Taxi & hire vehicle infringements

This page provides a link to more information about payment plans and the internal review list for those who have been issued an infringement notice. It also lists the 30 most frequently-issued taxi infringement notices for 2007-08 and the associated fines at the time.

Information on this page

• Payment plans & the internal review process
• 30 most frequent fines
• More information

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Payment plans & the internal review process

If you have been issued an infringement notice by the Victorian Taxi Directorate and would like further information in relation to:

• payment plans
• the internal review process

see Fines: Fairer and Firmer.

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30 most frequent fines

In August 2006, the Victorian Taxi Directorate (VTD) funded a survey of 1,072 taxi drivers. In the survey, taxi drivers said they wanted more information on fines associated with taxi infringement notices.

The list below shows the most common fines issued by the VTD and their associated penalty. Fine amounts increase annually in accordance with the indexation of Penalty Units under the Monetary Units Act 2004. For a full list of current fines, see Automatic indexation of fees and penalties. The amounts below are effective as at 1 July 2009.

The offence descriptions are a summary of the offence only and are not intended to represent all of the elements required to prove each offence.

Fines are not negotiable.

Code	Summary of infringement	Fine
2409	Failing to wear a uniform	$58
2568	Failure of the holder of a taxi driver accreditation to display their driver photo card in a position approved by the Director for the type of vehicle being driven	$117
0726	Leaving a vehicle unattended in a taxi zone	$70
2143	Using an unsafe vehicle (other than a large vehicle), or using a vehicle (other than a large vehicle) that has been modified or does not comply with the regulations or standards for registration	$193
2623	Operator of a taxi operating without a safety camera	$234
2480	Operating outside the licence conditions	$117
0793	Stopping in a no stopping area	$117
2408	Driver failing to stay with a taxi in a zone other than a meal zone or on a highway other than a taxi zone	$58
2403	Failing to take a passenger	$117
2427	Unauthorised charging of a fare or additional charges	$117
2565	Failure of the holder of a taxi driver accreditation to carry the certificate of accreditation while driving in circumstances in which he or she is required to carry it under Division 6, part VI of Transport Act 1983	$117
2078	Using a handheld mobile phone while driving	$234
2501	Failing to obey a turn prohibition or requirement sign or marking	$123
2636	Failing to use the electronic payment facility where installed and operational	$117
2101	Failing to obey traffic lights	$234
0729	Double parking	$70
2412	Smoking in a taxi	$175
2624	Driver of a taxi operating without a safety camera	$234
0803	Stopping in a parking area for people with a disability	$117
2108	Failing to produce a licence, learner permit or other document on request or within 7 days	$70
2125	Owning or using an unregistered motor vehicle that has two axles (other than a motorcycle)	$584
2422	Attempting to use or gain access to a fully occupied taxi zone	$58
2556	Driving a commercial passenger vehicle without accreditation unless the vehicle is driven in accordance with section 165(2) or (4) of the Transport Act 1983	$584
0805	Stopping in an intersection	$117
1909	Exceeding the speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by less than 10 kilometres an hour	$146
2071	Failing to have headlights, tail lights and number plates lights on at night or in hazardous weather conditions	$158
2404	Failing to fulfil a hiring	$117
2425	Failing to accept a hiring	$58
1911	Exceeding the speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 15 to 25 kilometres an hour	$234
2061	Perform an unsafe U-turn	$193

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More information

For more information, see Fines: Fairer and Firmer.