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Uber Class Action

Maurice Blackburn has filed a class action against Uber on behalf of participants in the taxi, hire car, limousine and charter vehicle industry. This class action was introduced in response to losses suffered by drivers, licence owners, and operators, when Uber entered the Australian market.

It doesn't cost you anything to join this Class Action.  ​Find out if you are eligible to join and register today.
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Suggestion – Statewide Cleaning and Sanitisation Stations

30/9/2020

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Suggestion – Statewide Cleaning and Sanitisation Stations
Department of Transport (DoT) conducted a presentation on Wednesday 23 September for industry stakeholders, and we have questions. So many questions, that we have emailed them to DoT for answers, answers which we are yet to receive.

$3.5m Cleaning and Sanitisation grants for regional and metro BSPs -- 

-> How is giving money to BSPs to be used in the future, supporting the CPV industry during the COVID-19 crisis?

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What Department of Transport has NOT said about the $3.5m Cleaning & Sanitisation grants

30/9/2020

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What Department of Transport has NOT said about the $3.5m Cleaning & Sanitisation Grants
Department of Transport (DoT) conducted a presentation on Wednesday 23 September for industry stakeholders, and we have questions. So many questions, that we have emailed them to DoT for answers, answers which we are yet to receive. 

$3.5m Cleaning and Sanitisation grants for regional and metro BSPs --
  1. What constitutes a Major BSP?
  2. Do we presume correctly that the Major BSPs are 13cabs, Silver Top Taxis, Black & White Cabs, Crown Cabs, Ballarat Taxis, Bendigo Taxis, Geelong Taxis and Uber?

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What Department of Transport has NOT said about the Depot Fee Subsidy

30/9/2020

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What Department of Transport has not said about the Depot Fee Subsidy
Many of the drivers/operators believe that they will be receiving funding assistance to the tune of $250 per operator and that they will be entitled to any extra funds – i.e. if the BSP was only charging $120 per month, the driver believes that he/she is entitled to be refunded $130 from the BSP.
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  1. Is Department of Transport (DoT) going to inform the drivers and operators exactly how the Depot Fee subsidy will be working?
  2. What constitutes a Large BSP?
  3. Do we presume correctly that the Large BSPs are 13cabs, Silver Top Taxis, Black & White Cabs, Crown Cabs, Ballarat Taxis, Bendigo Taxis and Geelong Taxis?

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CPV Industry Briefing

24/9/2020

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CPV Industry Briefing
Representatives from TAA were at the CPV Industry briefing on Wednesday morning. We were given an update on vehicle cleaning standards, cleaning audits and how the government’s roadmap affects our industry. There are new resources available on the CPVV website regarding the cleaning standards and there are also a couple of training videos for drivers to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfYB4DNtrw&feature=youtu.be
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https://www.drvrtraining.com/courses/hygiene-for-drivers

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Regional Assistance Funding

24/9/2020

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Regional Assistance Funding
Victoria's Department of Transport has announced the details of this subsidy which will provide grants to support regional BSPs in ensuring vulnerable regional Victorians, including the elderly or those with a disability, retain access to CPV services.

This funding will provide grants to support SMALL BSPs that primarily service regional areas.

Grants on offer will be between $3,000 to $12,000.

Payments will be scaled according to the size of the BSP and the circumstances in the regional area.

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Cleaning and Sanitisation Grants

24/9/2020

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Cleaning and Sanitisation Grants
Victoria's Department of Transport has announced the details of this grant.

Eligibility
All BSPs, including operators/drivers who are exempt from registering as a BSP with CPVV due to only operating 1 or 2 vehicles, ARE ELIGIBLE to apply for a Cleaning Support Grant.

CPV owners and drivers whose vehicle receives bookings through a BSP are NOT ELIGIBLE for this grant, as your BSP has been told to support you through the grant that they will receive.

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Depot Fee Subsidy

24/9/2020

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Depot Fee Subsidy
Victoria's Department of Transport has announced the details of this subsidy. All BSPs that have at least one WAV in their fleet will receive this subsidy. In turn the BSPs must share this subsidy with all owners and drivers who are associated with them for the months of August, September and October. This is to be done through reduced depot/association fees.

BSPs will receive a $250 subsidy for the number of active vehicles that they had active during June 2020. This money will be paid for 3 months, representing August, September and October.

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September 2020 News

23/9/2020

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September 2020 News
The $22m CPV Industry Assistance Package is a very welcomed offer of financial relief to the Operators and Booking Service Providers.

There are 2 parts of this package that have been actioned:
  1. the alterations to the MPTP scheme (which is automatically happening) and
  2. the refund of the $1 trip levy paid. The entity who paid the levy simply needs to log into their State Revenue Office portal and select for it to be refunded.

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COVID-19 Taxi and Limousine Industry Assistance Scheme Deadline Extended

7/9/2020

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COVID-19 Taxi and Limousine Industry Assistance Scheme Deadline Extended
The response to the $23 million financial assistance to support the taxi and limousine industry has been very strong. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To make sure everyone has a chance to submit their applications, Queensland's Department of Transport has extended the deadline by a week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Applications will now close on Friday 11 September 2020. Don't miss out! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Visit https://www.qrida.qld.gov.au/current-programs/covid-19-taxi-limo-scheme to see if you're eligible, and find out how to apply for funding. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Be sure to check the updated FAQs, if you have any questions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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