Tag: taxi news
Victorian Taxi complaints on the rise
TAXI passengers are complaining more often, with an average of almost 10 gripes sent to the industry watchdog each day. More than 3400 people sent complaints to the Taxi Services Commission in 2013-14,...
Poo in Taxi leaves the Darwin Cabbie with a huge cleaning bill
Darwin, 9 Sep 2014 - A Darwin based Taxi driver Kishan Lalka had a nightmare after one of his drunk passenger left huge poo in the taxi and left without paying fare...
Taxi surcharge to be halved under radical NSW government reforms
THE surcharge cost when paying for a cab with electronic cards will be halved as part of radical state government reforms of the taxi industry. Taxi payment companies including Cabcharge will no...
Taxi fares from the Melbourne airport rank set to jump
PASSENGERS will pay more for a cab when they get into one at Melbourne Airport under sneaky changes to Tullamarine taxi rank fees. Melbourne Airport has advised the Taxi Services Commission that...
New cab company on the rank offers $20m shake-up of industry
MELBOURNE’S long-suffering taxi users will get free rides if a cab fails to show, a new player in the market has pledged. Cab It will take on the State’s two major firms, Silver...
Credit card fees for Victoria cabs halved
Cab trips are about to cost a little bit less under new Victorian government reforms to the taxi industry. Starting on Saturday, surcharges for paying a cab fare with a credit or debit...
Canberra Cab firm loses legal bid to stop wheelchair booking system
A Canberra cab company has lost a legal bid to force the ACT government to abandon a wheelchair taxi booking system. Aerial Capital Group launched court action after the government set up the...
Canberra Taxi drivers strike over GPS guided booking system
More than 100 drivers and operators of Canberra Elite taxis are on strike over the introduction of a GPS guided booking system by Aerial Capital Group. The new booking system was introduced on...