MEL taxi scam

[Q Class Plebeian]

On guard and keeping the touts at bay .At the carpark crossing at T4.
Mind you may have already walked passed at least 3 touts to get there.

 

[Happy Dude]

SYD has done something about their tout problem as part of a wider blitz on bad behaviour by taxi drivers. It may be paywalled.

Gist is the bloke was given many warnings/chances but persisted in touting whilst being a registered driver for an authorised service.

Interesting take-aways are that it's incredible that touting exists after the taxi deregulation, and it's framed as a safety issue rather than a nuisance one. So MEL may be exposed if they seemingly allow it to continue. Part of their response must be to set up a hotline to report this and other dodgy behaviours, or if one exists, make it better known or easier to use. Like SYD did.

Illegal cabbie fined $32,000 over airport touting, driving unlicensed

 

[jastel]

At first he was registered then was fined for more offences while UNREGISTERED it says...

It is a step worse if he is still doing it while unregistered probably.
I wanna see if he pays the fine...

States control public transport so an offence in one state may not be considered one in another state whose rules/penalties differ.

 

[Q Class Plebeian]

I landed just before 1pm yesterday and just missed my bus.I waited outside T1for 30 minutes with 2 bags in tow and an expectation formed from prior experience of the words, taxi Sir.
But I have to report that I didn't hear them.spoken.