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The driver has been given safety camera, taxi meter, dispatching Accordingly, the passengers who
information when he got his vehicle system, eftpos machine, and are vision impaired are now at a
accredited with Commercial an eft terminal so as to process disadvantage as they are no longer
Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV), Multi Purpose Taxi Program trips. able to ascertain the number of the
regarding the requirements for Vehicles which are associated with taxi they are to be riding in.
the vehicle and his duties whilst one of the big BSPs, are certainly
operating it as an unbooked regularly checked and this includes The State Revenue Office is
Commercial Passenger Vehicle (CPV). checking the safety equipment, fare responsible for the collection of the
But who is keeping track of whether equipment and systems too. $1 trip levy. But how are they able
this vehicle is correctly fitted out? to cross-check if they don't have the
This is not the case for the information on who belongs to a BSP
According to CPVV "an unbooked independents. The independent and who is operating independently?
commercial passenger vehicle must operator's vehicle and equipment
be maintained in a fit, serviceable may be perfectly spot on, but who is The vehicle is meant to have
and safe condition" and CPVV checking them? comprehensive insurance with public
requires that"all commercial liability coverage too.
passenger vehicles undergo an Then there's the tactile registration Again, who is checking that the
annual vehicle inspection". But who numbers that are to be fitted to the independents are complying with
is checking that this is done? If you outside of all passenger doors, and this requirement?
belong to one of the big Booking the fare information notices that
Service Providers (greater than 10 are to be affixed to both the inside The answer is, the regulator should
vehicles) then it is most probably and outside of the vehicles. CPVV be - Commercial Passenger Vehicles
being checked and recorded by has created regulations and set out Victoria!
personnel from the BSP. responsibilities for owners to adhere
to with regards to these, but this The regulator determined a few years
But what about the independents? is not happening with many of the ago that taxis didn't have to belong
independent CPVs and no-one is to a Network and this has continued
In addition, all unbooked CPVs must checking on it. to be the case under the 2017
have installed a CPVV accredited
industry reforms.

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