{"id":126057,"date":"2022-03-16T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=126057"},"modified":"2022-03-16T18:21:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:21:03","slug":"hardworking-cabbies-push-to-raise-fares-to-ease-petrol-price-burden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/economy\/hardworking-cabbies-push-to-raise-fares-to-ease-petrol-price-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hardworking\u2019 cabbies push to raise fares to ease petrol price burden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia\u2019s taxi industry is urging state and federal governments to ease pressure on cab drivers paying for soaring petrol prices out of their own pockets by allowing for an increase in regulated cab fares and slashing the fuel excise.<\/p>\n

While ridehailing services such as Uber and Didi have implemented new surcharges to pass on higher fuel costs onto passengers, drivers in the traditional taxi industry have been forced to absorb them because cab fares are based on rates regulated by government agencies that differ in every state.<\/p>\n

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The taxi industry is calling for cab fares to be increased to help drivers cover the rising cost of fuel.<\/span>Credit:<\/span>Ryan Stuart<\/cite><\/p>\n

The NSW Taxi Council and 13cabs owner A2B Australia have told the Sydney Morning Herald<\/i> and The Age<\/i> they are both lobbying NSW and Victorian governments to increase taxi rates, slash the fuel excise, or provide some alternate form of relief for drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our hardworking cabbies that bear the brunt,\u201d said A2B Australia head of public affairs David Samuel. \u201c13cabs is asking state governments across the country to adjust regulated taxi fares to account [for] the sharp increase in fuel prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t pass it onto the consumer like [Uber, DiDi] do.\u201d Unlike ridehailing, taxi services are unable to impose \u2018levies\u2019 because it would raise the price of the service beyond the regulated maximum, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough on [the drivers]. They\u2019re already underpaid in our view. That\u2019s just another additional hit they\u2019ve got to cop off the back of COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n

13cabs has filed a submission into a review of Victorian taxi fares undertaken by the Essential Services Commission calling for the higher petrol costs to be addressed. The review will be completed in September 2022.<\/p>\n

NSW Taxi Council deputy CEO Nick Abrahim echoed Mr Samuel\u2019s sentiments, urging governments to provide some form of relief. \u201cThe NSW taxi industry has not had any fare increase since 2014,\u201d Mr Abrahim said. \u201cIt\u2019s overdue. We have not had any review done for a couple of years now.\u201d <\/p>\n

But governments should not wait for reviews to be completed before acting, he said. \u201cThis is something that needs to happen fairly quickly \u2026 we need to give that support and relief quite urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n

NSW\u2019s transport and roads agency said it acknowledged the industry\u2019s concerns. \u201cTransport for NSW will consider the request from the NSW Taxi Council, including the impact on customers and industry,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Its Victorian counterpart said it was also exploring ways to support the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to look at ways to support industry to ensure we continue delivering a world-class transport network,\u201d said a spokesperson for Victoria\u2019s Department of Transport.<\/p>\n

Ross Raslan, a 58-year-old taxi driver for RSL Cabs based in Sydney, is behind the wheel for about 10 hours a week. But since petrol prices started their upward ascent a few weeks ago, he said he has put in an extra 2-4 hours just to make up the difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard enough as it is,\u201d Mr Raslan said, referring to competition from services such as Uber.<\/p>\n

Mr Raslan owns and drives a hybrid that gets filled up at least three times a week. \u201cMe personally, I\u2019m paying an extra $30 a tank. That\u2019s costing me $90 extra a week. The money is just hard to get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Raslan said most taxi drivers typically make around $200 to $350 a day. But many don\u2019t own their vehicles and pay rental fees of up to $130 a day. \u201cSo the driver has to make $130, then another $40-$50 for the petrol before they even start making their own money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Both Mr Samuel and Mr Abrahim were supportive of a cut in the fuel excise as one measure that could reduce operating costs for taxi drivers. Mr Abrahim said a reduction would \u201cmost definitely\u201d help drivers as the excise was a \u201cmajor cost\u201d of running a taxi.<\/p>\n

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