For your information and better understanding of the unethical Labor / Green governance of the ACT. On 14 September 2024 “Canberra Times” correspondent, Lucy Bladen posed the question – “Will integrity matter on October 19?” In response I drafted the following to enlighten her of the government’s non caring attitudes and plight of a number…
Dear Ben, Regarding ACT Taxi Buyback request, the ACT Government in 2005 increased its offer for the buyback scheme for hire car licences. Canberra’s Limousine Association rejected a $2.2 million plan to buy back plates, saying it was not enough. Urban Services Minister John Hargreaves said the new offer increases payments to between $100,000 and…
There are currently 25 perpetual plates not registered in ACT as of 1 July 2023 and this means these perpetual taxi plates are not generating an income.
Dear Taxi operators and Transport Booking services, this is to advise as per the website (link below), Minister Steel has signed a new instrument increasing taxi fares by 6.3% which is in line with the ACT’s 2021-22 CPI figure. TAXI FARE RAISE HAS NOT HELPED PLATE OWNERS PAID IN LEASE FEES!! The new fares commence…
On, 7 November 2022 the NSW Government increased the assistance package to taxi licence holders, from $645 million to $905 million. In response to this NSW announcement, ACTTPOA is calling on the Barr Labor Government to repair the damage done by the on demand transport passenger vehicle reforms stated in the 2015 Taxi Industry Reforms….
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/Pages/committee-details.aspx?pk=198 Portfolio Committee No. 6 – Transport was established to inquire into and report on any matters relevant to the public administration of: Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport Metropolitan Roads, Women’s Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Regional Transport and Roads Transport, Veterans, Western Sydney Please note, following the establishment of the…
What reform to CTP means for taxis and ride sharing? What happened to the to compulsory third-party insurance (CTP) reforms for ACT commercial ride-sharing vehicles to ensure there is a real level playing field for taxis, hire cars and ride-sharing vehicles? The extreme importance of hard-working Australian taxi owners in ACT areas being united, communicating…
When Sok Kheng Ngep invested more than $500,000 in two taxi plates, he thought he was securing his family’s future. Key points: Taxi plate owners claim investments have lost 75 per cent value ACT Government recently slashed lease rates Drivers call for compensation But in a flash, his investment lost more than 75 per cent…
Chairman of the ACT Taxi Plates Owners Association Petar Ivanovski (centre) with taxi plate owners rally in front of the Legislative Assembly on February 19, 2019. Reported in Canberra Times by Steve Evans February 19, 2019, earlier, the members of the ACT Taxi Plate Owners Association heard Opposition Leader Alistair Coe address their meeting and promise that…
The ACT Government’s 2015 reforms to the on-demand transport industry have had a significant impact on consumers and industry participants. That package of reforms and their impacts have been formally evaluated, with extensive input from industry and the community. The ACT Government has taken up most of the formal evaluation’s recommendations for follow-on reforms. We…