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12 

NATIONAL 

8 Transport Alliance Australia report. 

12 Automated Vehicle trials. 

24 

Black & White Cabs drive for more 

drivers. 

QUEENSLAND 

10 Senior drivers on the road. 

VICTORIA 

14 

MPTP scheme handed to Uber on a 

gold platter. 

16 

2021 Australian Open Pick-up and 

Drop-off points. 

18 Message from Rod Barton MP. 

NSW 

26 Regional Seniors Travel Card. 

28 Central Booking Service for WATs. 

16 

30 

NSW Taxi Council establishes a 

Disability Reference Group. 

WESTERN AUS. 

32 

Stress continues for WA's regional 

taxi operators. 

OVERSEAS 

38 

39 

ComfortDelGro to trial ride-hailing 

service with private cars. 

Bilking a taxi fare; is it a crime or a 

civil dispute? 

STATISTICS 

11 Queensland 

40 - 41 

22 

Western Australia, Tasmania, 

Victoria, ACT 

23 South Australia 

27 New South Wales

From our Editor 

I have been reporting on this industry for over 

30 years and it never ceases to amaze me how 

every State (and Territory) in Australia does things 

slightly, and sometimes majorly, different from 

the others. 

Just this year alone, the Victorian government has 

seen fit to grant Uber the right to transport our 

most vulnerable citizens — those who are MPTP 

(TSS) cardholders. Victoria is the only Australian 

State to do this. Moreover, it is the only place in 

the world where this has been done! 

In New South Wales, the NSW Taxi Council has 

started up a Disability Reference Group where 

industry stakeholders will come together, discuss 

and network with the NSW taxi industry and 

disability sector. This will help foster a more 

collaborative and consultative relationship with 

all stakeholders. 

NSW government has awarded Spinal Cord 

Injuries Australia the contract to provide a 

Centralised Booking Service (CBS) for people 

needing a Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT). 

A central booking system for WATs has been tried 

in many places, many times before, and whilst it 

is not a new idea, it is certainly a great one. The 

NSW CBS for WATs will start on 1 March 2021. 

Then there's the issue regarding incentives 

for people purchasing electric vehicles. ACT 

government offers zero charges on new e-vehicle 

purchases, free vehicle registration and interestfree 

loans for purchases. Victoria offers a $100 

discount on registration and discounts on stamp 

duty for vehicles priced over $68,740. Queensland 

gives a slight discount on stamp duty. 

These subsidies do little to bring the entry-level 

pricing of e-vehicles to a more affordable value. 

What some States give with one hand, they take 

away with the other. South Australia, Victoria 

and NSW have voiced their plans to introduce 

a road user charge for electric vehicles. Whilst 

some international cities are looking at a similar 

scheme, they are only doing so now because of 

the volume of electric vehicles they already have 

on the road. 


Even before you include the State road taxes, 

these subsidies don’t do much to bring the 

entry-level pricing of EVs to a more affordable 

level. 

With regards to the cleaning of commercial 

passenger transport vehicles, most States 

recommend that the frequent touch points in 

the vehicles be cleaned at least daily. But in 

Victoria it is MANDATORY for the frequent touch 

points to be cleaned after every passenger has 

left the vehicle. 

NSW implemented the use of QR code recording 

for passengers travelling in taxis, hire cars and 

rideshare vehicles months ago — October 2020 

actually. Victoria is still thinking about how it 

will implement this safeguard, but apparently it 

will be happening soon, and the other Australian 

States don't see the need for this COVID-19 

tracking assistance. 

As far as industry terminology goes, Victoria 

and Western Australia stand out as the only two 

States that don't call a taxi "TAXI" and South 

Australia refers to Wheelchair Accessible Taxis as 

"ACCESS TAXIS" — see the table below for more 

variances. 

Just as there are no two snowflakes the same, 

no two Australian States (or Territories) approach 

the commercial passenger transport industry in 

the same manner — because that would be too 

easy, boring and give me nothing to compare! 

Mrs Toni Peters 

DRIVE A2B Editor 

Australian 

State / 

Territory 

Taxi 

Vehicles were previously known as.... 

Luxury Hire Car 

/ Limo / Special 

Purpose Vehicle 

Rideshare 

Now known as... 

Wheelchair 

Accessible Taxi 

ACT Taxi Hire Car Rideshare Wheelchair 


NSW Taxi Hire Vehicle Hire Vehicle Wheelchair 


NT Taxi Private Hire Car/ 

Limousine 

Rideshare 

Wheelchair 

Accessible Vehicle 

QLD Taxi Limousine Booked Hire Service Wheelchair 


SA Taxi Chauffeur Rideshare Access Taxi 

TAS Taxi Hire Car Ridesourcing Wheelchair 


VIC 

WA 

Unbooked 

Commercial 

Passenger Vehicle 

On-demand rank or 

hail (OD-RH) vehicle 

Booked Commercial 


On-demand Charter 

(OD-C) vehicle 

Booked Commercial 


On-demand Charter 

(OD-C) vehicle 

Wheelchair 


Wheelchair 


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YOUR 

NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION 

Looking 

after the 

interests of 

those 

in the 

Australian 

commercial 

passenger 

transport 

sector. 

Driver's Accreditation 

A Right or Privilege? 

I first got my driver’s licence – legally 

– as a 15 year old in New Zealand. 

While we all thought that driving was 

a right, a rite of passage if you will, the 

authorities thought differently and 

drummed it into us that driving was a 

privilege – and that it came with great 

responsibilities. 

We were taught about the absolute 

power and danger that we were in 

control of, trying to master a beast that 

weighed approximately a tonne and 

that only responded to our inputs. We 

were taught about the consequences of 

our actions – how and when to brake, 

how to steer etc. 

There was a lady at the local roads 

authority that was infamous for failing 

young adults (15/16 year olds) going 

for their licence the first time – almost 

automatically – just to drum in this 

point. 

I first got my licence to drive a taxi in 

Sydney in the early 1990s. Again, this 

was definitely a privilege, and again, 

the testing instructors did everything 

they could to ensure that young people 

didn’t get their licence the first time. 

The responsibilities of being a taxi or 

hire car driver are more onerous than 

just driving a car. You take on the 

primary responsibility for the care and 

safety of paying passengers – people 

who assume you are a professional 

driver and are paying you for your 

service. 

I re-entered the taxi industry in Victoria 

in 2004. Again, the instructors and 

authorities were very serious – it was 

a great privilege to be able to be a 

hire car driver; and there were lots of 

responsibilities that go with it. 

Most of you will remember the 

knowledge test that had to be passed; 

you will remember we had to be 

familiar with Melbourne and know 

how to read and use a Melway street 

directory. Once we were licenced, 

there were rules and regulations that 

we had to abide by, all because being 

a commercial passenger vehicle driver 

was a great privilege. 

Unfortunately, over the last four years 

the Victorian Government, through its 

regulatory arm Commercial Passenger 

Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) – previously 

called the Taxi Services Commission 

– seems to have forgotten this, and 

it is now treating the ability to be a 


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stakeholders 

passenger transport sector. 

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is a non-profit body run by members, 

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members. Become part of an industry 

for 

passenger driver to be a right, and 

not a privilege. 

In Victoria the regulations that 

defined the taxi and hire car industry 

and ensured the professionalism 

and safety of all participants in the 

industry have been removed and 

destroyed. 

Transport Alliance Australia (TAA) 

believes that 2021 is the year in 

which our industry – an industry that 

has been trampled and destroyed 

by the governments that were 

supposed to protect it – should be 

fixed. 

TAA believes that we have to reembrace 

the past and realise that 

driving a commercial passenger 

vehicle is a privilege – and a hard 

earned privilege too! 

This privilege must come with 

responsibilities, with rules and 

regulations for the benefit of both 

the industry and the society that we 

serve. 

All commercial passenger vehicles, 

taxis, hire cars, limousines and 

rideshare vehicles, perform vital 

community work. We are the ones 

who are called to take the older 

members of our society to their 

medical appointments. We are the 

ones who governments entrust with 

looking after those less able and who 

are the beneficiaries of government 

financial assistance. 

We are the ones who welcome 

tourists into our state and country 

– often the first meeting with a 

member of the Australian public that 

tourists have. We are the ones who 

have to know and love our cities – we 

have to provide an efficient and safe 

service, in a professional manner. 

We are the ones who love our job, 

and love the people who we work 

for. 

Our industry is not an industry that 

should be considered a default 

choice if there are no other options. 

We need to see sufficient financial 

reward to attract top drivers and 

operators back into the business. We 

need to see our people being proud 

of the work that we do. 

On a personal note I really enjoy 

driving and chatting with the varied 

clients that I have – it is this personal 

connection that makes my day when 

I drive. I take pride in knowing that I 

am offering the best possible service 

that I can. 

Remember, being a CPV driver is a 

great privilege, and not a right for 

everyone! 

Please let us know what you would 

like to see to make this industry 

better for all. 

Together we can make 2021 a year 

that showcases the re-birth of our 

great industry. 

Stay safe out there. 

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ON QLD ROADS 

Senior Drivers 

on the Road in 

Queensland 

Queensland News 

Age is not a barrier to driving in 

Queensland and the Department 

of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) 

support older drivers continuing to 

drive on Queensland's road for as 

long as they can do so safely. 

The fact a driver is an older person 

does not necessarily make them a 

danger on the road. 

Many older drivers have decades of 

driving experience and are as safe as 

any other motorist. 

It is a person's ability to drive safely 

that will determine whether they can 

hold a licence. 

All drivers, regardless of age, must 

meet nationally agreed standards to 

ensure their health or any physical 

disability does not increase the risk 

of a crash. 

They must always carry their 

medical certificate with them while 

driving and drive in accordance with 

any conditions or restrictions on the 

certificate. The certificate is valid for 

a maximum of 13 months, which 

ensures regular check-ups and the 

As there are several 

conditions that can 

become more prevalent 

with age, all drivers 75 

or older must hold and 

drive in accordance 

with a current medical 

certificate. 

early detection and management of 

any health problems. 

A person's general practitioner is 

best placed to assess their medical 

fitness to drive. 

This is done using national 

standards set out in the Assessing 

Fitness to Drive for commercial and 

private vehicle drivers publication. 

The general practitioner may require 

the person to undertake more 

frequent reviews or seek advice from 

a specialist, such as an occupational 

therapist. A recommendation of 

medical fitness to drive is then 

provided to TMR. 

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Anyone, including Queensland 

Police, can report a driver who 

they believe has a medical 

condition that is likely to 

adversely affect their ability to 

drive. Sufficient evidence needs 

to be provided to TMR. 

If TMR determines a person has 

a medical condition that is likely 

to adversely affect their ability to 

drive, they can suspend, cancel or 

amend their licence. 

Failing to notify TMR of a medical 

condition is an offence, which 

carries a maximum penalty of 

$8007 and cancellation of their 

driver licence. 

Qld 

STATS 

Number of Registered 

Personalised Transport LICENCES 

as at 30 June 2020 

20,000 

18,000 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

499 

Licences 

3,253 

1.7m 

17,459 

Limousine Taxi Service Booked Hire Service 

passenger trips provided 

through the 2019/20 

Taxi Subsidy Scheme 


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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 

Automated 

Vehicle Trials! 

Future automated vehicles are 

predicted to improve Australia in 

many aspects – from sustainability, 

fuel efficiency, traffic flow, road 

safety, mobility and accessibility, to 

productivity. 

However, as we know, before they are 

commercially deployed, they need 

to be tested on our public roads to 

ensure they are 100% safe to be used, 

and this is where trials come into play. 

These trials, using automated cars, 

pods and shuttle buses, have taken 

place in Australia since 2016, and 

many Australians have had the 

chance to experience the technology. 

The National Transport Commission 

(NTC), an Australian statutory body 

created to develop regulatory and 

operational reform for road, rail and 

intermodal transport, is working 

together with fellow government 

agencies to establish a complete 

and functional regulatory system 

that supports the safe commercial 

deployment of automated vehicles in 

Australia. 

In November 2020, the NTC 

compiled a report with an overall 

view of the automatic vehicle 

trialling, highlighting key findings 

and lessons learned regarding the 

trials’ framework which consists 

of importation, trial application 

and national trial guidelines; the 

operation and outcomes of trials 

themselves; and how trials are chosen 

and evaluated. 

Applying for a trial involves submitting 

an importation application to the 

Commonwealth to import the 

vehicles and a trial application to 

the state/territory governments to 

approve a trial on public roads. 

The NTC has observed that trial 


applicants could be provided with 

more clarity on the importation 

process and trial application process. 

A suggestion is that governments 

organise a centralised online portal 

for potential trial applicants to view 

in the one place the process of a trial 

from the very start to end. 

There have been key findings about 

the technology, project operation, 

safety, road users, occupants, 

reporting and infrastructure of the 

trials. We have to remember that 

automated vehicle trials shine a 

light on many things other than the 

technology itself. 

Other elements that provoked 

thought were business models, 

viability as a transport solution, test 

infrastructure and public acceptance. 

Moving forward, governments and 

trialling organisations should consider 

what learnings and outcomes they 

want arising from running these trials 

in their jurisdictions, as to assist in 

their decision-making in the future. 

Most of the automated vehicle trials 

that have been carried out have used 

automated shuttle buses, and these 

trials have come up with similar 

results across all areas. Yet, from the 

great amount of automated shuttle 

bus trials actioned to date, the path to 

commercialisation is still not evident. 

Technology providers will look to 

progress their testing to larger, more 

complex trials and test out commercial 

business models. 

It is vital to increase public acceptance 

of this technology prior to commercial 

deployment. The thousands of 

Australians who got to experience 

the technology first-hard in the trials 

generally reacted very positively. 

Sharing takeaways from the trials 

among governments surrounding 

matters like safety incidents (including 

those with human operators) and 

trial locations is significant in avoiding 

potential safety incidents and the 

duplication of trials, respectively. 

In order for Australia to be in an 

optimal position for the commercial 

deployment of automated vehicles, 

governments need to be confident in 

the objectives of the trials, so they are 

able to evaluate them in consideration 

of those objectives. 

Some state/territory governments 

are driven to partner up with trialling 

organisations as funders, while others 

assist in creating a ‘safe space’ for trials 

in their jurisdictions. 

Trialling organisations, on the other 

hand, have contrasting reasons. 

Depending on the type of trialling 

organisation, it may want to test the 

safety of the technology or want to 

encourage the industry and address 

transport disadvantages. 

As the government plays a central role 

in the ongoing nature of the trials, it 

needs to consider the full scope of 

objectives for trialling, especially the 

objectives that go beyond their regular 

objectives and go beyond industry 

objectives. 

Clearer objectives will lead to better 

evaluation, which in turn will lead to 

better sharing. 

Evaluation and sharing learnings 

haven’t been on the top of the priority 

list for state/territory governments, 

but it is now obvious that 

governments will need to learn from 

each other so that Australia is at the 

best position to launch automated 

vehicles commercially. The good 

thing is that there is a willingness to 

be more open. Austroads is working 

to facilitate this. 


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SUBSIDY SCHEME 

MPTP 

SCHEME 

handed to UBER 

on a gold platter 

Victoria News 

The Victorian Regulator (CPVV) has 

partnered with Uber and is allowing 

Uber to participate in the Multi 

Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) scheme 

– the subsidy scheme that allows 

people with a severe or permanent 

disability to get a 50% subsidy when 

travelling in taxis. How ridiculous!! 

There are so many things wrong with 

this. Minister for Public Transport, 

Ben Carroll, how can you condone 

this action? How can you allow 

the Regulator to decimate the taxi 

industry? 

Wasn’t it bad enough that the Victorian 

government allowed Uber to operate 

illegally for 3 years and infiltrate the 

Victorian taxi and hire car industry? 

But now you have hit them in the guts 

again. 

Firstly, just because we have had very 

few new cases of COVID-19 it doesn't 

mean the virus has gone away. The 

world is still in a pandemic. At recent 

CPVV meetings Uber has admitted that 

its drivers have not been cleaning their 

vehicles after each passenger – yet 

this is a mandatory requirement of the 

CPVV. 

Secondly, does this mean that all 

Uber drivers will undertake training on 

how to assist and manage passengers 

who may have a disability? Will they 

undertake training to assist passengers 

with severe medical issues? How is the 

average Billy Bob going to know how 

to assist people with special needs? 

Thirdly, did anyone stop and ask 

the Uber driver partners what they 

thought about transporting MPTP 

cardholders? Apparently there are 

many drivers who have voiced their 

opposition to carrying passengers 

that may have special needs and 

may require extra assistance from the 

driver. They just don't want the extra 

responsibility that is now being placed 

upon them . 

CPVV undertook a trial of the MPTP 

scheme with Uber in Geelong from 22 

March to 31 May 2020 – at the start of 

Victoria's COVID-19 lockdown. 

The subsequent results of the 

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government orchestrated trial, 

where they judged Uber's services, 

are based on 170 trips conducted 

during this period. 

This works out to be a sample size 

of LESS THAN 0.15% of the average 

MPTP trips during October and 

November 2020 – not 5%, not 10%, 

not 20%, but LESS THAN 0.15%. 

How is this data sufficient to make 

a judgement call? 

And if you look at July 2019 -June 

2020 figures, the CPVV reports 

that 4.7 million MPTP trips were 

undertaken in that 12 month 

period. 

It is preposterous to even 

comprehend how the government 

gained such an allusive 

understanding of Uber's services 

when such a small amount of 

MPTP trips were taken. 

Minister Carroll, you are permitting 

Uber drivers to transport our 

vulnerable community members in 

cars that are not necessarily clean, 

up to standard, have no cameras 

installed and with drivers who have 

been given no training on how to 

assist these passengers. You are 

allowing them to take the cream of 

the MPTP work. 

Uber DOES NOT have any 

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles 

(WAVs) – it can only transport those 

whose collapsible walking aids 

fit into their boot. It used to be 

that those who wished to provide 

services to MPTP cardholders 

had to have WAVs as part of their 

fleet – and rightly so. But along 

comes Uber and it gets handed this 

segment of the CPV passengers on 

a gold platter. 

How is it that there appears to 

be one set of rules for taxis and 

another set for Uber? Minister 

Ben Carroll, where is the LEVEL 

PLAYING FIELD this industry was 

promised back in 2017? 

You have entitled Uber to do MPTP 

work forsaking the great work that 

Victorian taxi drivers currently do – 

and you have based this new found 

partnership with Uber on a sample 

size of less than 0.15%. Why are 

you allowing this to happen? 

Minister Carroll, MPTP stands for 

Multi Purpose Taxi Program: Are 

you now saying that Uber vehicles 

are TAXIS? C’mon Minister – 

nowhere else in Australia have they 

done this. No other state is letting 

Uber get a part of their TSS – Taxi 

Subsidy Scheme. 

Why is Victoria so hell bent on 

being the first state to totally kill 

the taxi industry? Why are you 

taking money out of the mouths 

of so many taxi drivers' families by 

allowing this to happen? 

Minister Ben Carroll, surely the 

taxi industry deserves better than 

this! 

MPTP FRAUD 

CPVV recognises that there is 

fraud being committed within the 

Multi Purpose Taxi Program (same 

as TSS in other States) and says 

that any driver who abuses the 

system could expect significant 

consequences. 

Whilst CPV Driver MPTP fraud will 

apparently be prevented by Uber's 

software - there is nothing to stop 

friends and family members of 

the MPTP cardholder (the citizen 

who qualifies for MPTP 50% 

subsidised trips) from using the 

MPTP cardholder's Uber account. 

And the taxpayers will be paying 

for this! 

So, CPVV has cut out one fraud 

and allowed another to go out of 

control. 

Tammy O'Connor, CPVV's Director, 

Legal, Governance and Regulatory 

Services said, "No matter what 

the level of fraud, criminal action 

may be taken. Drivers could lose 

their right to work in the CPV 

industry and may have to live with 

a criminal record." 

Does this also apply to citizens who 

fraudulently use a family or friend's 

MPTP card? It definitely should 

apply– because it's the taxpayers' 

money funding this program. 


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During 2020 and 2021 Transport Alliance Australia represented the industry at the 

discussions with the Australian Open committee planning meetings. TAA representatives 

collected all the relevant information for Taxis, Hire Cars and Rideshare operations for 

Australian Open 2021, and a summary is printed here for your information. 

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Taxi 

The taxi rank is located on the north 

side of Olympic Boulevard between 

the Rod Laver Arena Loading Dock and 

Grand Slam Oval Entrance. 

In addition to Victoria Police, MSS 

Security will provide personnel to 

supervise the operation. The taxi 

supervisors will commence at 4pm 

each day for the first 11 days (8–18 

February) and at 8pm for the last 3 

days (19–21 February). 

A permanent shelter has been installed 

at the eastern end of the taxi rank to 

ensure mobility impaired patrons 

waiting for taxis are protected from the 

weather conditions. 

The Taxi Rank operations are unique 

to the venue and the Australian Open. 

Some key points include: 

• Taxis can either turn left 

directly into the taxi rank 

when approaching from the 

city direction (from the west), 

or alternatively queue in the 

westbound U-turn lane on 

Olympic Boulevard before 

performing a U-turn to enter the 

rank. 

• With the new taxi rank design, 

the western half has permanent 

fencing installed along the edge 

of the kerb and is intended as a 

queuing area for taxis. 

• The eastern half of the rank is 

where passengers should get in/ 

out of the vehicles, where there 

are six marked bays for taxis to 

stop in. 

When taxis arrive with patrons, they 

will wait until they reach the drop-off 

area at the eastern end before letting 

passengers out. Once passengers 

have exited, MSS staff will direct them 

to the exit points and then direct the 

next passengers from the queue point 

to the relevant bay to enter the now 

available taxi. 

Hire Car 

There are public pick-up/drop-off 

areas designated on the north side 

of Olympic Boulevard, located to the 

east of Grand Slam Oval Entrance. 

However, this area is only P2min 

during the event for short term pickup/drop-off 

and therefore cannot be 

used to park and wait for patrons to 

arrive. 

Hire cars will need to seek long term 

parking off-site, then come and pick up 

at Melbourne Arena when scheduled 

or called by their client. 

The Undercover car park is an 

accredited area and access is 

restricted. Hire cars can submit 

an Undercover Car Park Access 

Application Form and receive 

permission to gain access into the car 

park.

8 

6 

7 

5 

John Cain Arena Zone 

Practice Village 

Entrance 

The Green 

Garden 

Square 

3 

Yarra Park 

nal Transport Map 

External Transport Map 

External Margaret Transport Map 

Rod 

2021 Court 

Laver 

17 

7A William Barak Bridge 

& Batman 

Arena 

Arena 

2021 

Terrace Ave 

Rod Laver 

17 

Arena 

16 

Terrace 

Margaret Court 

Flinders Street 

7A William Barak Bridge 

15 14 

Arena Zone 

Station 

& Batman Ave 

Brunton Avenue 

John Cain Arena 

Richmond Entra 

Rideshare 

Brunton Aven 

There is no allocated 

exclusive area for Uber 

this year. All rideshare 

vehicles will be grouped 

together and the two 

designated rideshare 

locations for AO2021 

include: 

• The eastern half 

of the kerbside 

parking on Olympic 

Boulevard, fronting 


• The Russell 

Street extension 

turnaround loop 

area at the eastern 

end of Federation 

Square 

In the event that the bays 

are all occupied, traffic 

controllers will waive any 

new arriving rideshare 

vehicles further east to 

the secondary overflow 

pick-up location in front 

of the clay courts. 

The Russell Street 

extension location 

will utilise the existing 

kerbside parking bays 

on both sides of the 

extension. 

Both locations will be 

managed by traffic 

controllers, ensuring 

drivers utilise the full 

capacity of the parking 

William Barak Bridge 

lanes and also aren't 

parked too long waiting 

for passengers and 

blocking access for 

others. 

1573 

rena 

G Gate 4-7 

ain Arena 

p 

Rod Laver Arena Zone 

Partner & Premium 

Experience Entrance 

Garden Square 


Jolimont Road 

Garden Square 

Entrance 

7C MCG Gate 4-7 


Rod Laver 

Arena 

16 

AO Hilltop 

7C MCG Gate 4- 





Garden Square 

14 

15 

Jolimont Road 


Arena Zone 

Garden Square 

Entrance 

Birrarung Marr 

MCG Gate 1-3 

Rod Laver Arena 

11 

13 

Street 

Extension at 

Russell Federation Square Street 

AO River 

l Terrace 

r Tennis Centre 

MCG Gate 1-3 


MCG 

11 

8 

13 

6 

10 

12 

Extension at 

Federation Square 

John Cain 


City Entrance 



Entrance 

National Tennis Centre 

Garden 

Arena 

Square 

Court 

The Green 

Tanderrum Bridge 

3 

22 

21 

20 

19 

10 

7 

12 

National Tennis 

John Cain 

Arena 

5 

1573 

Arena 

Grand Slam 

Oval 

Yarra Park 

Brunton Avenue 

Margaret 

Court 

Arena 

17 



Richmond Entrance 

Grand Slam 

Oval 

Rod Laver 

Arena 

Terrace 



ctice 7A Village William Barak Bridge 

Rod Laver Arena Alexandra Gardens 

& Batman Ave Zone 

City Entrance 



24 

23 

22 


Arena Zone 

Garden Square 

Court 

3 Practice Village 

21 

20 

19 


18 

16 



The Green 

7A William 

Rod Laver 

Barak Bridge 

Arena 

& Batman Ave 

15 14 

AO River 

National Tennis Terrace Centre 


John Cain 

Arena 

Flinders Street 

Station 

Grand Slam 

Oval 

20 

Experience 18 Entrance 19 

Garden Square 

22 

Yarra River 

Batman Avenue 

National Tennis Centre 

John Cain 

Arena 

18 19 20 21 

AO Hilltop 


Marg 

Ar 

Gard 

E 

Punt Road 

Jolimont Road 

Garden 

Square 

Entrance 

Practice Vi 

14 

15 

Grand Slam 

Oval 

Olympic Boulevard 

Batman Avenue 

Queen Victoria 

Gardens 

Richmond 

Station 

7D Olympic 

Boulevard 

22 

21 

20 

19 

18 

24 

23 


Batman Avenue 

4 

3 

r 

11 

AO Dining 

Precinct 

AAMI Park 

Richmond Station Entrance/Exit 


Sidney Myer 

Music Bowl Olympic Park Oval 

2 

Federation Square 

1 

Richmond 

Station 

MCG Gate 1-3 


8 

6 

Russell Street 

13 

Russell Street 

Extension at 


AAMI Park 

Goschs Paddock 

Rod Laver Arena Zone Rod Laver Arena Zone 

Partner & Premium Grand Slam Oval 

Experience Entrance Entrance 

Grand Slam Oval Extension Margaret at 

AO 10 Dining Precinct Olympic Park Oval 

AAMI Park 

Federation Square Rod Laver Arena Zone 

1573 

Arena 


Birrarung Marr 

11 

8 

13 

Royal Botanic 

Gardens 

6 

s 

N 

Court 

Arena 

5 

Rod Laver Arena 7 Zone 

12 


Grand Slam Oval 

Entrance 





Royal Botanic 

Gardens 

Key Transport AO Dining Precinct Olympic Park AO Dining Oval 

AAMI Park 12 Margaret Court Arena Zone 

Enter via Garden Square 7 Entrance 

Taxi Rank Water Taxi 

Rockpool 

Rod Laver 

Arena 




City Entrance 

Goschs Paddock 

5 

10 


Entrance 




Terrace 

1 


Enter via City Entrance or 

Grand Slam Oval Entrance 

Rod Laver 

Arena 

Court 

3 

Tram Stop Bus Pick Up Area 

Train Parking 

Rideshare/Uber 


Enter via Practice Village Entrance 

or Richmond Entrance 

2 Rockpool Private (Suite & Boardroom) 

City 3 AO Entrance AO Dining The Precinct Green 

Chef Series 

AO River 

John Cain 

4 Atlas Australia 

Arena National Tennis Terrace Centre 


AAMI 

Olympic Park Oval 


Court 

3 

The Green 

Garden 

Square 


Bike Parking 

Grand Slam 

Oval 

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Yarra R

VICTORIA 

NEWS 

BACK 

DOOR 

DEAL 

puts vulnerable 

Victorians at risk 

Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) has 

announced the changes to the state’s Multi Purpose Taxi 

Program (MPTP) to allow Uber’s casual rideshare drivers to 

transport aged, elderly and incapacitated people. 

The $60 million MPTP provides a subsidy for vulnerable and 

disabled people who are unable to use public transport, 

paying half the cost of a taxi trip up to the value of $60. 

Rod Barton MLC 

Leader, Transport Matters Party 

Until recently, the scheme relied on regulated, accredited 

taxis, including specialist vehicles for wheelchair and 

incapacitated passengers. But under the government’s 

‘partnership’ with Uber, the strict specifications and controls 

have been abandoned, effectively opening the way for any 

Uber driver to operate under the scheme. 

The partnership between the government and Uber was 

negotiated in secret, without proper industry and stakeholder 

consultation or a financial impact assessment on the 

taxpayer-funded scheme. 

I believe that this decision will put some of Victoria’s most 

vulnerable people at risk. 

This ‘partnership’ deal means disabled, frail and impaired 

people will be transported in Uber cars that don’t have 

tamper-proof security cameras or fixed GPS tracking and are 

driven by people who are not trained or accredited to care of 

vulnerable people with special needs. 

The details of this sham ‘partnership’ between the 

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My greatest fear is for 

the safety of MPTP 

passengers. 

government and Uber is deemed 

commercial in confidence 

and lacks proper probity and 

governance. 

According to the Department of 

Transport which oversees the 

CPVV, the decision was based on 

a limited trial conducted during 

the height of the pandemic in the 

Geelong area involving around 

170 trips. 

This was during a period when the 

total number of trips was reduced 

by up to 90%. How is the data 

collected in any way reflective 

of normal circumstances and 

sufficient to make a judgement 

call? 

Uber’s predatory surge pricing 

will leave many disadvantaged 

people paying more; and there is 

no doubt that Uber will ‘cherrypick’ 

jobs which will leave people 

requiring vehicles with wheelchair 

and other specialist equipment 

waiting on the kerb. 

It costs around $90,000 to put a 

wheelchair capable taxi on the 

road and around thousands every 

year to keep it running – it’s a 

specialist area requiring detailed 

driver training and ongoing 

compliance costs. The backdoor 

deal with Uber means that for 

many operators, this investment 

will no longer be viable, forcing 

them off the road. 

In some country areas that also 

means wiping out the regulated 

taxi service, leaving communities 

stranded. 

The changes to the MPTP scheme 

has also opened it up to major 

rorting, as it is a requirement that 

the cardholder be in the vehicle 

to legitimately claim the travel 

subsidy. 

When using taxis, MPTP 

cardholders are required to 

present their card to the driver to 

process the subsidy. 


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VICTORIA 

NEWS 

The MPTP scheme 

must be managed 

transparently. 

Whereas when using the Uber app, 

cardholders are only required to 

enter their card details once and the 

information is saved for all future trips. 

It is not uncommon for people to allow 

others to make bookings through 

their personal Uber account. One can 

foresee how easily this will be misused. 

My greatest fear though is for the 

safety of passengers. The government 

decided that rideshare vehicles don’t 

need regulated security cameras such 

as those required in taxis, which means 

there is a substantial safety and injury 

risk. 

You can’t just let an occasional Uber 

driver pick up a person with special 

needs. 

Uber has also gone to great lengths, 

spending up big on high-priced 

lawyers to say it doesn’t employ or isn't 

responsible for its drivers – if a special 

needs passenger is injured or worse, 

abused or attacked, the victim will 

have no recourse. 

What’s more, sensitive information 

about the special needs passengers is 

disclosed via the Uber app, which is an 

unacceptable breach of government 

policy. 

And then there is the fact that a 

large part of taxpayer dollars used to 

support the MPTP scheme will now go 

offshore in Uber commissions and its 

tax-dodging operations. 

This organisation has defied regulatory 

responsibility at every turn – from 

operating illegally, denying its drivers 

rights under workplace laws, refusing 

to provide answers to the Australian 

Tax Office, hindering local police 

investigations by redirecting queries to 

their main office in California and even 

dodging questions at a Parliamentary 

Inquiry. 

I have asked Minister for Transport, Ben 

Carroll, to table the risk assessments, 

Ministerial briefs and financial 

agreements with Uber in Parliament. 

The Multi Purpose Taxi Program is 

funded by the taxpayer to support 

people who are vulnerable and have 

special needs – it must be managed 

transparently and not used as a backdoor 

cash cow for a company such as 

Uber that repeatedly argues that it is 

not responsible for its drivers. 

Rod Barton MP 

Leader, Transport Matters Party 

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Passenger Transport VEHICLES 

as at 31 December 2020 

vehicles 

18,000 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

2,295 

16,302 

Tasmania 


Transport Services VEHICLES 


2000 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

554 

Taxis and Luxury Hire 

Cars 

1496 

Ride-sourcing 

On-demand rank or hail 

On-demand charter 

ACT 


Public VEHICLES 


3,000 

2,500 

2,000 

1,500 

vehicles 

2832 

Victoria 


Commercial Passenger 

VEHICLES 


88,701 

1,000 

500 

55 

182 

0 

Hire Cars Taxis Rideshare 


Public Vehicle DRIVERS 


drivers 

4500 

4137 

4000 

3500 

3000 

2679 

2500 

2000 

1500 

1000 

602 

500 

0 

Taxi Drivers Hire Car Drivers Rideshare Drivers 


Commercial Passenger 

Vehicle DRIVERS 


113,659 

87,719 

MULTI PURPOSE 

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South Australia 

South Australia - Number of Registered Point-to-Point VEHICLES 

944 

1018 

Rideshare 

SPVs (Weddings/Tours) 

Non Metro Chauffeur 

Metro Chauffeur 

Access Taxis (WATs) 

Country Taxis 

102 

278 

253 

106 

175 

99 

276 

265 

110 

194 

Metro Taxis 4,211 

4564 

as at September 2020 

as at January 2021 

South Australia - Number of Registered Point-to-Point DRIVERS 

780 

226 

655 

199 

Taxi & Large Passenger 

3811 

3772 

Taxi & Small Passenger 

Small & Large Passenger 

Small Passenger* only 

5553 

5317 

Taxis only 

* Small Passenger = chauffeur 

vehicle, rideshare or country taxi 

3264 

as at 1 September 2020 

3324 

as at January 2021 

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MOVING FORWARD 


for more 

DRIVERS 

With a cash injection of $3m from private investors led by Managing 

Director Greg Webb, Black & White Cabs has announced a campaign 

to recruit more drivers as it prepares to service new Government 

contracts and launch a new food delivery service. 


The growth plan comes after 

a group of private investors 

successfully purchased Black & 

White Cabs last month from the 

troubled P2P Transport through a 

Deed of Company Arrangement. 

Black & White Cabs Managing 

Director Greg Webb, who leads the 

group of private investors, said they 

planned to expand their network 

of 3,000-plus drivers across all of 

its locations in Queensland, NSW, 

Victoria and Western Australia. 

“We’re really excited about the 

future for Black & White Cabs, 

which has recorded growth in longterm 

transport contracts, cars on 

the road and revenue even during 

COVID,” Mr Webb said. 

“We’re looking for more drivers and 

operators particularly in Brisbane 

and West Moreton but also across 

every one of our locations to 

meet demand and to service 

our growing base of long-term 

passenger transport contracts 

with government and large 

organisations,” Mr Webb said. 

He also outlined that, “This month 

we signed a new Transport contract 

with one of Queensland’s largest 

hospital and health services. This 

is one of many long-term contracts 

we hold with councils, companies 

and government to transport 

staff, elderly people, students and 

people with a disability, which 

provides a reliable base of income 

to drivers.” 

“We’ve also been working with an 

online meals delivery company, to 

support its expansion in South East 

Queensland, as its delivery partner. 

We are planning to launch this new 

delivery service in March 2021.” 

“We know drivers and operators 

love the reliable income base 

that comes from Black & White 

Cabs holding long-term transport 

contracts with governments and 

corporations, which is why we’ve 

seen a 40 per cent increase in our 

fleet since July 2017. As a modern 

transport company, we’ll continue 

building that base of contracts plus 

servicing our everyday demand for 

door-to-door transport services.” 

Queensland is experiencing growth 

driven by tourism, mining and 

southern migration. Over the past 

three months, Black & White Cabs 

has also launched into the Gold 

Coast. 

Western Australia, NSW and 

Victoria were our highest growth 

markets over the past 12 months. 

P2P Transport went into voluntary 

administration in December, 

however as Black & White Cabs was 

a profitable subsidiary company, 

it continued to operate business 

as usual. “Black & White Cabs no 

longer has a relationship with P2P,” 

Mr Webb said. 

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LOOKING AFTER 

OUR SENIORS 

Regional Seniors 

Travel Card 

NSW News 

Applications opened on 18 January 2021 

The regional seniors travel card is 

pre-loaded with $250 for eligible 

seniors living in regional, rural, and 

remote NSW to spend on travelrelated 

expenses. It can be used to 

purchase Taxi services, pre-booked 

NSW TrainLink train and coach 

services, and fuel. 

The card is intended to reduce 

travel costs for eligible seniors living 

outside major cities who typically 

have longer distances to travel and 

fewer transport options. 

Eligible seniors have from 18 January 

to 30 November 2021 to apply for a 

regional seniors travel card. Seniors 

who have a 2020 card will need 

to apply to receive a card in 2021. 

Successful applicants should activate 

their cards within 45 days of receiving 

it. They have 14 months to use the 

card before it expires. 

To be eligible to receive the $250 

regional seniors travel card, you must 

be an age pensioner with a valid 

Pensioner Concession Card, or hold 

a Commonwealth Seniors Health 

Card or DVA Veteran Gold Card issued 

by either the Department of Human 

Services or Department of Veterans’ 

Affairs. You must also permanently 

live in regional NSW - outside Sydney, 

Newcastle and Wollongong. 

If eligible, we encourage you to apply 

in a COVID-safe way by going to 

service.nsw.gov.au or calling 13 77 

88. You can also apply at a Service 

NSW Service Centre. 

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NSW Statistics 

Sydney Taxi Licence Plates 

$250,000 

$200,000 

$150,000 

$100,000 

$50,000 

$210,000 

Sydney Taxi Licence Plates 

average transfer value 

average value as at January 2021 

$180,000 

$82,400 

$99,167 

$77,500 

$60,000 $53,500 $60,000 

VALUES 

ARE 

UP 

$- 

Jan-17 Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 

Number of Metro NSW Number Licences of T Plates - Metro 

as at 

January 


5000 

4500 

4000 

3500 

3000 

2500 

2000 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jun-20 Jan-21 

Taxi Licences Metro 4748 4668 4743 4525 4532 

WAT Licences Metro 651 908 844 811 752 

T Plates Active 4284 4176 4158 1980 3243 

T Plates on Hold 464 492 585 2545 2041 

Number of Issued 

Passenger 

Transport (PT) 

Driver Licences 

as at 31 January 2021 

127,797 

Number of Non-Metro Licences 

as at 

January 


NSW Number of TC Plates - Non Metro 

1600 

1400 

1200 

1000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jun-20 Jan-21 

Total Taxi Licences Non-Metro 913 1210 1425 1419 1432 

Taxi Licences Non-metro 651 905 1124 1123 1122 

WAT Licences Non-Metro 262 305 301 296 310 

TC Plates Active 557 839 1059 1040 1360 

TC Plates on Hold 94 66 65 83 72 

P2P Compliance 

Activities 

for January 2021 

Vehicle 

Inspections 

(safety standards 

compliance) 

Notifiable 

occurrences 

Audits of 

Authorised 

Service 

Providers 

Taxis 

Hire 

Cars 

44 272 

1 13 

TSP - 1 BSP - 1

NEW SOUTH 

WALES 

new 

CENTRAL 

BOOKING 

SERVICE FOR 

WATs 

People with disabilities will soon 

be able to book a Wheelchair 

Accessible Taxi (WAT) in the Sydney 

Metropolitan Area in NSW using 

the Centralised Booking Service 

of Spinal Cord Injuries Australia 

(SCIA) – a company that supports 

people living with disabilities. The 

centralised booking service will 

commence from 1 March 2021. 

Transport for NSW, after a thorough 

evaluation awarded the central 

booking service contract to SCIA, as 

it was seen as the most innovative 

and best value for money booking 

service provider for WATs in 

metropolitan Sydney. 

Minister for Roads and Transport, 

Andrew Constance said that “25% 

of the staff at SCIA are people with 

disabilities which puts them in a 

unique position to understand the 

best way to assist customers in 

booking WATs. The services will be 

provided with phone and online 

bookings initially, followed by voice 

recognition software.” 

SCIA will also develop digital 

assistants, instant messaging and 

mobile applications with estimated 

vehicle arrival times and driver 

tracking capabilities. Furthermore, 

SCIA will also employ more 

people with disabilities to run this 

important service. 

Known as the Centralised Booking 

Services in NSW, this contact centre 

accepts bookings for WATs in the 

Sydney metropolitan area and is 

a key part of the Taxi Transport 

Subsidy Scheme (TTSS). 

The TTSS in NSW provides 

participants with subsidised Taxi 

trips up to 50 percent of the total 

fare to a maximum of $60 per trip. 

Drivers of WATs receive $16.50 (incl. 

GST) incentive payment for trips 

taken by participants in wheelchairs. 

Taxis play an important part in helping 

people with a disability solve their 

transport needs. We look forward to 

working with the SCIA, as they look to 

implement this service. 

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WALES 

NSW Taxi Council 

establishes a 

DISABILITY 

REFERENCE 

GROUP 

for the NSW Taxi Industry 

The NSW Taxi Council has 

recently established the Disability 

Reference Group (DRG) after 

hearing calls from representatives 

from the disability sector for better 

engagement and collaboration 

needed from the Taxi Industry. 

This was following the 

Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing, 

where disability representatives 

provided feedback on their 

experiences with the Taxi Industry. 

Furthermore, the recent 

Parliamentary Inquiry report 

tabled on the 8th December 

2020, included Recommendation 

number 13, which states that 

“the NSW Government develop a 

point-to-point transport disability 

forum with representatives from 

the Government, the point-topoint 

transport industry and 

the disability sector, to provide 

a formal forum to discuss and 

address disability access issues in 

the industry”. 

NSW Taxi Council had already 

established the DRG prior to the 

report being released. 

The DRG comprises representatives 

from disability groups representing 

people with a disability across 

NSW and Australia. They include 

passengers with physical 

disabilities, as well as sensory 

disabilities (including vision and 

hearing impairment), together 

with agencies representing people 

with mental and intellectual 

disabilities. The DRG also includes 

stakeholders from the NSW Taxi 

Industry across metropolitan and 

regional NSW. 

The DRG is an important channel 

for the Taxi Industry to listen to 

stakeholders from the disability 

sector, who represent their 

members. This is an opportunity 

to understand key issues and 

look to develop strategies to 

address and resolve issues moving 

forward. Ultimately, NSW Taxi 

Council wants to provide improved 

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DRG 

Networking with stakeholders for better 

engagement and collaboration with the 

taxi industry and the disability sector. 

services to passengers who look 

to Taxi services to help them solve 

their transport needs. For many, 

these passengers are the more 

vulnerable people in our society – 

we must take great care of them. 

At present, the meetings are 

held quarterly via Zoom due to 

COVID-19 restrictions. The last 

meeting held was a workshop. This 

was an opportunity to document 

issues and prioritise opportunities 

for focus according to the disability 

stakeholders. 

The group helps foster a more 

collaborative and consultative 

relationship between the Taxi 

Industry and the disability sector. 

A long-term benefit is that the DRG 

allows for better planning and 

focus on addressing the longer 

term needs of passengers with 

a disability to ensure continual 

improvement of passenger services 

delivered by Taxis – “we want to 

continue to be the trusted local 

transport champion helping 

passengers get to where they need 

to be, on time, every time.” 


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REGIONAL UPDATE 

Stress continues 

for WA's regional Taxi 

Operators 

Western Aus News 

Regional taxi operators continue to 

face undue stress with some unable 

to provide a service to customers 

who require wheelchair access 

vehicles. 

WA Country Taxi Operators 

Association secretary Julie Murray 

who owns and operates Mandurah 

Taxis has parked up all eight of their 

wheelchair buses because they have 

become unviable to run. 

Regional taxi operators have been 

fighting for a fairer compensation 

package after the industry was 

deregulated by the state government. 

A relief package offered to regional 

operators fell short of what was 

offered to their metro counterparts, 

leaving many operators with large 

debts and plates that were no longer 

valuable. 

While Mandurah Taxis fell under the 

regional compensation package, its 

service is still grouped in the Perth/ 

Mandurah/Murray levy area by the 

Department of Transport (DoT). 

This means it misses out on a $12 copayment 

to pick up customers who 

require wheelchair access, which is 

offered to regional providers. 

Despite missing out on the same 

compensation as metro taxis, 

Mandurah Taxis is charged a 10 per 

cent levy which applies to metro taxis 

as part of their buy-back scheme, but 

does not apply to regional taxis. 

"People are beside themselves 

because they can't leave their house 

if they don't have a wheelchair taxi," 

Ms Murray said. 

"It is really stressful for our staff 

who have to talk to people ringing 

distressed and we can't help them, it 

is not our fault." 

Ms Murray exclaimed that she had 

been picking up some of their 

customers for 20 years and would 

normally be conducting between 500 

and 600 wheelchair lifts a month. 

"The government has caused market 

failure and they don't want to admit 

it," she said. 

"The government has shown nothing 

but contempt for regional taxi 

operators." 


"We have been telling the 

government for years that this 

would happen." 

Ms Murray said they were 

threatened with fines if they did 

not prioritise disabled customers 

over others, which meant they 

could no longer offer a maxi taxi 

service either. 

"We have tried to negotiate with 

the department on this but no one 

will talk to us," she said. 

Regional taxi operators were 

"devastated" after a parliamentary 

inquiry into the WA Government's 

handling of its buyback and 

regional assistance schemes 

was rejected by the Standing 

Committee on Environment and 

Public Affairs. 

"The requirement to prioritise 

wheelchair passenger jobs over 

other fares has always been 

regulated in Perth and was a 

condition of operating a taxi-car 

licence for regional areas," the 

spokesperson said. 

"All booking services operating 

wheelchair accessible taxis outside 

the Perth/Mandurah/Murray 

levy area are eligible to claim a 

co-payment for each wheelchair 

job undertaken, provided they 

submit evidence of the job to 

the Department of Transport for 

validation." 

"The Department of Transport 

has been in regular contact with 

regional taxi operators across the 

State throughout the on-demand 

transport reform process." 

"Significant financial support 

has been provided to regional 

operators over the past two years." 

Coupled with a driver shortage 

regional operators have been 

unable to provide a full service to 

their communities that once had 

access to taxis around the clock. 

Busselton Taxis no longer operate 

on Sundays and other services 

in Dunsborough, Yallingup and 

Margaret River are struggling. 

Busselton Taxi owner, Jeff Devenny, 

said while their wheelchair access 

service was still operating they 

were faced with the likelihood that 

soon they would not be able to 

operate any vehicles on Mondays 

as well. 

A DoT spokesperson said it had 

not threatened wheelchair taxi 

operators with fines, however 

reminded a new-metropolitanbased 

operator that wheelchair 

accessible vehicles must be used 

to attend first to any request for 

service for a passenger who uses or 

requires a wheelchair. 

The spokesperson said penalties 

may apply to drivers and providers 

of on-demand booking services 

who failed to comply with the 

relevant sub-regulations of 141 

of the Transport (Road Passenger 

Services) Regulations 2020. 

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INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE 

DiDi 

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Essential Workers 

by Lois Maskiell 

Global ridesharing platform DiDi is 

pledging US$10 million (AU$12.9 

million) to give free and discounted 

rides to essential workers travelling 

to vaccine hubs across Australia 

and its other international markets. 

Announcing the Global Vaccination 

Support Fund, DiDi president Jean 

Liu said COVID-19 has changed 

everything and “we would like to 

be part of the solution”. 

The ridesharing platform, which 

entered Australia in 2018 and is 

now active in 28 cities, will use 

the support fund to offer essential 

workers free and significantly 

discounted trips. 

The discounts can be claimed 

through the DiDi app, whereby 

essential workers use their ID 

number from the Australian Health 

Practitioner Regulation Agency in 

order to receive the fee reduction. 

Speaking to SmartCompany, DiDi 

Australia spokesperson Dan Jordan 

confirms that DiDi does not yet 

know how much of the $12.9m will 

be spent in Australia. 

“We’re still working through the 

exact allocation of the vaccination 

support relief fund, but of the 13 

international markets that it will go 

to, we’ll make sure they will receive 

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The vaccination support relief fund 

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DiDi has also written to the 

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“We hope to be included ahead of 

those considered low-risk but not 

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Jordan says. 

Ultimately, Jordan says these 

efforts to assist DiDi drivers 

throughout the pandemic are to 

show its respect to the important 

work that rideshare drivers do in 

Australia. 

“We want to ensure that we 

support their efforts and do realise 

that they serve an important role 

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forefront of COVID-19,” Jordan says. 

Rideshare groups have been under 

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impacts of insecure employment 

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Australian Taxi Golf Association Championship 

Three rounds of Stroke Play. 

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OVERSEAS 

news 

Taxi operator ComfortDelGro to 

trial ride-hailing service with 

private hire cars 

by Zhaki Abdullah 

The new service, which will rolled out on February 4, 2021 

will involve “a small number of private hire cars” and is 

aimed at supplementing its taxi fleet, said ComfortDelGro. 

Upon completion of the beta trial, which is expected to run 

into March 2021, the company will assess the response to 

the service and gradually open it up to more private hire car 

drivers. 

ComfortDelGro is Singapore’s largest taxi company, 

operating about 60 per cent of the cabs in the country under 

the Comfort and CityCab brands. 

The company has seen its taxi numbers fall in recent years — 

from about 17,000 in 2016 to 9,551 as of November last year 

— in tandem with the rise in popularity of ride-hail services 

such as Grab. 

In October last year, ComfortDelGro was one of four firms 

awarded a three-year ride-hailing service operator licence 

under the new Point-to-Point (P2P) Passenger Transport 

Industry Act. 

The licence allows ComfortDelGro to provide ride-hail 

services through both taxis and private hire cars, said a Land 

Transport Authority spokesperson in response to queries 

from CNA. 

ComfortDelGro also holds a street-hail service operator 

licence, which allows it to continue operating metered, 

street-hail taxis. 

The company had made an earlier foray into the ride-hail 

market when it partnered with ride-hailing giant Uber in 

late 2017, in a deal that allowed ComfortDelGro taxis to be 

booked through the American firm’s app. 

The partnership — which would have seen ComfortDelGro 

take a 51 per cent stake in car rental firm Lion City Rentals, 

which was then an Uber subsidiary — fell through when 

Grab announced it was acquiring Uber’s business in 

Southeast Asia. 

ComfortDelGro also rents out private-hire vehicles through 

its car rental business. 

Two options for commuters 

The new ride-hail service will only be available via the 

ComfortRide option on ComfortDelGro’s mobile app, the 

company said. 

Passengers will have the choice of being served by taxis 

alone, or either a taxi or private-hire car — similar to the 


FARE EVASION 

Bilking a taxi fare; is 

it a crime or a civil 

dispute? 

by Perry Richardson | TaxiPoint UK 

According to West Midlands (United Kingdom) Police, if a 

passenger in the vehicle refuses to pay a taxi fare and is trying 

to leave the cab without paying then this is theft and should 

be reported by calling 999. 

JustGrab option on rival Grab’s mobile app. 

Only in-app cashless payments will be accepted for 

the ride-hailing option, ComfortDelGro said, adding 

that there are no administrative fees for payments 

via credit or debit cards, or other cashless payment 

modes. 

Passengers who hail a taxi would usually have to pay 

such a fee — costing 10 per cent of the fare — when 

paying via credit or debit card. 

The company added that it would be recruiting a 

“small group” of private-hire drivers for the trial to 

collect feedback, adding that it would gradually invite 

more drivers as demand grows. 

Driver assistance 

Singapore’s taxi industry took a massive hit due to 

the COVID-19 pandemic, with some drivers reporting 

up to a 70 per cent fall in income during the “circuit 

breaker” period as tourist numbers fell and many 

people worked from home. 

In December last year, the authorities announced 

that taxi and private-hire car drivers would receive an 

additional S$133 (AU$130) million in support from 

the Government in the form of a new COVID-19 Driver 

Relief Fund. 

The fund will provide drivers with S$600 (AUS$585)per 

vehicle per month between January and March this 

year, and S$450 (AU$440) between April and June. 

Officers do however state that cabbies should never put 

themselves in danger trying to stop passengers leaving the 

vehicle. Cab drivers are urged to always stay in the taxi where 

they can call for help if an incident takes place. 

For the cabbies experiencing a fleet footed runner, what 

should they do if someone runs off without parting with the 

hard-earned cash owing to them? 

According to the officers at West Midlands Police (WMP) 

cabbies should first direct themselves online to report the 

incident. Many other police forces around the UK will have 

similar avenues to report ‘bilkers’, along with Live Chat 

facilities. If the cab driver can’t make the report using the 

online options call police direct on 101. 

WMP goes on to add via their website: “If you ever feel unsafe 

or unsure about taking a job, refuse it. But please be mindful 

that it is an offence for a licensed driver to refuse to take a 

journey without a reasonable excuse. The fact the customer is 

drunk or the route distance is too short is not an excuse.” 

“You may wish to consider asking for payment before starting 

the journey.” 

The WMP advice goes on to explain when a disagreement 

over the fare might become a civil matter. The police say: “If 

a customer has concerns about the route taken or the cost 

then this should be raised with the driver or their company. 

Disputes like this are civil matters and not criminal and 

therefore not a policing matter.” 

“The driver and customer must try to settle the dispute, but if 

not should exchange details and the matter can be raised as a 

small claims case.” 


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