Last chance to comment on taxi regulations

The closing date for anyone wishing to comment on the recommendations of the review of taxi regulations is this Friday, 28 February.

The Taxi Regulatory Reform – Recommendations, which went out for consultation in December 2013, were compiled following extensive research and an initial consultation with the taxi industry and other interested parties. 

Tristen Dodd, Director of Transport for Transport and Technical Services (TTS), said “We are pleased with the quality and detail of the responses received from the industry, and I would like to encourage anyone with an interest in the subject to respond to the consultation to allow their views to be heard by the Minister.”

Improving customer service

The policy reform proposals focus on improving the service to the customer. The TTS Minister is proposing combining rank taxis and private hire into a single taxi system, with harmonized conditions and fares for customers. Additionally, quality standards are to be improved and the number of taxi licenses allowed to increase over a number of years.

To avoid unnecessary disruption to this important public service and to its customers, these changes would be phased in and regularly reviewed during their introduction to ensure that a positive impact for the travelling public is achieved.

You can get more information, watch the accompanying video, and give your views, on the taxi regulation review on the consultations section.

Copies of the report are also available from the States Greffe Bookshop and from TTS's South Hill offices.

Taxi regulation review (Consultations section)