Page 2590 - Week 07 - Thursday, 3 August 2017
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(d) GPS tracking must be available for rideshare hirings to take place. Vehicles are required to display the vehicle licence identification label when in service. (However, no advertising of the service is permitted).
(5) (a) Application fees - there are no application fees to upgrade a licence to hold a public vehicle condition.
(b) Licence fees - there are no licence fees to upgrade a licence to hold a public vehicle condition.
(c) and (d) The total amounts paid by motorists for the fee incurred on the registration to change the usage of the vehicle for CTP purposes from ‘private’ to ‘business’ and CTP insurance for 2015-16 and 2016-17 is as follows:
Sum Amounts of Registration Component and CTP Premium where a vehicle was moved to CTP Class 25A (Rideshare) within a Registration Period
|
Registration Component – change-over fee |
CTP Premium | |
|
2015-16 |
$519.40 |
$13,426.40 |
|
2016-17 |
$1,720.60 |
$56,935.05 |
(6) (a) Working with vulnerable people registration takes 13 days on average.
(b) Depending on the number of applications received at one time, it can take 3-5 working days to process a rideshare driver accreditation and rideshare vehicle licence if the application is complete.
(c) Upgrade of driver licence takes 1 day on average to approve a completed application and notify the client of the outcome.
(d) It takes 1 day on average to approve a completed application and notify the client of the outcome.
(7) The CTP regulator is monitoring other CTP schemes’ approaches to, and progress with ridesharing. This includes NSW, which to date, is the only jurisdiction implementing a usage based CTP insurance system for rideshare and taxi vehicles.
(8) For Driver Accreditation – Public Transport Regulation, Access Canberra maintains a register of accredited rideshare drivers and licensed vehicles. As of 1 November 2016, Transport Booking Services (TBS) with affiliated rideshare services are required to provide quarterly reports on the total number of hirings over a 24 hour period; the percentage of hirings occurring within peak periods; the average fare price; the percentage of fares subject to additional price elements; the average wait time; and the average service feedback rating. To date Uber, is the only TBS providing rideshare services, currently Uber has advised that due to the commercial sensitivity they have not yet supplied data. Officials are working with Uber to resolve this issue.
Data collected is to assist with the Government’s understanding of the operation and performance of the market. This relates to the Government’s commitment to monitor and evaluate its on-demand transport industry reforms over a two year period. The Government’s evaluation during 2017 will include public consultation, such as submissions and surveys of stakeholders and the community.
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