No actual cap; nothing for driver wages; nothing for congestion or emissions reduction
What was the point of the VFH report?
Toronto’s long-awaited Vehicle for Hire report was released today, along with a second report titled “Analysis of Driver Wages in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry.”
Unfortunately, it appears that the reports were generated in two completely separate universes, as the fact that rideshare drivers are averaging less than $6 per hour after expenses had no impact on staff’s recommendation that 80,429 vehicles be licensed, along with an UNLIMITED NUMBER of fully electric rideshares. So despite the Toronto Star’s headline that a cap has been recommended, so long as an unlimited number of EVs can be on the road, there is no cap.
Hard news items on several aspects of the report will follow in the hours ahead, however, as Taxi News continues to research and speak to industry members on a minute-to-minute basis, I’m sharing with you the “cheat sheet” I created for my own use.
Stay tuned.
| Cap – yes or no? | 80,429 rideshare (EXCLUDING EVs) |
| Cap – reasonable or unreasonable? | Unreasonable |
| Cap – specific number | 80,429 rideshare 5,472 Taxis |
| Vehicle age | 10 years for Accessible |
| Vehicle: Gas, Hybrid, EV | EVs mandated 2030 |
| Accessible: subsidy or no? | Yes 55,000 |
| Accessible subsidy: amount substantial or token? | Substantial |
| Insurance – same or change? | No mention |
| Rates: same or different? | No mention |
| Rates: transparent to drivers/public or not? | No mention |
| Rates: City-set or Algorithmic | No mention |
| Licenses: issued by City or Corporation? | No mention |
| Licenses: Corporation-specific or transferrable? | No mention |
