by admin | Jan 19, 2021 | Media Releases, News
CPVV Partners With Uber to Deliver the MPTP… Have They Learned Nothing? Rod Barton MP condemns the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) for partnering with Uber to deliver the Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP). The MPTP assists with the travels needs of...
by admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Advocacy, News, Parliament
Today, Member for Eastern Metropolitan and the leader of the Transport Matters Party, Rod Barton moved that the house recognise that perpetual taxi licences were valuable items of property and asked that the Andrews Labour Government properly compensate the industry....
by admin | Nov 13, 2020 | News, Parliament
This week, Rod asked the Premier about the treatment of Essential Transport Workers. Thursday 12th November 2020 Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (12:42): My constituency question is for the Premier. Taxi fares in Victoria have not increased since 2014, and there have...
by admin | Oct 30, 2020 | Media Releases, News
The taxi and hire car industry had been knocked down before this pandemic even started. Rod Barton is concerned that COVID-19 will be the nail in the coffin for many of them struggling to survive. The government’s lack of support for non-employing sole traders has let...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Advocacy, News, Parliament
Today in Parliament, Rod asked Minister Pulford, representing the Minister for Transport, Ben Carroll what the CPVV’s plan is to relaunch the taxi and hire car industry as we come out of these restrictions? See speech below Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (12:01): My...
