CEO ARTICLE

Oct 01, 2015
Our challenge is to argue for the right regulatory settings whilst building consumer confidence and delivering service excellence.
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CEO ARTICLE

Sep 01, 2015
There are obviously a number of serious challenges facing our industry at this point in time. While it’s always hard to say which are of the most significant, it is clear the one that must be addressed immediately is the number of both available and new taxi drivers.
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CEO ARTICLE

Aug 01, 2015
Our taxi industry is effectively being asked to play a game against an opposition playing by completely different rule – they chose how to play and when they score.
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CEO ARTICLE

Jul 01, 2015
I would like to raise a couple of important issues in the current theoretical discussion relating the emergence of ride hail services in Victoria.
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CEO ARTICLE

Jun 01, 2015
The VTA were proud to host the 2015 ATIA Conference in Melbourne in late April. It was fantastic to see many familiar faces with over 300 taxi industry participants and supporters attending from across Australia.
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CEO ARTICLE

May 01, 2015
In the name of the customer: why taxi industry regulation is vital to service quality
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CEO ARTICLE

Apr 01, 2015
The last four weeks have proven to be as busy and difficult for many in the industry as the previous four. The issues concerning most still, understandably, relate to the lack of serious action being taken against those who operate commercial passenger services illegally and the Knowledge test(s). In country and urban areas the 45/55 split is still causing heart ache amongst operators and appears to be the predominate issue
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FROM THE CEO

Mar 01, 2015
There is little doubt that one of the most frustrating things about the current debate arising from the emergence of illegal ride share services is its absurdity and the willingness of apparently objective commentators, journalists and regulators across the country to simply accept the empty rhetoric and disingenuous commentary of one ride share provider.
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FROM THE CEO

Feb 20, 2015
The Victorian Taxi Association would like to take this belated opportunity to again publically congratulate the new Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Transport Jacinta Allan on their election to Government in late November 2014.
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