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VTD GM - Marnie Williams 20 |November 2012 MPTP FRAUD SERIOUS CRIME VTd The issue of Multi Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) fraud once again raised its ugly head last month with the Herald Sun reporting a long-running fraud case against Scope clients in Melbourne’s south east. The Victorian Taxi Directorate (VTD) takes MPTP fraud very seriously as it is a crime against our community’s most vulnerable. The MPTP provides access to taxi services to more than 150,000 Victorians with severe and permanent disabilities. Many MPTP members cannot access other forms of public transport and would be stranded without the Program. Victoria’s taxi subsidy scheme is the most generous in the country, with members getting half their trip paid for up to $60 per trip and $2,180 per year. The VTD is very proud to administer this nation-leading program. But we recognise that every dollar defrauded from the MPTP reduces our ability to share its benefits with others who need it. That’s why the VTD has a division in its Industry Compliance and Intelligence Unit dedicated to investigating, identifying and prosecuting MPTP fraud. This year alone the VTD has recouped more than $30,000 in fraudulent fares and with a number of ongoing investigations underway, we are confident we will recoup even more. So the message to the industry is clear – it’s not worth the risk. If you are aware of fraud occurring or are involved in it yourself, you are risking significant fines and even jail-time, not to mention your livelihood as a taxi industry participant The only way to avoid being caught committing MPTP fraud, is to not commit it in the first place. D There’s no excuse for PIN & SMARTCARD ABUSE In recent months the Victorian Taxi Directorate (VTD) has seen an increase in inappropriate smartcard and personal identification number (PIN) usage among drivers. Drivers are reminded that you may only log into an in-cab electronic transaction terminal using a VTD-issued smartcard that bears your name, driver licence number and the card number incorporating your accreditation number. It is an offense to log on with someone else’s card or share your card with another driver. Except in the event of a failure or malfunction of the electronic transaction terminal, drivers must log on at the start, and log off at the end, of every shift. Drivers in Metropolitan, Outer Suburban and Urban taxi zones are also reminded that they must log on to the dispatch system of the affiliated network service provider at the beginning of every shift using your PIN. Sharing your PIN or logging on with someone else’s is an offense. Fines in excess of $350 apply to inappropriate use of smartcards and PINs. D Taxi Talk - Voice of the Taxi Industry
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