TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1994
THE
TAC DISCUSSES TAXI REVIEW
ADVISORY TRANSPORT
COMMITTEE (TAC) TODAY (TUESDAY)
REVIEW DISCUSSED THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON TAXI POLICY
ON AND ENDORSED RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT TO DAMPEN LICENCE PREMIA AND TO IMPROVE TAXI SERVICE.
SPECULATION
RECOMMENDED LICENCES
то CURB SPECULATIVE ACTIVITIES, THE WORKING GROUP THERE SHOULD BE NO PRE-SET QUOTA ON THE NUMBER OF TAXI TO BE ISSUED.
THAT
REGARD
LICENCES SHOULD BE ISSUED AS AND WHEN NECESSARY, HAVING TO THE DEMAND FOR TAXI SERVICES, THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE TRADE, AND THE CAPACITY OF THE ROAD SYSTEM.
ΤΟ
IT MAKE
MORE DIFFICULT FOR MANIPULATIVE SPECULATION ON LICENCE PREMIA, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IN A PUBLIC AND ONLY BID FOR ONE LICENCE EACH APPLICANT LICENCES IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUE.
CAN
TENDER EXERCISE, TRANSFER OF NEW
OF
IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TRANSFER
BUYER AND TAXI LICENCES SHOULD BE FORMALISED BY REQUIRING BOTH THE SELLER TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER IN PERSON.
THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT AIMS TO STAMP OUT THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF MAKING INFORMAL TRANSFERS BEFORE THE FINAL TRANSFER IS REGISTERED.
ΤΟ
ALSO SUPPORTED THE WORKING GROUP'S VIEW THAT THE TAC INTRODUCE A NEW SEVEN-YEAR NON-TRANSFERABLE LICENCE SHOULD NOT PURSUED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY JOB-SECURITY FOR THE DRIVER" SINCE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE LICENCE WILL BE
PROPOSAL
BE
UPON EXPIRY.
"OWNER- RENEWED
THE THE UNCERTAINTY OVER RENEWAL PROSPECT AND MOREOVER,
OF THE LICENCE WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR TRANSFERABILITY APPLICANTS TO SECURE MORTGAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
NON- THE
ON TAXI SERVICE, TAC SHARED THE WORKING GROUP'S
THE QUALITY OF SERVICE THE DETERIORATION IN GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALPRACTICE.
AS REFLECTED
CONCERN OVER IN THE
WAS IT
NOTED THAT THE POLICE HAD
UP STEPPED
ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS.
IN
PARALLEL,
MAXIMUM
THE THE WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDED THAT PENALTIES FOR MOST TAXI OFFENCES SHOULD BE INCREASED FROM $5,000 TO AT LEAST $10,000 TO PRODUCE AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT EFFECT.
THE
WIDESPREAD MORE
OFFENCES, SUCH AS
SOLICITING,
HIRE REFUSING SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT UNDER THE FIXED PENALTIES SYSTEM.
AND
IN ADDITION,
AGAINST TAXI PROCEDURES FOR LODGING COMPLAINTS MALPRACTICES SHOULD BE SIMPLIFIED TO FACILITATE REPORTING, FOR EXAMPLE BE GIVEN то COMPLAINT FORM SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AND CONSIDERATION REQUIRING DRIVERS TO ISSUE PRE-PRINTED FARE RECEIPTS TO PASSENGERS REQUEST.
ON
/ON TAXI