As stated in WA Today, WA’s on-demand transport industry is set for its biggest shakeup ever following the passage of the historic reforms through parliament on Thursday evening. The reforms include a 10 per cent levy on all taxi, rideshare and small charter vehicle fares to pay for a $120 million four-year taxi plate buyback…
The ACT Government has made the decision to reduce the number of Government plates to be released immediately from 30 to 15. Now is the time for ACT Taxi Plate owners to join forces and become financial members. Read more from letter Minister Barr’s Position on reducing plate release down to 15 – Oct 2018
As stated at 9News.com.au, Melbourne cab drivers are suing Uber for $500 million, claiming the ride sharing giant deprived them of their livelihoods. The class action law suit, set to be filed in the coming weeks, will look to recover profits allegedly lost during Uber’s operation in Melbourne prior to being legalised. Drivers are also suing…
Dear Minister, We again write to you urgently with an immediate request to halt the issue of any new additional taxi license Plate leases until the matters below are addressed. In meeting yesterday with officers of your department we strongly informed officials in attendance that the ACT taxi industry is in dire circumstances that have…
Canberra’s taxi operators could be forgiven for thinking they an endangered species following the ACT government’s decision to release another 142 taxi plates when the industry is already under existential threat from Uber. The new plates are expected to net the Barr government $5000 a year each in lease fees; an eventual total of $710,000…
Government on Notice Below is the letter sent to ACT Minister: Dear Minister Re ACT Taxi Plate Owners Association objection to release of taxi plates I write to you in your capacity as Minister for Business and Regulatory Affairs. I act on behalf of the ACT Taxi Plate Owners Association (“the Association”). The Association is…
A reporter for The Canberra Times, Daniel Burdon has highlighted on 19 September 2018 the injustice being faced by taxi owners in ACT and have taken the liberty to share his report verbatim. Read below: Canberra’s taxi plate owners are facing potential bankruptcy as the ACT government looks to increase the territory regulated taxi plate…
This is to confirm that the convening of a SGM/ AGM on Sunday 16 September, 2018 at the Ainslie Football Club, 52 Wakefield Avenue , AINSLIE from 2.00 PM The meeting is considered vital in determining the future of the association and all members are urged to make every effort to attend. An agenda, with motions submitted (as an attachment…
To Taxi Owners, Please download and fill in the proxy form template below. It is a MS Word Document. Please email the filled in proxy form to the appointed person representing you. ACTTPOA Proxy Form TEMPLATE Kind Regards ACTTPOA Association
Australian Taxi Suicides Journalist: Alex Mann from ABC covers the heart of the story. Its all about Mums and Dads purchasing their taxi licences in good faith borrowing against the value of their house. Some now have a $600,000 debt. “To take it away from me without compensating me fairly is not fair at all.”…