❓ Mr. Cook asks the Minister for Transport about unmet taxi fare requests and restricted taxi plates in the Perth metro and Kwinana areas. The Minister provides data on unmet requests and details about restricted plates in Rockingham/Kwinana, explaining plate allocation is based on 'Jobs Not Covered' rather than population.
AnsweredQoN 3492Legislative Assembly
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Can the Minister please provide the following data (for each year) for the years from 2006 to August 2010:
(a) statistics of unmet taxi fare requests in the metro area;
(b) unmet taxi fare requests in the Kwinana area;
(c) local area restricted plates currently operating in the Kwinana area;
(d) when these local area restricted plates were issued;
(e) the anticipated population that these local area restricted plates would serve;
(f) the current estimated population that these local area restricted plates serve; and
(g) the average population served by each local area restricted plate?
(a) statistics of unmet taxi fare requests in the metro area;
(b) unmet taxi fare requests in the Kwinana area;
(c) local area restricted plates currently operating in the Kwinana area;
(d) when these local area restricted plates were issued;
(e) the anticipated population that these local area restricted plates would serve;
(f) the current estimated population that these local area restricted plates serve; and
(g) the average population served by each local area restricted plate?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 September 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
Outer Area only 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (Jan to March) Peak period 11.0% 9.2% 7.3% 4.4% 3.9% Off-peak period 5.2% 5.4% 4.6% 2.3% 2.7% (c) There are currently three Restricted Area Taxis operating in the Rockingham/Kwinana area. (d) Restricted Area taxi plates specific to the Rockingham/Kwinana area were released in June 2005 (two plates) and March 2006 (two plates). One has been seized in recent times for non payment of government lease fees. (e)-(g) The number of taxi plates that are released is determined by the level of Jobs Not Covered rather than population. The aim is to enable sufficient numbers of taxis, so that target levels of Jobs Not Covered are achieved or exceeded. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
(d) Restricted Area taxi plates specific to the Rockingham/Kwinana area were released in June 2005 (two plates) and March 2006 (two plates). One has been seized in recent times for non payment of government lease fees. (e)-(g) The number of taxi plates that are released is determined by the level of Jobs Not Covered rather than population. The aim is to enable sufficient numbers of taxis, so that target levels of Jobs Not Covered are achieved or exceeded. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
(d) Restricted Area taxi plates specific to the Rockingham/Kwinana area were released in June 2005 (two plates) and March 2006 (two plates). One has been seized in recent times for non payment of government lease fees. (e)-(g) The number of taxi plates that are released is determined by the level of Jobs Not Covered rather than population. The aim is to enable sufficient numbers of taxis, so that target levels of Jobs Not Covered are achieved or exceeded. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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