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$3k fines for taxi drivers who refuse subsidy for passengers with disabilities
By Declan Bowring

The NSW government is closing a "loophole" that allowed taxi drivers to refuse to accept a travel subsidy for passengers with a disability.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/new-fines-for-taxis-refusing-disabled-passenger-subsidy-cards/106468978

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$3k fines for taxi drivers who refuse subsidy for passengers with disabilities

The NSW government is closing a "loophole" that allowed taxi drivers to refuse to accept a travel subsidy for passengers with a disability. 

Dale ReardonOct 15
'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/taxi-loophole-leaving-passengers-living-with-disability-behind/105884204 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #Disability
'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb

Taxi passengers living with a disability say they are unable to use subsidised transport because of a loophole in regulations.

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Dale ReardonOct 13
Independence 'chipped away' by Uber driver refusals, guide dog handler says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/guide-dog-handlers-call-for-harsher-penalties-for-uber-refusals/105754360 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #TransportIndustry #DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #Disability #Discrimination
Uber drivers refusing rides due to guide dog, handler says

Sarah Maculans says she was refused rides by four Uber drivers within a week due to her guide dog, Sunny.

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Iain MacLean (he/him)Sep 24, 2024

This is a real shame. I would hate to see WCT lose out to Uber, if this is one of the things behind this difficulty.
#economy #TaxisandRideSharingServices #Taxis #WellingtonCombinedTaxis

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ABC News: 'No you can't get in': Jaci has been left in tears by Sydney drivers refusing to take her guide dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/nsw-fine-hike-taxi-rideshare-refusing-passengers-guide-dogs/103806850 #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TaxisandRideSharingServices #GovernmentandPolitics I have had this myself unfortunately: #TransportIndustry #Disabilities #Disability #Discrimination
Taxi, rideshare drivers in NSW who refuse passengers with guide dogs could be fined up to $3,300

Jaci Armstrong and her guide dog, Bess, often use rideshare apps and taxis to get around, but it's never simple. The NSW government hopes a massive increase to the fines for refusing service will end the discrimination. 

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'Cancel culture': Uber to penalise drivers with high cancellation rates https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-03/qld-uber-booking-drivers-cancel-cancellation-rates-taxis/101723734 #news #TaxisandRideSharingServices #TransportIndustry #PublicTransport #GigEconomy
Uber drivers with high cancellation rates threatened with deactivation, loss of incentives

Uber is threatening to boot drivers with high cancellation rates, with some topping 65 per cent, and from Monday those who knock-back more than a quarter of trips will no longer be eligible for incentives.

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