SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION Licence Holder: Trade Name(s): PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION BRANCH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LICENCE Passenger Transportation Licence NEWTON WHALLEY HI WAY TAXI LTD. SURREY, BC NEWTON WHALLEY HI WAY TAXI Licence Expires: FEBRUARY 17, 2015 NOTICE TO LICENCE HOLDER Licence Number: 70974 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 Passenger Directed Vehicle (PDV) Authorization Terms & Conditions: Vehicles: Maximum 1. At any time 63 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 52 may be Fleet Size: conventional taxis. All other 2. YVR Contract - The licensee may operate up to an additional 7 vehicles under service 3, if the Vancouver International Airport Authority (VIAA) has approved airport licences for 16 or more vehicles in fleet of the licensee. The maximum number of additional vehicles decreases on a sliding scale as follows: Page 1 of 6
PAGE 2 Specialty Vehicles: Total airport licenses approved by the VIAA (or its agent) Additional Vehicles Maximum Fleet Size 16 7 70 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 59 may be conventional taxis. All other 15 6 69 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 58 may be conventional taxis. All other 14 5 68 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 57 may be conventional taxis. All other 13 4 67 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 56 may be conventional taxis. All other 12 3 66 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 55 may be conventional taxis. All other 11 2 65 motor vehicles of which a maximum of 54 may be conventional taxis. All other 10 1 64 motor vehicles of which 53 may be conventional taxis. All other vehicles are accessible taxis. a. When making application for renewal of its licence, Newton Whalley HiWay Taxi Ltd. must submit a letter to the Registrar of Passenger Transportation from Ground Transportation, Vancouver International Airport Authority, stating that its contract with Newton Whalley HiWay Taxi Ltd. remains in good standing. b. The letter referred to in (a) must confirm the number of airport licences approved for Newton Whalley HiWay Taxi Ltd. c. The Registrar may issue appropriate number of identifiers based on the standards. sliding scale above. 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 Page 2 of 6
PAGE 3 Vehicle A driver and not less than 2 and not more than 7 passengers. Capacity: Services Service 1: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 1: Originating Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City of Surrey, District of Delta and City of White Rock. Destination 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 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 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. Service 2: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 2: Originating Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point in the City Destination of New Westminster and City of Langley. Transportation of passengers must terminate at a hospital located in the City of New Westminster or the Township of Langley, or at any point in British Columbia. Service Service is limited to the transportation of passengers who require the use Limitation: of a wheelchair equipped vehicle. Service 3: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 3: Originating Transportation of passengers may only originate at the Vancouver International Airport. Destination Transportation of passengers may terminate at any point in British Columbia and beyond the British Columbia/United States border when Return Trips: Reverse Trips: engaged in an extra-provincial undertaking. The same passengers may 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. Transportation of passengers may 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. Page 3 of 6
PAGE 4 Service 4: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 4: Originating Transportation of passengers may only originate from any point on the Canadian National Railway Company rail line: along Highway 99 north to Britannia Beach in the Greater Vancouver Regional District north of the Fraser River and west of the Pitt River in the Greater Vancouver Regional District south of the Fraser River and west of and including the City of Surrey Destination Transportation of passengers must terminate at any point on the Canadian National Railway Company rail line: along Highway 99 north to Britannia Beach in the Greater Vancouver Regional District north of the Fraser River and west of the Pitt River in the Greater Vancouver Regional District south of the Fraser River and west of and including the City of Surrey Service Service may be provided only to persons employed or engaged by the Limitation: Canadian National Railway Company and only as long as a current written contract exists between the licence holder and the Canadian National Railway Company or its broker or agent. Service 5: The following terms and conditions apply to Service 5: Peak Period Originating Destination Vehicle Identification Weekend Taxis Transportation of passengers may originate from the Downtown Vancouver Entertainment District, i.e. the area that is bounded by the west property line of Main Street from Burrard Inlet to National Avenue; the projection westward of the north property line of National Avenue from Main Street to False Creek; the north shoreline of False Creek from National Avenue to the extension southward of the west property line of Burrard Street; the west property line of Burrard Street from False Creek to Robson Street, the south property line of Robson Street from Burrard Street to Denman Street, the west property line of Denman Street from Robson Street to Georgia Street; the south property line of Georgia Street from Denman Street to Chilco Street, the east property line of Chilco Street and its extension north from Georgia Street to Burrard Inlet; Burrard Inlet from Chilco Street to Main Street. (See attached map.) Transportation of passengers may terminate at any point in British Columbia. Any vehicle operating under this Service must have a yellow weekend plate securely fastened in a conspicuous place at the front of the commercial vehicle and in a horizontal position. Page 4 of 6
PAGE 5 Maximum number Vehicles Maximum Operating Requirement: Other Flip Seat Authorization: Service Priority Limitation: Minimum Operating Requirement: Express Authorizations: Taxi Camera Equipment: Eco-friendly taxis: Taxi Bill of Rights: A maximum of 2 vehicles may operate under this Service Vehicles may only operate in the Downtown Vancouver Entertainment District on Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday from 10 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. 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. Only eleven (11) accessible taxis may have a flip seat installed. Persons with mobility aids who require the accessible taxi for transportation purposes are priority clients for the dispatch of accessible taxis. The applicant 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. At least 2 accessible taxis must be operated and available for hire 24 hours each day, every day of the week. (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) The operator of the vehicle 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. 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. 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. Page 5 of 6
PAGE 6 Taxi Identification Code: Transfer of a licence: 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. 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