The purpose of this meeting, is to advise attendees, of ongoing discussions with Government, in regard to the buyback proposal.
Agenda;
– Awareness of Minister’s Announcement re; Buyback.
– Taxi plates owner’s options as per Buyback Proposal.
– TOLD action & updates re; Buyback & Formula used by Gov re; $ figures.
– TOLD discussions with 3rd Parties re, Professional advice & Legal (if any) representation & or Consultation.
– What best way to “Lobby” the appropriate people, regarding our Goal. (re-assessment & increase the Floor price of the Buyback & to make the $ figure, a fair & reasonable).
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We cannot stress enough, that if you seek any technical answers to questions you may have, regarding Buyback package,please visit the DOT office . We cannot & will NOT give advice where both Gov & DOT are obliged to.
The Directors
1. Peter Martin
2. Zoran Jankulovski
3. Satinder Samra
4. A.Tsirigotis (TOLD spokesperson)
Please make an effort and contact all the private plates owners you know. Make them aware of this crucial meeting which can decide the future of the industry.
Date 17 December 2017
Time 4pm. sharp
Place “The RISE” 28 Eight Ave.Maylands
Who is to attend private plates owners ONLY
Cost = $10 only applicable to the people who did not pay at the previous meeting
Ps. Micro Business Party is in a process of sending letters (below) to all members of the WA Parliament in support of our issue.
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Dear Sir/Madam
As a Member of Parliament, you are aware of your principal duty, which is to write laws which affect the Western Australian public. The law is the foundation of having a cohesive and functioning society.
Members of the taxi industry suffered incredible losses both financially and emotionally when UBER were given the green light to operate in this state and from day one, operating outside of the law. They assumed (correctly) that there would be no price to pay for flouting the laws which you as a Member of Parliament created.
In any situation where the Laws are broken, someone pays the price and that price was paid by the hundreds of taxi plate owners who in good faith paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for taxi plates which were sold by the government or bought privately “knowing” that their commitment would be backed up by the most important institution in this state, the Government of Western Australia.
The result of UBER’s decision to come to Western Australia is many faceted.
Firstly, they have assumed that they would suffer no legal penalty for operating illegally in the taxi industry.
Secondly, the $120,000,000 pa that UBER collect in this state is taken offshore, to Amsterdam for processing. The gap between what leaves this state and what is returned to the “UBER “partners” is lost to the local economy.
Thirdly this state’s finances take a blow due to the fact that $20,000,000 in annual fees and charges that the legal taxi industry pays, are put in jeopardy because of the industry’s inability to operate viably.
The Micro Business Party would like to ask you the following two questions.
1. Do you support fair compensation (buyback)to taxi plate owners?
2. If you do support compensation, what do you think a fair level of compensation is? (Given that the taxi plates were valued at $295,000 at the time of UBER’s decision to operate illegally in Western Australia)
John Golawski
MBP President
