Taxi and limousine
- What is a taxi service?
- What is a taxi service licence?
- Taxi safety initiatives
- What is a limousine service?
- What is a limousine service licence?
- Fact sheets.
A taxi service is a demand-responsive passenger service in a vehicle of no more than 11 seats (excluding the driver) and supported by electronic communication through a radio network. A taxi service can be hailed by members of the public and may stand for hire on a road.
What is a taxi service licence?
A taxi service licence authorises the holder to provide a taxi service in a specific area subject to certain conditions.
A taxi service licence may be leased, sold or otherwise transferred, but only to an appropriately accredited operator.
Other taxi-related information:
- services
- service area maps
- taxi subsidy scheme
- taxi security camera
- taxi service licences (PDF**, 60KB).
Taxi safety initiatives
Taxi services have been improved to assist passengers to get home from busy entertainment and nightclub precincts. Late night travel is now safer due to:
- secure taxi ranks—staffed by experienced taxi rank marshals and security guards
- the NightLink FlatFare taxi service—offered from four secure taxi ranks, providing a new way to get home from Brisbane's central business district (CBD) and Fortitude Valley precincts late on Friday and Saturday nights.
A limousine service is an unscheduled public passenger service by a luxury motor vehicle where the fare is decided before the journey begins.
What is a limousine service licence?
A limousine service licence authorises the holder to provide a limousine service in a specific area subject to certain conditions.
A limousine service licence may be leased, sold or otherwise transferred, but only to an appropriately accredited operator.
Limousine-related information:
We produce a number of information bulletins and fact sheets describing our services. Relevant taxi and limousine fact sheets will be updated once available.
- operator accreditations
- driver authorisation
- leasing taxi and limousine service licences (PDF**, 33KB)
- taxi and limousine service licence transfer requirements (PDF**, 54KB)
- taxi and limousine industry development package (PDF**, 101KB)
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Last updated 01 September 2008
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