are roadworthy and secure are to be placed on the booking service, taxi organisation and vehicle owner. Insurance The taskforce recommends that: The of profits and competition in the CTP insurance Government’s review market be released as soon as possible. The framework for establishing CTP cover for point to point vehicles be reviewed in recognition of the more flexible use of vehicles across the current classifications, to consider a system that better rewards safer behaviours. All point to point vehicles be required to have a third party property damage insurance policy which indemnifies the driver to a minimum level of coverage, to be determined in consultation with stakeholders. In the meantime, the existing level should be maintained. Fares The taskforce recommends that: Fares for booked taxi services be substantially deregulated to bring them into line with other booked services. All booking services be required to offer a potential customer an estimate of the total fare for the journey before a booking is confirmed. The customer’s potential customer should also be informed about whether and how the final fare payable may vary from the estimate provided. The Government continue to determine the maximum fare components (flagfall, distance rate and waiting time rate) and other charges for rank & hail taxi journeys. Taxi organisations be allowed to set and be required to display fares and charges that are at or below the regulated maximum. They should also be allowed flexibility about when they apply peak vs. off-peak fares. Further, some charges should be removed or substantially deregulated: Rank & hail services should no longer be allowed to charge a return toll for one-way journeys using the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel. While a cleaning fee should be chargeable if a customer soils a taxi, this amount should be set and displayed by the taxi organisation. Fares and charges for rank & hail services be calculated on a device using the rates displayed by the taxi organisation. The Government should remove prescriptive requirements for the equipment used to calculate the applicable
are roadworthy and secure are to be placed on the booking service, taxi organisation and vehicle owner. Insurance The taskforce recommends that: The Government’s review of profits and competition in the CTP insurance market be released as soon as possible. The framework for establishing CTP cover for point to point vehicles be reviewed in recognition of the more flexible use of vehicles across the current classifications, to consider a system that better rewards safer behaviours. All point to point vehicles be required to have a third party property damage insurance policy which indemnifies the driver to a minimum level of coverage, to be determined in consultation with stakeholders. In the meantime, the existing level should be maintained. Fares The taskforce recommends that: Fares for booked taxi services be substantially deregulated to bring them into line with other booked services. All booking services be required to offer a potential customer an estimate of the total fare for the customer’s journey before a booking is confirmed. The potential customer should also be informed about whether and how the final fare payable may vary from the estimate provided. The Government continue to determine the maximum fare components (flagfall, distance rate and waiting time rate) and other charges for rank & hail taxi journeys. Taxi organisations be allowed to set and be required to display fares and charges that are at or below the regulated maximum. They should also be allowed flexibility about when they apply peak vs. off-peak fares. Further, some charges should be removed or substantially deregulated: Rank & hail services should no longer be allowed to charge a return toll for one-way journeys using the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel. While a cleaning fee should be chargeable if a customer soils a taxi, this amount should be set and displayed by the taxi organisation. Fares and charges for rank & hail services be calculated on a device using the rates displayed by the taxi organisation. The Government should remove prescriptive requirements for the equipment used to calculate the applicable
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