Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Taxi-Cabs) Regulations 2005 - SECT 39

Fares and additional charges

39. Fares and additional charges



(1) The driver of a taxi-cab must not make a charge for the hiring of a
taxi-cab for that part of a journey which is delayed to allow the taxi-cab to
be refuelled or repaired.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) Unless these Regulations allow, the driver of a taxi-cab must not charge
or ask for payment of a fare or additional charges which are more than the
amounts allowed in any condition of the licence under which the taxi-cab is
operated.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the operator or the driver of a taxi-cab may
agree with the hirer of the taxi-cab to charge a fee in addition to the fare
and additional charges permitted by any condition of the licence under which
the taxi-cab is operated if payment of the fare and additional charges are to
be made at a time other than immediately after the termination of the hiring.

(4) If an agreement under subregulation (3) is made after the start of the
hiring, the fee may only be charged if a suitable notice is displayed-

   (a)  advising that the fee will be charged in the relevant circumstances;
        and

   (b)  specifying either the amount of the fee or how the fee is to be
        calculated.

(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4)-

suitable notice means a notice-

   (a)  approved by the licensing authority; and

   (b)  displayed in the taxi-cab so as to be clearly visible at all times.