Accessible taxi drivers#

Accessible taxi drivers#

Restricted Use Slips must be carried by drivers to use in the following circumstances: Restricted Use Slips are used when there is an issue with a TSS smartcard or the smartcard reader. These trips are also eligible for the Lift Payment. If a TSS member requires the use of a wheelchair, the taximeter may be activated only once the passenger has safely entered the vehicle. Taxi drivers need to use the taximeter for all TSS and WAT journeys, whether they are booked or hailed, to ensure they are eligible for payment under the scheme. The TSS continues to provide members with the same services for standard TSS and wheelchair accessible taxis (WATs) journeys, whether they are booked or hailed. The Queensland Government is focused on ensuring appropriate transport support arrangements are in place for NDIS-eligible TSS members and will continue to work with the Commonwealth to address this matter. The Queensland Government has confirmed that eligible National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants can continue to access the TSS until appropriate transport support arrangements are in place, up to 31 October 2022. The Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) provides an affordable and accessible transport option for people with a disability who experience profound difficulties using other modes of public passenger transport. Refusal to provide a wheelchair service.