News.com has run a story on the Australian Taxi Industry Association’s (ATIA) stance on ride share or ride hailing apps.

“Ride-hailing services are illegal because they refuse to operate with properly licensed drivers or use properly licensed vehicles,” ATIA chief executive officer Blair Davies said.

“They are imitation taxi services, and just like many cheap copies or fakes, they take shortcuts on the things that consumers can’t see.”

“It’s not competition that is the issue here,” Mr Davies said. “It is the safety of the community and working conditions of drivers that we are concerned about.

“There should not be one set of laws for legitimate taxis and another de facto set for imitation taxis. A fair go for all requires equality under the law.”

Read the full article here.

News.com has run a story on the Australian Taxi Industry Association’s (ATIA) stance on ride share or ride hailing apps.

 

“Ride-hailing services are illegal because they refuse to operate with properly licensed drivers or use properly licensed vehicles,” ATIA chief executive officer Blair Davies said.

 

“They are imitation taxi services, and just like many cheap copies or fakes, they take shortcuts on the things that consumers can’t see.”

 

“It’s not competition that is the issue here,” Mr Davies said. “It is the safety of the community and working conditions of drivers that we are concerned about.

 

“There should not be one set of laws for legitimate taxis and another de facto set for imitation taxis. A fair go for all requires equality under the law.”

 

Read the full article here.