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Luxury Hire Car Licence - Tasmania

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to operate a luxury car hire service where you hire out a car together with a driver. This is sometimes also known as a limousine or chauffeur service. Examples of luxury car hire use include weddings, special events, tours, and thrill rides.

Once you have a licence it does not matter if you drive the vehicle yourself or employ someone else to do it.

Luxury hire car licence holders are not permitted to stand or ply for hire in a public street or be hailed, and cannot be permitted to lease their licence to another person.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence, you must:

  • be the registered operator of the vehicle to which the licence will relate
  • provide the details of your eligible luxury car
  • hold a valid passenger transport service accreditation.

Requirements for particular operations may vary.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Public Passenger Vehicle and Accreditation Fees (Opens in new window)
Comply All Taxi, Luxury Hire Car and Restricted Hire Vehicle Information Sheet - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Luxury Hire Car Industry Regulations 2018 Tasmania

Administering agency

Department of State Growth

Transport

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.