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The Australian Taxi Industry

The Australian Taxi Industry. Blair Davies CEO Australian Taxi Industry Association & Taxi Council of Queensland. The Australian Taxi Industry. Background demographics & statistics Structure Green (environment friendly) Accessible Safety Non-traditional. Winners. Losers.

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The Australian Taxi Industry

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  1. The Australian Taxi Industry Blair Davies CEO Australian Taxi Industry Association & Taxi Council of Queensland

  2. The Australian Taxi Industry Background demographics & statistics Structure Green (environment friendly) Accessible Safety Non-traditional

  3. Winners Losers The Australian Taxi Industry - background Areas of high population growth (>2% pa) and loss (<1% pa) between 1986 and 2008 Darwin NT WA Qld Brisbane SA NSW Perth Sydney Adelaide Vic Melbourne Winners Tas Hobart

  4. Aged & disabled • Medical • Shopping • Point-to-point • Young adults • Nightclubs • Drink driving concerns • Security issues • Kids • Mum’s taxi The Australian Taxi Industry - background Net change in population over 10 years to 2006 and 10 years to 2016: more aged and disabled people in Australia will create opportunities for the taxi industry • Middle-aged market • Business travel • Drink driving concerns 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Winners 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ -100,000 1996-2006 2006-2016

  5. The changing demography of the taxi drivers in Australia 2006 • Australia 38% • India 9% • China 5% • Lebanon 5% • United Kingdom 4% • Male 94% • 1st language = English 48% • Speak Arabic 8% 1996 • Australia 56% • United Kingdom 7% • Greece 4% • Lebanon 4% • New Zealand 2% • Male 92% • 1st language = English 67% • Speak Greek 6% The Australian Taxi Industry - background Winners

  6. Industry Statistics ($AUD) The Australian Taxi Industry - background Winners

  7. Industry Statistics The Australian Taxi Industry - background Winners

  8. Brisbane Taxi Licence Prices 1991-2009 ($AUD) The Australian Taxi Industry - background Winners

  9. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure medallions multi vehicle fleets conventional sedans & wagons accessible high occupancy luxury drivers owner lessee bailee dispatch companies cooperatives companies

  10. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Medallions sold by public tender (mostly) a perpetual, renewable licence to ply for hire (hail, rank & bookings), on-demand, 24/7 can be traded / leased (mostly) required to affiliate with a dispatch / booking company (expect Tas & NT) can have special conditions – vehicle type service owner driver

  11. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure medallions multi vehicle fleets conventional sedans & wagons accessible high occupancy luxury drivers owner lessee bailee operators small fleet large fleet dispatch companies cooperatives companies

  12. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Winners

  13. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure State Government regulated driver authorisation (training, locality test, English test, medical certificate, criminal history check, driving history check, zero blood alcohol) operator accreditation vehicles (size, age, fit-out, livery, duress lights, GPS dispatch, 2-way radio, taximeters, EFTPOS, cameras ….) maximum tariffs supply (medallions) minimum service levels (MSLs)

  14. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure – tariffs – Queensland ($AUD) flagfall + booking fee ($1.50) + distance rate ($1.95/km) + detention time ($0.72/minute) T1: 7am-7pm Mon-Fri (flagfall: $2.80) T3: midnight-5am, Mon-Sun (flagfall: $6.20) T2: all other times (flagfall: $4.20) Taxi tariffs reviewed 6 monthly Taxi Cost Fare Index model developed by consultants - PricewaterhouseCoopers

  15. Tariff Comparison The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Winners

  16. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure State Government regulated driver authorisation (training, locality test, English test, medical certificate, criminal history check, driving history check, zero blood alcohol) operator accreditation vehicles (size, age, fit-out, livery, duress lights, GPS dispatch, 2-way radio, taximeters, EFTPOS, cameras ….) maximum tariffs supply (medallions) minimum service levels (MSLs)

  17. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure – MSLs - Queensland Off Peak: 85% within 10 minutes Off Peak: 95% within 20 minutes Peak: 85% within 18 minutes Peak: 95% within 30 minutes

  18. The Australian Taxi Industry - green Green Alternative fuels LPG Autogas (propane - C3H8 and butane - C4H10) produces 12%-14% less greenhouse gas emissions Aust taxi fleet has 2.5% of total LPG vehicles & 20% of total Autogas sales LPG available at 50% of fuel outlets Hybrids Prius & Camry (>33% of regional taxi fleets) Green Taxi initiatives

  19. The Australian Taxi Industry - accessible Accessible DDA (1992) ~ ADA (1990) DSAPT targets (2002) demand (1%-2% or 3 jobs/WAT/day vehicles hoists vs ramps single vs dual side vs rear loading government initiatives

  20. The Australian Taxi Industry - accessible Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002as amendedmade under subsection 31 (1) of theDisability Discrimination Act 1992 Schedule 1 Target dates for compliance(section 33.2)Part 1 Target date — 31 December 2007 1.2 Responsibility  Radio networks  Co-operatives Requirement Response times for accessible vehicles are to be the same as for other taxis. Application Conveyances -Taxis

  21. The Australian Taxi Industry - structure Structure – MSLs – Queensland WATs* Off Peak: 85% within 10 minutes & 95% within 20 minutes 67% & 86% (2005/06) 72% & 89% (2009/10) Peak: 85% within 18 minutes / 95% within 30 minutes 77% & 88% (2005/06) 84% & 94% (2009/10) * Wheelchair Accessible Taxi data excluding Caboolture, Redcliffe & Gympie data

  22. The Australian Taxi Industry - accessible Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 • 9.2 Minimum number of allocated spaces to be provided • At least one allocated space must be provided in each conveyance (AS1428.2 (1992) Clause 6.1). • 9.3 Minimum head room • (1) The minimum head room in an allocated space is 1410 mm. (55.51 inches) • (2) For a conveyance entering service on or after 1 January 2013, the minimum headroom is 1500 mm. (59.06 inches) • 12.5 Vertical height of doorways • (1) Doorways must have an unobstructed vertical height of at least 1400 mm. (55.12 inches) • For a conveyance entering service on or after 1 January 2013, the minimum unobstructed doorway height must be 1500 mm. (59.06 inches) • Conveyances - Accessible taxis

  23. The Australian Taxi Industry - accessible Accessible DDA (1992) = ADA (1990) DSAPT targets (2002) demand (1%-2% or 1-3 jobs/WAT/day) vehicles hoists vs ramps single vs dual side vs rear loading government initiatives

  24. The Australian Taxi Industry - accessible Government subsidies / initiatives wheelchair lifting fee subsidy (except Qld) run to customer subsidy (Vic only) wheelchair dispatch subsidy (Vic only) taxi subsidy scheme (50% of fare, capped) Zero200 dispatch number (Sydney only) WAT quotas (WA, Qld only) no refusal of reasonable dispatch (Qld, NSW only) cheaper medallion prices vs leasing (19% of Queensland taxi fleet vs 9% national average)

  25. The Australian Taxi Industry - safety Safety taxi security camera systems (all capital cities) security screens (only Vic) secure taxi ranks (lighting, barriers, CCTV, security guard + concierge, signage, location, Fri & Sat nights) credit card acceptance duress lights + GPS + 24/7 call centre

  26. The Australian Taxi Industry Non-traditional services luxury taxis (surcharge applicable) high occupancy taxis (surcharge applicable) Nightlink (flat fare, non-exclusive, upfront payment) Council Cab eligibility criteria bus substitute / augment home to shopping centre Personalised Public Transport (PPT)

  27. The Australian Taxi Industry Blair Davies p: +61 7 3847 3711 f: +61 7 3394 4395 c: +61 414 270 823 e: blairdavies@atia.com.au

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