Fed: Federal MP's outburst prompts warning to Canberra Cabs

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2006
Fed: Federal MP's outburst prompts warning to Canberra Cabs

CANBERRA, Aug 17 AAP - Canberra's main taxi network could be stripped of its licence
unless it fixes its booking system which has been lambasted in federal parliament.

Labor MP Craig Emerson labelled Canberra Cabs' service "a joke" in parliament this week.

Dr Emerson said Parliament House was not recognised on the new voice activated booking
system, making it almost impossible to catch a cab from the most influential landmark
in the nation.

ACT Transport Minister John Hargreaves has now given Canberra Cabs until mid-November
to fix up the booking system.

If the system is not working properly by then, the company will face formal reprimands,
fines or at the most extreme level, its accreditation could be removed.

A spokeswoman for Dr Emerson welcomed the ACT government's action.

"See what 90 seconds can do," she said.

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