Public and vehicles for hire stakeholders asked to weigh in on safety and accessibility

Released: September 14, 2018 at 9:01 a.m.

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is asking the public and vehicles for hire stakeholders to provide input on the development of safety and accessibility programs, which would be funded through surcharges.

Stakeholders and the public are asked to take the time to complete the online survey to provide input on consideration for future recommendations to Council on the regulation of Vehicles for Hire and the application of revenue from the accessibility and driver safety surcharges. Survey input will be accepted from September 14 to October 7, 2018.

Accessibility surcharge details:

  • An accessibility surcharge of $0.07 per trip is a fee charged to both personal transportation provider dispatchers and to taxi dispatchers.
  • The Accessibility Surcharge is applicable to a licensed dispatcher if less than 10% of a dispatcher’s fleet is comprised of accessible (wheelchair roll-on) vehicles demonstrated to be in operation each month (in order to qualify, an accessible vehicle must provide accessible service at least one day per week).
  • All revenue from the accessibility surcharge will be used to support a program to improve accessible service within the vehicle for hire industry. The program recommendations will be developed through collecting input from industry stakeholders, the vehicle for hire advisory committee, the general public, and by conducting research to determine best practices and the types of accessibility measures that may be most effective.

Safety surcharge details:

  • A driver safety surcharge of $0.03 per trip is applied to personal transportation providers (vehicles for hire that are not taxis).
  • All revenue raised from this surcharge will be used to support a program to promote safety and security in the vehicle for hire industry.
  • The safety and security program recommendations will be developed through collecting input from industry stakeholders, the vehicle for hire advisory committee, the general public, and by conducting research to determine best practices and the types of safety and security measures that may be most effective.

Consideration of measures for both programs will depend on a number of factors, including stakeholder input, cost, available funds from the surcharge, and feasibility of implementation.

For more information, please visit winnipeg.ca/vehiclesforhire.

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