To Rose Kent (Taxi and Limo Division Translink) DTMR Cc Neil Scales Director-General DTMR Cc Hon Campbell Newman Premier Cc Hon Scott Emerson Transport and Main Roads Minister Cc Hon Steven Minnikin Assistant Minister DTMR Cc Michael Crutcher Courier Mail 2013 MID YEAR TARIFF REVIEW DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES QUHDA WILL NOT BE SEEKING A TAXI TARIFF REVIEW • RBA official interests rates dropping to an all-time low • Financial mismanagement of the economy by the previous administration allowing little or no scope for tariffs to be adjusted • CPI at a lower than expected rate • Fuel costs at a sustainable level • Customer dissatisfaction with present fares • NSW IPART releasing a discussion paper recommending dropping of klm rate • Victorian Government in discussions over the Fels report in to the Taxi industry The following is recommended to allow for greater flexibility for the industry to cope another six months without any increase and any future increase be made on an automatic cpi increases alone thus reducing costs associated with contracted accountants . • A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to certain fuel grant and rebate schemes, and for related purposes to allow the industry to claim a rebate for fuel of the government. • MAIC allow each of the recognized CTP Insurers to pitch their premiums at a range of prices - always they select the higher end for the taxi industry. QUHDA is convinced that lower premiums are sustainable. Legislation should be enacted to force CTP insurers to re-categorize taxis in to the same category as ambulance, buses and police thus allowing for lower premiums for the industry. • Given the difficulty to make a sustainable living on the quiet night shifts, strong consideration be given to any future sustainable fare increase to be applied to Tariff 2 for this purpose. • A portion of gains received by the operator as a result of decrease in the cost of CTP be applied to the reconsideration of a lift fee at a renegotiated rate. • Currently, there is concern amongst plate holders and operators that night drivers are not applying themselves to staying out the course of a full shift. It may assist if these drivers are incentivised by either a direct tariff 2 increase funded wholly by the customer or by application of a per-job loading by the operator in cases where they do not pull the vehicle off the road early and dedicate themselves to completing an entire shift. For example: on a $300 take over a FULL twelve hours, a loading of X amount be applied per job. The condition is, the driver MUST complete the full shift, therefore their take would equal $150.00 PLUS a per-job loading at $1.50cents to $2.00 per job. ALISTER SMITH QUHDA PRESIDENT
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:06:26 +0000
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