Queensland cabbies are calling for the state government to impose a one-year moratorium on new for-hire vehicle licences, in a bid to stop the glut of rideshare services pushing taxi’s out of business.  

With the rise of services like Uber seeing the value of a QLD taxi licence collapse by 77% since 2012, calls for government to intervene and compensate have been ramping up for sometime.

 “It’s appalling,” says QLD Taxi Council chief executive, Blair Davies.

“We’ve got mum and dad investors who brought a licence, believing they’d be backed by government. They’ve found those assets have been destroyed, by decisions of the government

“But in New York, they’ve realised the number of Uber’s on the road has exploded. They’ve reached saturation point.

“So the council has done the sensible thing when you’re over-saturated. You hit the pause button and you don’t issue anymore.”

“ QLD should do the same. Take back Brisbane streets. Because there is no restraint on those vehicles. They’re coming onto the road all the time.”

Queensland cabbies are calling for the state government to impose a one-year moratorium on new for-hire vehicle licences, in a bid to stop the glut of rideshare services pushing taxi&rsquo;s out of business.&nbsp;&nbsp;
With the rise of services like Uber seeing the value of a QLD taxi licence collapse by 77% since 2012, calls for government to intervene and compensate have been ramping up for sometime.
&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s appalling,&rdquo; says QLD Taxi Council chief executive, Blair Davies.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got mum and dad investors who brought a licence, believing they&rsquo;d be backed by government. They&rsquo;ve found those assets have been destroyed, by decisions of the government
&ldquo;But in New York, they&rsquo;ve realised the number of Uber&rsquo;s on the road has exploded. They&rsquo;ve reached saturation point.
&ldquo;So the council has done the sensible thing when you&rsquo;re&nbsp;over-saturated. You hit the pause button and you don&rsquo;t issue anymore.&rdquo;
&ldquo; QLD should do the same. Take back Brisbane streets. Because there is no restraint on those vehicles. They&rsquo;re coming onto the road all the time.&rdquo;

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