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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
221HUp-front tipping prohibited for taxis and ridesharing
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221H Up-front tipping prohibited for taxis and ridesharing
(b) accepts an up-front tip for—
(i) a taxi booking; or
(ii) a rideshare booking.
(b) provides a way for—
(i) a taxi driver to accept an up-front tip for a taxi booking
made via the transport booking service; or
(ii) a rideshare driver to accept an up-front tip for a rideshare
booking made via the transport booking service.
(a) is a taxi driver; and
(b) accepts an up-front tip for a taxi booking.
(4) A person commits an offence if the person—
(b) accepts an up-front tip for a rideshare booking.
up-front tip, for a bookable vehicle booking, means an amount—
(a) decided by a prospective passenger; and
(b) paid by the prospective passenger—
(i) to a transport booking service, a bookable vehicle driver or
both; and
(ii) in addition to the fare; and
(iii) for the passenger to be picked up sooner than would
happen in the ordinary course of bookings.