Financial Support for Taxis and Commercial Passenger Vehicles
The Government asked me, a non-government member to be part of a CPV Advisory Panel to advise Minister on measures to assist the CPV industry through this difficult time. The Panel made a number of recommendations, costing $22 million and it has been accepted.
QWN – Long waits for wheelchair taxis
This week I asked the Minister for Public Transport why there are waits of up to an hour and a half for wheelchair taxi services when we have almost 1000 vehicles registered for the multi purpose taxi program in Victoria.
Wheelchair taxi services struggle in regions
Regional taxi companies are struggling to expand wheelchair taxi fleets because setup subsidies only apply if they are replacing existing vehicles.
Wheelchair-accessible passenger vehicles
My question today is for Minister Pulford, representing the Minister for Public Transport. I ask the minister to please clarify the government’s commitment to provide better wheelchair access transport to the disabled in regional Victoria.