Talk:Taxis of Australia

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This article seems very limited in scope - it needs to widen scope to all states - and its messiness is very telling Satu Suro 06:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The 'plate' issue

It seems to me, that it ought to be mentioned somewhere that the ability to operate a taxi depends on owning the taxi 'plate', which is the right to operate the vehicle as a taxi. These are limited in number, perpetual rights, and tradeable, and have a scarcity value of the order of half a million dollars as an investment, which is quite separate from the cost of actually having a suitable car to use the plate. These used to be popular as an investment for tax avoidable purposes as they could not be taxed as easily as land or stock market investments. The 'plate' owners oppose the issuing of more plates, because it would undermine the value of their investment. The high cost of financing the ownership of these plates, or providing a 'return on investment', to their owners, is a major structural impediment to effective performance of the taxi industry. It seems odd to me, that this is not mentioned anywhere.Eregli bob (talk) 09:21, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Capital Territory - advent of UBER competition - 2015

Canberra Times newspaper's Headline - Uber to launch in Canberra; ACT government to cut taxi licence fees and regulate ride-sharing

Main article is such a dog's breakfast, i am leaving this momentous news as a "Talk" post. 49.195.158.107 (talk) 03:04, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]