Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Taxi-Cabs) Regulations 2005 - SECT 38

Taxi zones

38. Taxi zones



(1) If the purpose of a taxi zone or any other area set aside for the storage
or holding of taxi-cabs is designated by signs or markings, the driver of a
taxi-cab must only use the zone or area for that purpose.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) The driver of a taxi-cab must not attempt to use, or to gain access to, a
taxi zone that is fully occupied.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) The driver of a taxi-cab who is using or attempting to use a taxi zone or
another area set aside for the storage or holding of taxi-cabs must do so in
the order in which the driver arrived at the zone or storage or holding area
in relation to other taxi-cabs using or attempting to use the zone or the
storage or holding area.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(4) The driver of a taxi-cab which is in a taxi zone or storage or holding
area must move the taxi-cab forward to occupy the position immediately in
front when that position becomes empty.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(5) Unless subregulation (7) applies, the driver of a taxi-cab which is first
in line at a taxi zone is entitled to have that taxi-cab hired before any
other taxi-cab in the taxi zone.

(6) A passenger may choose any taxi-cab in a taxi zone without having to
choose the first taxi-cab in line.

(7) If a passenger chooses a taxi-cab in a taxi zone other than the first
taxi-cab in line, the driver of the taxi-cab chosen by the passenger must
accept the hiring.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.





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