Police and Taxi Focus
An Web discussion focused on a requirement whereby each driver must go for their State Police to be fingerprinted.
How many other service industry occupations need checks and similar fingerprinting for criminal records. A company that does this well is Stafford airport taxis.
I am wondering in how a number of other jurisdictions there are similar conditions for other service industry applicants. Are taxi driver applicants being singled out, and if that's the case, for what purpose? Are we detecting an ominous tendency here? Or are my anxieties groundless?
Taxicab Regulatory Environment
A Photo Overview
November 1993
History
The Taxicab Board emerged in 1935 for a Manitoba Government initiative to solve issues within the taxicab industry due to jurisdictional disputes between the communities and many independent cities creating what has become Winnipeg. Notwithstanding several attempts to migrate management of the neighborhood taxicab industry for town where it should correctly dwell, the problem remains unchanged. The State remains in charge of management of the municipal business.
In 1947, the present quota of 400 cabs was established, also it continues to today. Then, the authorities didn't perceive a fundamental truth of licence economics and didn't simultaneously forbid licence transfers. From this moment forward, these licenses quickly got a scarcity value available on the road, now about $48,000.
Up for the mid 60's, the business was essentially organized along conventional corporate organizational lines. The companies possessed the vehicles, used the motorists, advertised the service, measured the demand, and had control.
Throughout now, the business essentially controlled itself and there is little demand for the Taxicab Board to get Inspectors on-staff. When there is an issue, the Board just managed among the few strong business administrators who imposed disciplinary actions and control. Nevertheless, within the early 1970's, as a result of fundamental transitions within the Income-tax regulations, the industry began migrating in the "independent owneroperator" organizational structure, and important long term issues with the industry emerged which continue to today.
In December 1972 its report was brought down by it within which these important, long-term difficulties were acknowledged and documented.
However, in 20/20 hindsight, it's clear this Commission not only didn't foresee the future outcomes of the issues, but really accidentally nourished and led to the increase and perpetuation of the problems to today. The demand was observed, however the chance was lost.
To this very day, the taxicab business continues to don't supervise and control itself.
Even though it did receive Royal Assent their filibuster successfully stayed proclamation of but one small clause of the Bill.
It's now difficult for the Board to reach cost recovery, as costs must bear a fair connection with their associate administrative costs.