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There are over four
rideshare vehicles
to every taxi.

2 December 2019 a new contract were abolished. Since that time de facto taxi ranks and the issue
was awarded to SNP Security, a taxis have competed with all other has been raised for the government
division of the international Certis public passenger vehicles for pre- to urgently address. If rideshare
Group, to manage and supervise booked work, but licensed taxis vehicles are permitted to have their
the taxi rank. Adelaide Airport still had sole access to work which own ranking system, there seems
Limited expressed a desire to involved plying for hire in a public to be little value in maintaining a
widen the role of the concierges to place and at taxi ranks. licensing system for taxis.
include the rideshare area within
the airport. Since the introduction of legalised Taxi Council has been meeting
rideshare services just over three regularly with SA Best MLC Hon
years ago there are now over four Frank Pangallo. Mr Pangallo
TAXI RANKS vs PICK UP rideshare vehicles to every taxi and continues to be supportive of the
taxi industry and given the general
there is an increasing demand for
ZONES rideshare passenger pick up points. reluctance when it comes to talking
taxis, we are very grateful for his
Pre-booked passenger transport Taxi ranks are now being support.
services have been unrestricted in duplicated by designated pick up
South Australia since 1991 when zones for rideshare services. These by Taxi Council SA
licences for chauffeured vehicles pickup zones are considered to be

Flexible

work hours.

Higher hourly earnings than rideshare *
Ensured driver safety
Earn extra money in your spare time
Operators with new cars
ready for you to drive
24/7 Contact Centre support

*rideshare drivers make just $16 an hour; 85 per cent are not satisfied with their earnings; three in four say company
commissions are too high. Sixty-two per cent say pay is not enough to save for super or leave—so no superannuation. Low
rates of pay and a lack of income security force drivers to work long hours to cover costs. - Inquiry into the Commercial
Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 reforms Melbourne, 2019

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