MEL taxi scam

[AustraliaPoochie]

Dajop, you need to walk to T3/T4 plaza/piazza, or the front door of the airport at T3/T4.
Tho/too... maybe, they see that 8pm is not a viable time slot for them to do their wares.

 

[Q Class Plebeian]

Dajop, you need to walk to T3/T4 plaza/piazza, or the front door of the airport at T3/T4.
Tho/too... maybe, they see that 8pm is not a viable time slot for them to do their wares.

The last few time I have had a late evening flight landing at T3 or 4 I havent seen any touts either. Perhaps there is a compliance blitz on.'

 

[Rembrandt]

The touts are there, standing out like a sore thumb isn't going to benefit them. They just suss out who they can manipulate. They tried it on me as I was dazed and confused after multiple red eyed flights from Europe to Australia. These guys are experts in manipulation.

 

[JIMMYTHEJET]

The touts are there, standing out like a sore thumb isn't going to benefit them. They just suss out who they can manipulate. They tried it on me as I was dazed and confused after multiple red eyed flights from Europe to Australia. These guys are experts in manipulation.

Did u agree

 

[anat0l]

Perhaps there is a compliance blitz on.'

What's a "compliance blitz"? Plain clothes officer sees touts (or gets touted themselves) and tells them to move on, or seizes their vehicle, or actually arrests them?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

You will always see the 2 AFP vans, sitting out there at T3/T4, but you dont see the officers there.
They might be inside the terminal doing their rounds, but I think their duties are public safety inside, and not to chase off the touts.
VicPol also probably wont do anything, as its fed gov property, tho leased out for many years.
STV public transport compliance also probably cant/do much, those touts have no fear, if they gov official comes close, the touts then know who they are, (but grin, heh, the touts probably know who the officers are), (yeah, and what are you going to do)?

 

[Rembrandt]

Did u agree

They key words in my comment were 'They tried it on me'...

 

[Quickstatus]

VicPol also probably wont do anything, as its fed gov property, tho leased out for many years.
STV public transport compliance also probably cant/do much

STV do covert anti tout operations at MEL but per above comments has been largely ineffective.