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DRIVER TOUTING FRANKSTON RANK

[by Chris Manning] [by Bill Vasilopoulos]
I would like to highlight how some Taxi
Dear Editor,
Drivers are not adhering to the taxi rank
Passengers have told me of being approached by touters rules at Young Street, Frankston Taxi
in the terminal building (whom they obviously refused). Rank, opposite Frankston Train Station
Apparently touting is no longer illegal (here in Victoria). It’s They are entering the Taxi rank from
the sort of thing you expect in a 3rd world country.
the front of the rank and reversing into
the rank from the front and some Taxi
Drivers claim to be in the rank, whilst
RUDE DRIVERS not physically in the Taxi Rank.

[by J. Wright ] This is cheating and stealing from the
I arrived at Melbourne Airport last week and went to get ethical taxi drivers who refuse to be
into my pre-booked Uber vehicle. Found it easy enough. part of this scam.
My driver was quite courteous, but there was an awful Taxi Drivers must be firm and not allow
ruckus going on. It appeared that a Melbourne Airport other Taxi Drivers to reverse into the
security person was telling another Uber driver that he had Taxi Rank and not allow the deceitful
to have his identifying sticker on his vehicle or he had to Taxi Drivers to consider themselves in
leave.
the Taxi Rank queue from outside of
The driver was so rude. He told the supervisor that he the Taxi Rank.
didn't have to f... display a sticker - and he didn't have one Frankston Cabs are aware of the scam.
anyway. The supervisor told the driver he would have
to leave. The driver then got very offensive and started This has been reported to the CPVV
verbally abusing the supervisor and waving his arms and they are investigating and
around. Eventually Police came along and seemed to sort gathering intelligence.
the problem out and the driver left.
Hopefully those Taxi drivers who
Surely if you are supposed to have a sticker on your vehicle are stealing passengers and money
- then you do so - I didn't see the need for this driver going from the ethical Taxi drivers will be
beserk. Well done Melbourne Airport Security for standing disciplined soon.
your ground.

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