Friday, December 7, 2007

Carrots not Sticks Mr. Wilton

NSW TAXI DRIVERS ASSOCIATION

INCORPORATING BAILEE DRIVERS, OWNER DRIVERS AND LESSEE DRIVERS

Inc.no. 9882558 ABN 98 653 928 763 http://www.hermes.net.au/toursbm1/NSWTDA.htm

PO Box 322, Alexandria NSW 2015

'A Fair Share of a Fair Fare'

President: Geoff Coates Secretary: Ted Hirsch

Mob: 0431 585 944 Ph: 02 9526 1629 Mob: 0432 665 822 Phone: 9810 1136

 

Carrots not Sticks Mr. Wilton

Macquarie Bank's Max Moore-Wilton complains about lack of peak hour taxis (as well as quarantine queues and rail service) at his Sydney Airport (SMH 7 Dec 07 p4).

Neither the Government nor the taxi industry owes Max (the Axe) anything, let alone preferential taxi treatment for Mr. Moore's money making machine. Mr. Moore might do much better with tried and proven private enterprise incentives for taxis to come to his airport.

Taxis are forced to pay a $2.50 toll which they then have to retrieve from Mr. Moore's passengers. Instead, a peak hour incentive payment to taxis for servicing Mr. Moore's passengers might improve his service for airport passengers. Together with improved respect from Mr. Moore's airport 'security' staff and airport Police (ban all Capsicum spray on taxi drivers), improved taxi queuing arrangements and driver facilities, would all lift Macquarie Bank's taxi services for its flying public. Improved taxi services for airport travelers are entirely in Mr. Moore's hands!

Faruque Ahmed

Media Manager NSW TDA

Mobile: 041 091 4118 Email: union_farqueue@yahoo.com.au

Friday, 7 December 2007

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