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be decreased from 5% to 4% except if you are registration rate and only be travelling on the
paying through Cabcharge. Cabcharge payments roads to and from club gatherings.
are proposed to increase to 6%.
Victoria club permit registered vehicles (H-plates)
ESC director of pricing Marcus Crudden said “The can only be used for private purposes. They
maximum rates we are proposing are designed cannot be used as a booked Commercial
to ensure taxi users only pay reasonable fees, but Passenger Vehicle (CPV) for anything - not
processors are also able to recover their costs,” weddings, tours, formals. Cannot be used for
he said. transporting people from point A to point B for
payment.
“Our analysis shows a surcharge of 4% is likely to
be more appropriate for most operators, allowing Thanks to pressure from the Wedding Car
them to recover their payment processing costs.” Association and Transport Alliance Australia
both VicRoads and CPVV have recently been
But it appears that Cabcharge has a different
set of rules for this, as Mr Crudden states, investigating the use of H-plated vehicles as
“Cabcharge however operates a commercial booked CPVs. When commercial use by the
payment processing system with higher H-plated vehicle has been proven, the club
underlying costs so a surcharge of 6 per cent may permits have been cancelled.
be more appropriate.” CPVV have also been conducting education
campaigns with those engaging in this illegal
The ESC will make a final decision on cashless
payments in taxis in May 2020. behaviour, as well a community members
regarding selecting safe services.

H-plated vehicles Mrs Toni Peters

In Victoria there are vehicles that belong to DRIVE A2B Editor
heritage clubs and have a special dispensation
with VicRoads that they can pay a reduced

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