DRIVE A2B February 2021
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Alliance Australia is a peak<br />
Transport<br />
for owners, drivers, operators and<br />
body<br />
of the Australian<br />
stakeholders<br />
passenger transport sector.<br />
commercial<br />
is a non-profit body run by members,<br />
TAA<br />
members. Become part of an industry<br />
for<br />
passenger driver to be a right, and<br />
not a privilege.<br />
In Victoria the regulations that<br />
defined the taxi and hire car industry<br />
and ensured the professionalism<br />
and safety of all participants in the<br />
industry have been removed and<br />
destroyed.<br />
Transport Alliance Australia (TAA)<br />
believes that <strong>2021</strong> is the year in<br />
which our industry – an industry that<br />
has been trampled and destroyed<br />
by the governments that were<br />
supposed to protect it – should be<br />
fixed.<br />
TAA believes that we have to reembrace<br />
the past and realise that<br />
driving a commercial passenger<br />
vehicle is a privilege – and a hard<br />
earned privilege too!<br />
This privilege must come with<br />
responsibilities, with rules and<br />
regulations for the benefit of both<br />
the industry and the society that we<br />
serve.<br />
All commercial passenger vehicles,<br />
taxis, hire cars, limousines and<br />
rideshare vehicles, perform vital<br />
community work. We are the ones<br />
who are called to take the older<br />
members of our society to their<br />
medical appointments. We are the<br />
ones who governments entrust with<br />
looking after those less able and who<br />
are the beneficiaries of government<br />
financial assistance.<br />
We are the ones who welcome<br />
tourists into our state and country<br />
– often the first meeting with a<br />
member of the Australian public that<br />
tourists have. We are the ones who<br />
have to know and love our cities – we<br />
have to provide an efficient and safe<br />
service, in a professional manner.<br />
We are the ones who love our job,<br />
and love the people who we work<br />
for.<br />
Our industry is not an industry that<br />
should be considered a default<br />
choice if there are no other options.<br />
We need to see sufficient financial<br />
reward to attract top drivers and<br />
operators back into the business. We<br />
need to see our people being proud<br />
of the work that we do.<br />
On a personal note I really enjoy<br />
driving and chatting with the varied<br />
clients that I have – it is this personal<br />
connection that makes my day when<br />
I drive. I take pride in knowing that I<br />
am offering the best possible service<br />
that I can.<br />
Remember, being a CPV driver is a<br />
great privilege, and not a right for<br />
everyone!<br />
Please let us know what you would<br />
like to see to make this industry<br />
better for all.<br />
Together we can make <strong>2021</strong> a year<br />
that showcases the re-birth of our<br />
great industry.<br />
Stay safe out there.<br />
André Baruch<br />
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TAA advocates for the betterment of the Australian personal passenger transport sector.<br />
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