Looking For A Taxi?

IF ILLEGAL taxis are dangerous- as police, the Victorian Taxi Directorate and industry operators warn - why are people so willing to use them? Because they're there - when, all too often, licensed cabs are not. More than a decade after Jeff Kennett began something of a personal crusade for better taxi services, there are still problems. The complaints that a parliamentary committee reported to the premier in 1993 can still be heard: it's hard to find a taxi during major events, in peak times or ...

Illegal Taxis First Cabs Off The Rank At Major Sports Events

A FLEET of illegal taxis is operating around Melbourne, targeting special events such as the Grand Prix and Boxing Day cricket Test.

Bashed Cabbie Calls For Safety Screens

VICTORIAN cabs will not be fitted with mandatory safety screens but taxi owners can apply to have them installed as another attack on a Melbourne taxi driver yesterday raises concerns about driver protection.