Application Summary. Taxi - Amendment to Licence

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1 Application Summary Taxi - Amendment to Licence Application # Applicant Royal City Taxi Ltd. Trade Name (s) Principals Address Current Licence Royal City Taxi DHILLON, Chamkaur MAGHERA, HArinder SANDHU, Chamkaur GILL, Ravinder RISHI, Satyawant Rai 436 Rousseau Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 3R3 Special Authorization for passenger directed vehicles. PT Licence # (copy attached below) Application Summary Public Explanation Add flip seat authority for accessible taxis More information is provided in the applicant s Public Explanation. (attached below) The applicant seeks the following new terms and conditions of licence. (The applicant may have other terms and conditions on its current licence.) Special Authorization: Page 1 Vehicles: Maximum Fleet Size under Part I: Passenger Directed Vehicle (PDV) Terms & Conditions: Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 54 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 43 may be conventional taxis. All other vehicles are accessible taxis. Specialty Vehicles: The accessible taxis must be operated in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations including Division 10 (motor carriers) and Division 44 (mobility aid accessible taxi standards), as amended from time to time, and in accordance with any other applicable equipment regulations and standards. Vehicle Capacity: Service 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 A driver and not less than 2 and not more than 7 passengers. Service 4 Vehicles can accommodate a driver and not more than 11 passengers.

2 Taxi Identification Code: Service Priority Requirement: On or before June 16, 2014, each vehicle operated by the licensee must have a unique taxi identification code (TIC) affixed to the inside and outside of the vehicles in a manner that complies with applicable rules, specifications and orders of the Passenger Transportation Board. Persons with mobility aids who require an accessible taxi for transportation purposes are priority clients for the dispatch of accessible taxis. The licensee must at all times use a dispatch and reservation system that dispatches accessible taxis on a priority basis to clients who have a need for accessible vehicles. Flip Seat Authorization: Passengers may be seated in moveable flip seats or let down seats that are installed behind the driver in accordance with Division 10.07(5) of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations. Minimum Operating Requirement: Part I: Express Authorizations: Taxi Camera Equipment: 11 accessible vehicles only may be equipped with flip seats. Licensees must ensure that accessible taxi service is available to passengers throughout a 24 hour day in a reasonable manner and that accessible taxi availability is, at a minimum, proportionate to conventional taxi availability. (i) Vehicles must be equipped with a meter that calculates fares on a time and distance basis. (ii) Vehicles may be equipped with a top light. (iii) Vehicles may, from within the originating areas only, pick up passengers who hail or flag the motor vehicle from the street. A digital taxi camera that meets board specifications must be installed and operated in each of the licence holder s vehicles in accordance with applicable rules and orders of the Passenger Transportation Board. Taxi Bill of Rights: a) A Taxi Bill of Rights issued by the Ministry of Transportation ( Taxi Bill of Rights ) must be affixed to an interior rear-seat, side window of each taxicab operated under the licence. b) The Taxi Bill of Rights must at all times be displayed in an upright position with the complete text intact and visible to passengers. c) Licensees may only display a current Taxi Bill of Rights. Eco-Friendly Taxis Any additional conventional taxis approved for this licence on or after June 11, 2007 and for which a passenger transportation identifier is issued, must be operated as `eco-friendly taxis' as defined by Board Policy Guidelines in effect at the time the vehicle is issued a passenger transportation identifier. Service 1: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 1: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Burnaby within 4 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Page 2 Application Summary Passenger Transportation Board

3 Richmond within 2 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Surrey within 2 road kilometres of the south end of the Pattullo Bridge, that portion of southeast Coquitlam known as Fraser Mills, that portion of the City of Coquitlam south of Dewdney Trunk Road and that portion of the District of Delta known as Annacis Island. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point in British Columbia. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the City of New Westminster only if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the City of New Westminster only and the cost of the trip is billed to an active account held by the licence holder that was established before the trip was arranged. Service 2: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 2: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Burnaby within 4 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Richmond within 2 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Surrey within 2 road kilometres of the south end of the Pattullo Bridge, that portion of southeast Coquitlam known as Fraser Mills, that portion of the City of Coquitlam south of Dewdney Trunk Road and that portion of the District of Delta known as Annacis Island. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point beyond the British Columbia/United States border when engaged in an extraprovincial undertaking. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the originating area if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. Service 3: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 3: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from the Vancouver International Airport. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may terminate at any point in British Columbia and beyond the British Columbia/United States border when engaged in an extra-provincial undertaking. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the originating area if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the originating area and the cost of the trip is billed to an active account held by the licence holder that was Page 3 Application Summary Passenger Transportation Board

4 established before the trip was arranged. Service 4: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 4: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point on the CN Rail corridor: From Vancouver to Whistler From Vancouver to Spences Bridge Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point on the CN Rail corridor: From Vancouver to Whistler From Vancouver to Spences Bridge Service Limitation: Service may be provided only to the persons employed or engaged by the Canadian National Railway and only as long as a current written contract exists between the licence holder and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Service 5: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 5: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at the Fraser Surrey Docks. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the originating area. Service Limitation: Service is limited to the transportation of industrial workers engaged in stevedoring. Service 6: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 6. Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from Tannery Road (Sydney Long Shore Hall), Surrey, BC or B Avenue, Delta Port Destination Area: Transportation of passengers must terminate 1430 Franklin Road (Vancouver Long Shore Hall, B Avenue, Delta Port, or Tannery Road (Sydney Long Shore Hall), Surrey BC. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may originate from the destination area when the transportation terminates within the originating area. Service Limitations: Service may only be provided to persons employed or engaged by T.S.I. Terminal Systems Inc. (T.S.I.) or its broker or agent, and only when the licensee has a written transportation agreement with T.S.I. or its broker or agent to provide ongoing transportation services. Page 4 Application Summary Passenger Transportation Board

5 Part II: Contract Authority Terms & Conditions: Vehicles: Maximum Fleet Size under Part II 1 vehicle Vehicle Capacity: A driver and not less than 6 and not more than 11 passengers. Vehicle Limitations: a. The vehicle authorized under this Part may only be used by Royal City Taxi Ltd. as long as there is a valid contract between Royal City Taxi Ltd. and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Services: b. When making application for renewal of its licence, Royal City Taxi Ltd. must submit a letter to the Registrar of Passenger Transportation from Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent stating that its contract with Royal City Taxi Ltd. remains in good standing. c. If, at any time during the term of the licence, the contract between Royal City Taxi Ltd. and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. is terminated, Royal City Taxi Ltd. must return the vehicle identification certificates and identifiers to the Registrar for the three vehicles authorized. Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point on the Canadian National Rail corridor from Vancouver to Kamloops Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point on the Canadian National Rail corridor from Vancouver to Kamloops Service Limitation: Service may be provided only to persons employed or engaged by Canadian National Railway and only as long as a current written contract exists between the licence holder and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Transfer of a licence: This special authorization may not be assigned or transferred except with the approval of the Board pursuant to section 30 of the Passenger Transportation Act. Publication of Application: Deadline for Submissions: December 14, 2016 December 28, 2016 Page 5 Application Summary Passenger Transportation Board

6 SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION BRANCH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LICENCE Passenger Transportation Licence Licence Holder: ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: NEW WESTMINSTER, BC Trade Name(s): Page 1 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag ROYAL CITY TAXI Licence Expires: MARCH 7, 2017 NOTICE TO LICENCE HOLDER 1. A copy of this licence document must be carried on the vehicle and be available at all times for Inspection. 2. The licence cancels all previous licences. The Licence is a special authorization issued pursuant to the Passenger Transportation Act, and in the case of an extra-provincial undertaking pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act, 1987 (Canada), and is authorized to provide the passenger transportation services within the meaning of a special authorization, under the Passenger Transportation Act under the terms and conditions as specified below. Special Authorization: Vehicles: Maximum Fleet Size under Part I: COPY Passenger Directed Vehicle (PDV) Terms & Conditions: Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 54 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 43 may be conventional taxis. All other vehicles are accessible taxis. Specialty Vehicles: The accessible taxis must be operated in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations including Division 10 (motor carriers) and Division 44 (mobility aid accessible taxi standards), as amended from time to time, and in accordance with any other applicable equipment regulations and standards. Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

7 ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: PAGE 2 Vehicle Capacity: Service 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 Taxi Identification Code: Service Priority Requirement: Flip Seat Authorization: Minimum Operating Requirement: Part I: Express Authorizations: Taxi Camera Equipment: Page 2 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag A driver and not less than 2 and not more than 7 passengers. Service 4 Vehicles can accommodate a driver and not more than 11 passengers. On or before June 16, 2014, each vehicle operated by the licensee must have a unique taxi identification code (TIC) affixed to the inside and outside of the vehicles in a manner that complies with applicable rules, specifications and orders of the Passenger Transportation Board. Persons with mobility aids who require an accessible taxi for transportation purposes are priority clients for the dispatch of accessible taxis. The licensee must at all times use a dispatch and reservation system that dispatches accessible taxis on a priority basis to clients who have a need for accessible vehicles. Passengers may be seated in moveable flip seats or let down seats that are installed behind the driver in accordance with Division 10.07(5) of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations. 5 accessible vehicles only may be equipped with flip seats. Licensees must ensure that accessible taxi service is available to passengers throughout a 24 hour day in a reasonable manner and that accessible taxi availability is, at a minimum, proportionate to conventional taxi availability. COPY (i) Vehicles must be equipped with a meter that calculates fares on a time and distance basis. (ii) Vehicles may be equipped with a top light. (iii) Vehicles may, from within the originating areas only, pick up passengers who hail or flag the motor vehicle from the street. A digital taxi camera that meets board specifications must be installed and operated in each of the licence holder s vehicles in accordance with applicable rules and orders of the Passenger Transportation Board. Taxi Bill of Rights: a) A Taxi Bill of Rights issued by the Ministry of Transportation ( Taxi Bill of Rights ) must be affixed to an interior rear-seat, side Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

8 ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: PAGE 3 window of each taxicab operated under the licence. b) The Taxi Bill of Rights must at all times be displayed in an upright position with the complete text intact and visible to passengers. c) Licensees may only display a current Taxi Bill of Rights. Eco-Friendly Taxis Any additional conventional taxis approved for this licence on or after June 11, 2007 and for which a passenger transportation identifier is issued, must be operated as `eco-friendly taxis' as defined by Board Policy Guidelines in effect at the time the vehicle is issued a passenger transportation identifier. Service 1: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 1: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Burnaby within 4 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Richmond within 2 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Surrey within 2 road kilometres of the south end of the Pattullo Bridge, that portion of southeast Coquitlam known as Fraser Mills, that portion of the City of Coquitlam south of Dewdney Trunk Road and that portion of the District of Delta known as Annacis Island. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point in British Columbia. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the City of New Westminster only if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. COPY Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the City of New Westminster only and the cost of the trip is billed to an active account held by the licence holder that was established before the trip was arranged. Service 2: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 2: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Burnaby within 4 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Richmond within 2 road kilometres of the City of New Westminster, that portion of the City of Surrey within 2 road Page 3 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

9 ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: PAGE 4 kilometres of the south end of the Pattullo Bridge, that portion of southeast Coquitlam known as Fraser Mills, that portion of the City of Coquitlam south of Dewdney Trunk Road and that portion of the District of Delta known as Annacis Island. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point beyond the British Columbia/United States border when engaged in an extra-provincial undertaking. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the originating area if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. Service 3: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 3: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from the Vancouver International Airport. Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may terminate at any point in British Columbia and beyond the British Columbia/United States border when engaged in an extra-provincial undertaking. Return Trips: The same passengers may only be returned from where their trip terminates in the destination area to any point in the originating area if the return trip is arranged by the time the originating trip terminates. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the originating area and the cost of the trip is billed to an active account held by the licence holder that was established before the trip was arranged. COPY Service 4: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 4: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point on the CN Rail corridor: From Vancouver to Whistler From Vancouver to Spences Bridge Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point on the CN Rail corridor: From Vancouver to Whistler From Vancouver to Spences Bridge Service Limitation: Service may be provided only to the persons employed or engaged Page 4 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

10 ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: PAGE 5 by the Canadian National Railway and only as long as a current written contract exists between the licence holder and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Service 5: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 5: Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of New Westminster Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at the Fraser Surrey Docks. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may only originate in the destination area if the transportation terminates in the originating area. Service Limitation: Service is limited to the transportation of industrial workers engaged in stevedoring. Service 6: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 6. Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from Tannery Road (Sydney Long Shore Hall), Surrey, BC or B Avenue, Delta Port Destination Area: Transportation of passengers must terminate 1430 Franklin Road (Vancouver Long Shore Hall, B Avenue, Delta Port, or Tannery Road (Sydney Long Shore Hall), Surrey BC. Reverse Trips: Transportation of passengers may originate from the destination area when the transportation terminates within the originating area. Service Limitations: Service may only be provided to persons employed or engaged by T.S.I. Terminal Systems Inc. (T.S.I.) or its broker or agent, and only when the licensee has a written transportation agreement with T.S.I. or its broker or agent to provide ongoing transportation services. COPY Page 5 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

11 ROYAL CITY TAXI LTD. Licence Number: PAGE 6 Part II: Contract Authority Terms & Conditions: Vehicles: Maximum Fleet Size under Part II 1 vehicle Vehicle Capacity: A driver and not less than 6 and not more than 11 passengers. Vehicle Limitations: a. The vehicle authorized under this Part may only be used by Royal City Taxi Ltd. as long as there is a valid contract between Royal City Taxi Ltd. and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Services: b. When making application for renewal of its licence, Royal City Taxi Ltd. must submit a letter to the Registrar of Passenger Transportation from Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent stating that its contract with Royal City Taxi Ltd. remains in good standing.. c. If, at any time during the term of the licence, the contract between Royal City Taxi Ltd. and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. is terminated, Royal City Taxi Ltd. must return the vehicle identification certificates and identifiers to the Registrar for the three vehicles authorized. COPY Originating Area: Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point on the Canadian National Rail corridor from Vancouver to Kamloops Destination Area: Transportation of passengers may only terminate at any point on the Canadian National Rail corridor from Vancouver to Kamloops Service Limitation: Service may be provided only to persons employed or engaged by Canadian National Railway and only as long as a current written contract exists between the licence holder and Canadian National Railway or its broker or agent. Transfer of a licence: This special authorization may not be assigned or transferred except with the approval of the Board pursuant to section 30 of the Passenger Transportation Act. Page 6 of 6 COL\704\70450_COL /djp/mag Issued at Coquitlam, British Columbia Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch Date: February 24, 2016

12 Public Explanation of Passenger Directed Vehicle (PDV) Application PT Board Form 6 About this Form: This form is required when you making an application for a new or amended licence or to add vehicles to your fleet.. This form is not required for a rate change application. Information on this form will be published as part of your application summary. Please answer each question in one or two sentences. 1. Why are you making this application? (Tell us if there is anything unique about your application. For example, is it a specialty service? Is there a target market? Etc.) Due to an increasing number of requests from customers that have a party of 5 to 6 passengers, Royal City Taxi is requesting that we have an increase from 5 to 11 vehicles that are licensed by the PTB for flip seats. There are several reasons why RCT needs flip seats for all its accessible vehicles. Over the past two years, requests for 5 and 6 passenger vehicles has increased substantially. There are many occasions where customers are requesting a vehicle that can accommodate a larger family unit that has a family member in a wheelchair or scooter. A notable emerging market trend is students traveling in groups to events for safety reasons. 2. How will your application affect transportation services in your community? Generally such requests result in lengthy waits due to the small percentage of our fleet which can fulfill these requests. Granting of flip seats for all of our accessible taxis offers the public enhanced options, both at the airport and in town. This form has been prepared by the applicant for public information. Name of Applicant: Royal City Taxi Ltd. PT Board Form 6 March 31, 2016