This parliamentary question seeks data on taxi and on-demand transport licenses in WA, including the number held, withdrawn (non-renewed), and transferred since April 2017. The answer provides a snapshot of license numbers as of August 2017 and some transfer data.

AnsweredQoN 2084Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 September 2017
Portfolio
Transport; Planning; Lands

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For each category of Taxi license and on demand transport license for 2015, 2016 and to 31 August 2017: (a) how many licenses are currently held; (b) how many licenses have been withdrawn; and (c) how many licenses have transferred ownership since 1 April 2017?

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Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
7 days
(a)
Omnibus
As at 31 August 2017: Charter Vehicle: 9,270; Regular Passenger Transport:1,844.
Total Operational Taxi Plates (leased and owned)
As at 31 August 2017: Conventional – Metro: 1,487; Conventional - Country: 290; Peak Period - Metro: 252; Peak Period - Country: 14; Area Restricted – Metro: 58; Multi-Purpose Taxi – Metro: 108; Multi-Purpose Taxi – Country: 38; Purpose Built Taxi – Metro: 100.
(b) Licenses are not technically withdrawn, people choose not to renew them.
(c) Six metropolitan conventional owned licences and eight country taxi-car licences.

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