DRIVE NOW May 2021
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QUEENSLAND news<br />
Applications for the Wheelchair<br />
Accessible Taxi Grant Scheme are<br />
now open.<br />
The assistance available is up to 50<br />
per cent of the costs associated<br />
with acquiring a new Wheelchair<br />
Accessible Taxi (WAT) up to a<br />
maximum of $45,000.<br />
Grant funding is available to assist<br />
with the purchase of a new vehicle<br />
and the purchase and install of<br />
wheelchair accessibility devices for<br />
that same vehicle.<br />
Owners and operators may be<br />
eligible for reimbursement of costs<br />
associated with purchasing and<br />
modifying a WAT if the new vehicle<br />
began providing a taxi service on<br />
or after 1 July 2019 and meets the<br />
eligibility criteria.<br />
To be eligible for assistance, all<br />
wheelchair accessibility devices<br />
must be purchased new. Any reused<br />
equipment will not be eligible.<br />
All approved WATs are required<br />
to start providing WAT services<br />
within three months after<br />
receiving a grant under the<br />
scheme.<br />
If an owner or operator has<br />
multiple WATs they can make<br />
applications for each vehicle if<br />
they meet the criteria.<br />
To be eligible for assistance if<br />
replacing a current WAT vehicle,<br />
it must be at least 6 years old,<br />
have an odometer reading of at<br />
least 800,000kms and repairs<br />
with an estimated cost of $10,000<br />
determined in writing by a<br />
mechanic, panel beater or other<br />
relevant tradesperson.<br />
If applying before you commence<br />
replacement activities, you will<br />
need to submit a quote for costs<br />
associated with acquiring a new<br />
wheelchair accessible taxi vehicle.<br />
In obtaining quotes you are<br />
required to take reasonable<br />
steps to achieve value for money<br />
in acquiring a new wheelchair<br />
accessible taxi.<br />
The current round will remain<br />
open until 30 June <strong>2021</strong> or until<br />
funding is fully allocate, and<br />
subsequent funding rounds<br />
will run until 30 June 2023, and<br />
subsequent funding rounds will<br />
run until 30 June 2023.<br />
Full details of eligibility<br />
requirements can be found at<br />
https://bit.ly/3bucvQ8.<br />
DON’T TAKE THE RISK<br />
THIS FLU SEASON<br />
Vaccination against<br />
influenza (flu) remains<br />
important this year.<br />
Flu is a highly contagious viral<br />
infection that can cause widespread<br />
illness and deaths every year.<br />
Behaviours such as increased hand<br />
washing and social distancing<br />
helped to stop the spread of flu<br />
viruses in the community last year,<br />
and we should continue this.<br />
GET THE<br />
FLU VACCINE<br />
Vaccination is our best defence<br />
against flu viruses.<br />
Make an appointment with your<br />
local GP today for the <strong>2021</strong> Flu<br />
vaccine.<br />
www.drivenow-magazine.com.au<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
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