DRIVE A2B March 2019

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WELCOME LEE FURLONG NEW SOUTH WALES NEWS Lee joined the NSW Taxi Industry in 1992 working as a casual telephonist while studying computer science working his way up to establish Manly’s first Customer Service/Driver relations department. He left the industry briefly and bought a Café but as we all know the taxi industry gets into your blood so after moving to the UK, Lee took a role with Premier Despatch – at the time London’s second biggest private hire operator. After 5 years in London, Lee returned to Australia in 2001 to set up a new call centre for Manly Cabs. He then took on a new role with Legion Cabs in Sydney where he remains today. Lee was elected to the Board of the NSW Taxi Council in 2014 and elected Chairman in 2018. Lee is a passionate advocate for the industry and its people “In a service industry like ours, the people who make up the industry are our biggest asset. Our diversity and rich history as an industry is something to be incredibly proud of. I’m still in regular contact with customers who became friends 25 years ago and I think that shows one of our industry’s true strengths – that is our deep connection to the community”. 26 DRIVE A2B magazine · March 2019
UBER CLASS ACTION UPDATE The NSW Taxi Council held a briefing day with Maurice Blackburn on Wednesday 6 February, 2019, at the Panarcadian Club, Ashbury. There were two briefing sessions held on the day, 11am and 6pm, with over 400 Taxi Industry representatives attending across both sessions. The sessions were very informative, with Elizabeth O’Shea from Maurice Blackburn providing a very comprehensive and insightful brief about the class action. This was followed by a question and answer session. Attendees were provided the opportunity to raise questions they had about the class action. There were also opportunities for one on one engagement with representatives from Maurice Blackburn. Maurice Blackburn is still taking registrations. Please visit http:// www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ uberclassaction Cheap Set Price Vehicles available - lpg/petrol Ford Falcon $ 300 per week Toyota Altise $ 350 per week Toyota Hybrid $ 400 per week SAVID TAXIS Ring Sam or Russell on 03 9584 7700 / 03 9584 7171 • No need for Radio Network affiliation • Driver responsible for fuel • No Radio/Dispatcher - Bottle, Hail & Street work only DRIVE A2B magazine · March 2019 27
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