Question – taxi regulator denies VicPol access to evidence
I asked the Minister for Public Transport if was the taxi regulators role to dictate when Victoria Police are able access evidence for their inquiries following two instances in Wodonga where police have been refused footage following alleged incidents.
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE INDUSTRY AMENDMENT BILL 2019 – second reading speech
View and read the transcript of Rods second reading speech to the Legislative Council for the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Amendment Bill 2019 to reintroduce the offence of touting in Victoria. This bill will be debated on November 13, 2019.
Tell your MP to stop touting
I am encouraging members of the taxi industry and the public to urge Labor Government Ministers and legislative council members to vote in favour of my private members bill to put a stop to the dangerous practice of touting in Victoria.
Single safety test needed for taxi and rideshare vehicles
Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton has asked the Minister for Public Transport to implement a single annual safety inspection standard for commercial passenger vehicles.
ADJOURNMENT – Redbook Inspections
The commercial passenger vehicle industry knows that the RedBook inspection makes a mockery of VicRoads’s roadworthy standards. So I ask the minister to take immediate action and stop the regulator undermining the government’s road safety initiatives and VicRoads’ standards on licensed roadworthiness certificates.
Safety must be a priority: Barton says stop touting now
Touting and unaccredited drivers in the commercial passenger vehicle industry are ticking time bombs that must be stopped says Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton.
SkyNews – $1 levy, safety and touting
Rod chats with Chris Kenny at Sky News Australia about the $1 Levy on taxi and rideshare, safety and his private members bill to stop touting.
Motorcycle trial extends to Eastern Freeway
Last month we wrote to Roads Minister Jaala Pulford asking that the successful motorcycles in bus lanes trial be extended to bus lanes on the Eastern Freeway. We are very pleased to hear that this trial will start today and will include sections of the Eastern Freeway and extend into Victoria Parade.
QUESTION: RedBook testing for commercial passenger vehicles
I asked the minister to set a safety standard for all proper roadworthy certificates issued by licensed vehicle testers for commercial passenger vehicles operating in Victoria?
Touting offences back on the table
Penalties for touting are back on table following a huge increase in complaints about drivers approaching people at Melbourne Airport, major events and on Melbourne’s city streets. Industry stakeholders will be consulted on options for managing touting, including reintroducing touting offences after Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton campaigned the government to fix the problem.