosing software flaws. 

The ride-hailing company persuaded 

him to delete the data and stay 

quiet about it with a nondisclosure 

agreement. 

The incident became public a year 

later when Uber’s chief executive, 

Dara Khosrowshahi, announced 

it as a “failure” and fired the two 

employees who had signed off on 

the payment. 

“Uber’s decision to cover up this 

breach was a blatant violation of 

the public’s trust,” Xavier Becerra, 

California’s attorney general, said in a 

statement. 

“The company failed to safeguard 

user data and notify authorities when 

it was exposed,” said Mr Becerra. 

WHAT WE 

HEAR ! 

Canberra's taxi operators could be 

forgiven for thinking they are an 

endangered species following the 

ACT government's decision to release 

another 142 taxi plates when the 

industry is already under existential 

threat from Uber. 

Well known industry participant 

may be standing as a candidate for 

the Transport Matters Party in this 

year's Victorian State Election in 

November. 

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OF THE 

STORY 

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Sound Management Taxi Group in 

Brisbane has been forced to close after 

over 30 years service to the Brisbane 

Public. All the cars are being transferred 

to Yellow Cabs Main base for the present 

moment. 

During the past 12 months Cabcharge has 

recorded 42 per cent improvement in trip 

ratings from an average of 3.1 stars in 2017 

to 4.4 stars in 2018. 

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CHANGES 

coming to 

WA taxi industry 

The proposed new legislation 

states that:- 

• Only authorised taxis to have 

exclusive access to rank and 

hail jobs. 

• Authorised taxis need 

additional safety features 

including cameras and 

meters. 

Perth home to 

DRIVERLESS 

on-demand vehicles 

WESTERN 

AUSTRALIA 

NEWS 

Uber infiltrated the taxi industry in Perth in 2014. 

Since then the industry has become very uneven, 

with taxis still having to pay for their licence plate 

and abide by the regulations set down by the WA 

government, while others apply to Uber to be a 

driver, get into their private vehicles and ply for 

work. 

The value of taxi plates has dropped 

substantially over the past 4 years and the 

current government has introduced a Bill to 

parliament which proposes a 10% levy on all 

metropolitan On-demand vehicle trips (taxi, 

hire car and ride share). This levy will be 

implemented for four years and will fund the 

money necessary to buy-back taxi licence 

plates from owners who wish to sell them. It 

is envisaged that the biggest buyback will be 

capped at $250,000. 

Regional operators, vehicles with 12 seats or 

more, and operators who solely provided special 

event services, such as weddings or school balls, 

would be exempted from the levy. Also taxi and 

charter operators taking fares outside a defined 

Perth/Peel area will be exempt. 

The value of the buy-back will vary according 

to individual circumstances, such as monies 

already paid as part of the Transition Assistance 

Package or the Hardship Fund. 

The minimum buy-back amounts proposed are: 

• Perth metropolitan Conventional or Multi- 

Purpose taxi plate - $100,000. 

• Perth metropolitan Area Restricted plates - 

$40,000. 

• Perth metropolitan Peak Period plates - 

$28,000. 

• Authorised taxis required to 

have livery and visible roof 

signage. 

• Hoists and ramps meeting 

disability standards will 

remain for taxi vehicles 

carrying wheelchair 

passengers. 

• Security cameras for charter 

vehicles will be at the 

discretion of the authorised 

vehicle owner/manager. 

• Authorised charter vehicles 

will be required to have 

visible signage within or on 

the vehicle when operating a 

charter service. 

• Roadworthy inspections will be 

waived for vehicles less than 

three years old. 

• All authorised On-demand 

Vehicles to be annually 

inspected for safety and have 

the appropriate insurance as 

part of the registration. 

• Taxis will not have to have 

public liability insurance - this 

will now be at the discretion of 

the vehicle owner. 

• Fees that recover the full 

cost of Department of 

Transport administration and 

compliance will be introduced. 

• An annual authorisation fee 

will be charged for each 

vehicle nominated for use as 

a taxi or charter vehicle. 

It is envisaged that the legislation 

will come into effect in the latter 

part of 2018. 

Perth is now home to Australia's first driverless, on-demand vehicles, after 

the official unveiling of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia 

(RAC) Intellicar last month. 

Designed as a shared mobility service, the RAC Intellicar will become the 

newest addition to RAC’s automated vehicle program, supported by the 

State Government and vehicle manufacturer, NAVYA. 

RAC Group CEO, Terry Agnew, said the arrival of the prototype vehicle 

was a significant transportation milestone for both Western Australia and 

Australia. 

“How we move around is rapidly evolving and being able to test emerging 

vehicle technologies right here in WA will help us adapt to these changes 

in the safest way possible,” Mr Agnew said. 

“Human error is the cause of the vast majority of road deaths and serious 

injuries, so if we can help WA and Australia safely transition to driverless 

vehicles sooner, hundreds of Australian lives could be saved." 

“Every year, the cars we drive are becoming increasingly automated, 

and the adoption of these new technologies by manufacturers is only 

accelerating." 

“Over coming years, vehicle automation will become more prolific within 

our transport network, which is why it’s critical we conduct trials like 

these to better understand the potential impacts and opportunities," he 

continued. 

“Providing a way for our members and the community to get involved is 

central to our trials, and the feedback we’ve gathered from participants 

since starting this journey with the RAC Intellibus® in 2015 has been very 

insightful," concluded Mr Agnew. 

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SOUTH 

AUSTRALIA 

NEWS 

Public 

SAFETY 

compromised 

by funding crisis 

Adelaide‘s award-winning Managed Taxi Rank 

Program, accessed by 350,000 people annually, 

will be wound back and may be shut down if a 

secure funding source can’t be identified as a 

matter of priority. 

Taxi Council South Australia (TCSA) has been 

operating the Managed Taxi Rank Program 

since late 2002, providing a safe and secure 

environment for the public and particularly young 

people, to find a taxi ride home. 

The current funding is being phased out over 

the next few months, prompting some service 

changes while an alternative source of funding 

is sought. 

Existing funding sources used to operate 

the program through the provision of trained 

concierges and security staff on ranks including 

Hindley Street, Morphett Street, North Terrace 

(Adelaide Casino), Pulteney Street, King William 

Street and Glenelg are not guaranteed after 

November/December. 

The program also extends to Adelaide Oval 

for AFL, cricket and major events, Fringe 

WomAdelaide, the Cruise Ship Season and the 

Adelaide 500 – each of which are expected to be 

impacted. 

“Sadly, unless an alternative can be found, the 

Taxi Council will have to adjust and wind back 

the number and frequency of managed rank 

operations,” says TCSA President Steve Savas. 

“It’s just another blow for our industry which has 

had an incredibly tough run since 

the introduction of ride-share.” 

The Managed Taxi Rank Program 

was so highly regarded, that it 

was awarded a Certificate of 

Merit for Crime and Violence 

Prevention in 2010 by the 

Australian Heads of Government 

and the Ministerial Council 

for Police and Emergency 

Management. 

“If we’re forced to scale back 

or, worse still, shut down the 

program it will have serious 

safety consequences for the 

public and visitors to the city in 

terms of the safe dispersal of 

people from key entertainment 

precincts," said Mr Savas. 

“People have come to rely on 

the security and safety they 

associate with managed ranks 

and the public has a right to be 

concerned about the demise of 

the program," he continued. 

Seeking funding 

After the TCSA made the 

announcement that the loss 

of all current funding would 

mean managed ranks will likely 

cease to operate by the end of 

2018, there has been continued 

discussions with key people and 

organisations in relation to new 

funding sources. 

This has included seeking 

support from the State 

government (e.g. Transport, 

SA Police, Tourism & Attorney 

General), local government, 

Members of Parliament and key 

businesses. Despite broad in 

principle support for managed 

ranks, especially around the 

significant proven benefits 

related to safety for passengers 

and drivers, we unfortunately 

still have no confirmed new 

funding. The state government, 

in its recently released budget, 

confirmed there is no further 

government funding for Managed 

Taxi Ranks. 

The TCSA will continue to 

encourage alternative funding 

sources but in the absence of any 

commitment to date, it is time 

to restructure existing services 

to ensure the busiest managed 

ranks will be able to operate 

through the busy Christmas and 

New Year period. 

It will be interesting to consider 

the impact of the phased closure 

of managed ranks and if it 

brings greater attention to their 

importance in crime prevention 

and public safety. 

Managed ranks are important 

around Australia because of 

the obvious benefits we have 

outlined, sadly after Christmas/ 

New Year this may no longer be 

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TASMANIA 

NEWS 

DEREGULATION 

is just around 

the corner 

On 30 September 2018, the Tasmanian 

Department of State Growth released a draft 

regulatory framework for the on-demand 

passenger transport industry, which is made up 

of common elements and options for the supply 

of new owner-operator taxi licences (OOTLs). 

Kevin PARLE 

currently wanted by Australian Federal Police. 

WANTED 

Matthew RITCHIE 

Currently wanted by Vic Police - a 

warrant has been issued for his arrest. 

Mohamad 

MAKSOUD 

currently wanted by NSW Police. 

Importantly, the proposed framework seeks to 

deliver a level playing field for all those in the 

industry. Annual administration fees, safety 

requirements and accountabilities will be applied 

fairly across all industry participants. 

The new framework will: 

• protect the safety of passengers and 

drivers; 

• promote greater competition and consumer 

choice; 

• ensure the adequate delivery of accessible 

services with wheelchair accessible taxis; 

• be able to respond to emerging 

technologies and service models; and 

• where possible, reduce the regulatory 

burden on industries. 

The proposal, subject to a range of consumer 

protection measures, also includes:- 

• deregulation of the supply of new OOTLs; 

• deregulation of fares in the booked market 

which will allow taxi operators to set their 

own fares; 

• regulated taxi fares will still apply for 

the rank and hail markets, Taxi Subsidy 

Program fares, 

Under the new framework, prescriptive vehicle 

requirements will be removed and service 

classes will be simplified into taxis (which 

includes both rank, hail and booked) and booked 

services only. 

Age: 35 

Height: 

195cm - 200cm 

Build: 

Stocky 

Eyes: Blue 

Hair: 

Ginger or Red 

Complexion: 

Light skinned 

AFP are seeking information on the whereabouts 

of an international fugitive who UK authorities 

believe may be in Australia. 

Kevin Parle is an English national, wanted by the 

Merseyside Police Department in connection 

with two murders committed in Liverpool, 

England in 2004 and 2005. 

Parle often goes by the nickname ‘Hemp’. 

Members of the public should not approach 

Parle if they believe they have had contact 

with him, or are aware of his location as he is 

considered dangerous. 

He has a small scar on the left side of his head. 

Glen Allen RAJKOVIC 

currently wanted by SA Police - a warrant for 

his arrest has been issued. 

Date of birth: 

9/2/1975 

Height: 

179cm 

Build: 

Slim / 75kgs 

Eyes: 

Brown 

Hair: 

Brown 

Complexion: 

Fair 


18/09/1983 

Height: 

175cm 

Build: 

Solid 

Eyes: 

Brown 

Hair: 

Brown 

Complexion: 

Fair 

Matthew RITCHIE failed to appear at 

the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court 

in July 2015 for allegedly recklessly 

causing serious injury. RITCHIE is 

known to frequent the Moe areas. 

(Reference number: WTD1497) 

RAJKOVIC last known in Oakden, South Australia is wanted for drug dealing. 

He should not be approached under any circumstances. Reference Number: 15.8 


21/9/1978 

Height: 

175cm - 180cm 

Wanted For: Knowingly facilitate 

organised car re-birthing activity, 

knowingly deal with proceeds of 

crime, receiving and disposing of 

stolen property. 

Mohamad Maksoud is alleged to 

have participated in a large scale 

car re-birthing operation between 

June and August 2010. 

If you see any of these people, 

do not approach them, call 

Triple Zero (000). 

If you have any information 

which can assist in locating 

any of these, please contact 

Crime Stoppers on 

1800 333 000 

or visit 

Appearance: 

Middle Eastern 

Build: 

Medium 

www.crimestoppers.com.au 

Rewards may be paid for 

information provided. 

Anyone who provides 

information to Crime Stoppers 

can opt to remain anonymous. 

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NORTHERN 

TERRITORY 

NEWS 

Consistent 

INEQUITY 

for taxi industry 

by Will Zwar 

Uber’s launch in Darwin has already affected local 

cab drivers, but it isn’t the competition they’re 

concerned with. 

Darwin Radio Taxis driver George Papantonakis 

has been driving his taxi for 30 years and said 

rules and regulations needed to be fairer to keep 

taxis on the roads. 

“Uber’s wanting to start up – fair enough, we’re 

not scared of competition, we love competition, 

but do it legally and give everybody a fair go,” he 

said. 

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night sky on an unprecedented scale. 

At Parrtjima, visitors will be able to gain new perspectives 

and experience the many layers of first peoples' culture as 

they become immersed in the language and storytelling 

that makes the desert country something fundamentally 

unique to the world. 

Continuously evolving, Parrtjima this year introduces five 

site-specific installations that will immerse visitors in Desert 

Park’s unique Red Centre landscape. For the first time, this 

year’s festival will also launch a dedicated children’s space, 

an immersive space to engage and incite their curiosity. 

“What we need is to be on an equal level playing 

field with Uber. The Government’s not doing that.” 

But commercially it has also taken a toll on taxi 

drivers, who need the public’s support to get 

through the initial stages of the Uber launch. 

“We are down on our takings, but we’re going to 

get through it because we are a resilient mob up 

here,” Mr Papantonakis said. 

“We are going to persevere, as long as the public 

and the customers out there give us a chance to 

provide a service.” 

Mr Papantonakis said the registration fee was a 

big drawcard for drivers to work through Uber, but 

it didn’t create a fair system. 

“They’ve got a lower commercial licence fee – we 

need that same fee,” he said. 

“At the moment we’re paying $5000 per year, and 

they are paying $300 a year.” 

Uber has only been active in Darwin since August 

29 and already has at least 50 drivers on Darwin 

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Full time driver needed - available immediately - 

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by Rick Daysog 

Taxi companies have been battling ride-hailing 

companies like Uber and Lyft for years. Now, they have 

a new strategy: If you can't beat them join them. 

Dale Evans, president of Charley's Taxi, says her 

company recently beefed up its own app, which it 

developed several years ago. 

SCOTLAND - Scottish Borders 

Nearly half of all licences handed out in 2017 within the 

Scottish Borders Council were given to people with criminal 

convictions, with domestic abuse, drink driving, wilful 

fireraising and a litany of speeding offences listed as prior 

convictions on successful application forms. 

One licence holder has even been convicted of indecent 

exposure twice, and another has a criminal record for carrying 

a pistol in public. 

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Washington DC 

Safr, a ride-sharing app geared 

towards making rides safer for 

women, is coming in a couple 

of months to Washington, D.C., 

Maryland, Orlando, Atlanta, Dallas, 

San Francisco and Virginia. 

The company, which launched 

in Boston last year, requires its 

drivers to complete comprehensive 

background checks in both criminal 

and motor vehicle history. From 

there, users are allowed to pre-select 

the gender of their driver/passenger 

through their app profile. 

Additional features of the app 

include a command centre, where 

rider routes are tracked, and in-ride 

security with the Safr SOS button, 

which allows riders to contact the 

company’s command centre, police, 

or a predetermined emergency 

contact. 

world 

EAST MALAYSIA - Labuan 

The Grab e-hailing service is “crushing” the taxi industry in Labuan, 

leaving cab drivers drowning in debt, claims Ismail Abdul Rahman, 

Labuan Taxi Association chairman. 

He said most of the taxi drivers, who had been operating for more 

than 30 years, were now in a quandary over the depletion of their 

source of income and unable to settle the monthly instalments for 

their taxis since Grab began operating in the duty-free-island two 

years ago. 

Labuan is a small island with nearly 200 taxis operating downtown 

and at the airport. 

Ismail said before Grab was introduced, most cab drivers were 

earning between RM100 (AU$33.50) and RM200 (AU$67) daily. 

“But after more than 800 Grab operators began operations 

islandwide, we can only earn RM40 (AU$13.40) to RM50 (AU$16.75) 

daily. Sometimes, we have to go home with no income at all … taxi 

drivers are losing their livelihood to Grab," said Ismail. 

The Labuan Taxi Association has urged the government to restrict 

Grab Malaysia’s operations on the island. 

It also applied with the state for a transportation 

network company license, which will allow its drivers to 

pick and drop-off at the same locations at Honolulu's 

airport that the state set aside for Uber and Lyft. 

She says the app will allow Charley's to reduce fares 

on some of its economy vehicles -- which are set by 

the city -- and adjust prices according to supply and 

demand. 

"Because I can charge a different fare as a TNC, I'm 

going to make an economy rate. I'm going to have 

drivers with a lower meter rate," she said. "All of it is 

cheaper than whatever Uber and Lyft are doing." 

Evans added that her app has this advantage: "I think 

we might be the only cab in town that has the app in 

Japanese," she said. 

But Uber said it's already available in Japanese. And 

both Uber and Lyft add they not only offer lower prices, 

but better service and convenience. 

Howard Higa, president of The Cab, said his company 

also developed a rideshare app several years ago. But 

he doubts that it will give his company an edge over 

Uber and Lyft. He said it's the rideshare company's 

predatory pricing that's driving cabs out of business. 

"Everybody says you should copy the ridesharing 

companies like Uber and Lyft, come up with the 

application and compete with them. I cannot compete 

with the billions of dollars that they're just basically 

throwing away," said Higa. 

Higa said he and other cab companies are asking that 

the city and state require Uber and Lyft to operate under 

the same regulations that they do. 

UK - Colchester 

Mandatory safeguarding training 

has been proposed by Colchester 

Council, alongside taking action 

against drivers with a conviction. 

A new requirement for drivers 

to switch off their engines when 

waiting in one of the borough's air 

quality management areas is also 

set to be introduced. 

Mike Lilley, (Lab) portfolio holder 

for planning, public safety and 

licensing, said: “Taxi firms play an 

important role in the borough and 

are a crucial part of our town's 

transport network. 

"It’s important that we work with 

local firms and regularly review 

the council’s Hackney Carriage 

Figures released by Scottish Borders Council under freedomof-information 

legislation show that in 2017, 155 out of the 

385 taxi and private-hire licences granted in the Borders were 

given to people with prior convictions. 

Speeding accounts for a large proportion of the convictions, 

but many are for more serious motoring offences such as 

drink-driving and getting behind the wheel without a licence or 

insurance or while disqualified. 

Several licence holders have also been convicted of offences 

of violence such as assault, domestic abuse and assaulting a 

police officer. One driver has even been convicted of assault 

four times. 

When a person applies for a taxi or private hire licence, 

councillors have the option of reviewing the application 

at a civic government licensing committee meeting, and 

that option is used mostly if Police Scotland have made 

representations about previous convictions. 

A council spokesperson said that there are no set criteria, 

and each application is considered on its individual merits. 

This includes applications for renewal. The 155 taxi licences 

with convictions have at some point been considered by the 

licensing committee. 

“The bulk of those licences issued are renewals where 

there have been no new convictions. " said the council 

spokesperson. 

“The committee would look at the details of the circumstances 

of the offence and would take into account how long ago the 

conviction or convictions took place. Committee members 

will also consider other matters such as how they have 

addressed their offending behaviour, such as attending 

counselling, or whether the applicant has shown remorse." 

and Private Hire Licensing Policy 

to ensure our policy reflects the 

changes in technology, the industry 

standard remains high and supports 

public safety. 

This is the first significant review of 

the Hackney Carriage and Private 

Hire Licensing Policy since 2007. 


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