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Yet representatives from the VTA at the meeting
pointed out that as the survey data was based on Business
350 people (out of some 220,000 registered MPTP
users) it is not a true representation of the user base. At the meeting we were advised that:-
Unfortunately the data analysed for the report was
based on a very small number and thus doesn't reflect Drivers will be “kicked off” - if their Driver Accreditation
what the VTA knows of the accessibility area/service of invoice is unpaid 28 days after the date of Driver
the CPV industry. Accreditation invoice.
They advised that the report was showing that there It will be at least another 6-8 months before the
is a huge surplus of WAT drivers – 5.5 to every WAT statistics of drivers and vehicles are truly reflective of
vehicle – however the VTA contend that this figure is the active number of drivers and vehicles, as CPVV is
misleading. Even though there are 4,400 drivers trained still updating their data and systems.
as WAT drivers (for only 800 wheelchair accessible
vehicles) the VTA believe a more accurate figure is 1.5 There are 30+ CPVV compliance officers and all
active drivers per WAV taxi (ie around 1200 drivers). are ‘qualified’ to go out into the field. The number
of CPVs has increased by nearly 900% since 2014,
Therefore because the data-set is small and not truly yet apparently this is a sufficient number of people
reflective of the industry (as disclosed in the last conducting enforcement and monitoring the drivers and
paragraph of the report) VTA advise that industry vehicles and there are no more plans to employ more
stakeholders should be very careful in drawing any compliance officers.
conclusions from information contained in the report.
Stay safe out there, André Baruch

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