We are everyday Australians.
These are our stories
as at December 2016.
We are everyday Australians.
Bruce & Gay BurnhamSelf Funded Retirees
Bribie Island MP - Rick Williams (ALP) We are self-funded retirees who purchased two limousine licences as an investment in our Superannuation Fund and leased them in return for a secure income. We did this to avoid relying on the welfare system and understood that the regulations placed on the industry by the Queensland Government made this investment safe for the future. The new legislation that has deregulated the industry means we will lose our hard-earned capital investment of $160,000, and given we are senior citizens, there is no way we can recoup this investment.
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We were truly devastated when reading the proposed legislation and what the full impact would be on us. Now that this bill has passed, which caused us much angst, the cessation of our licences with no fair value compensation will destroy our lives. The $10,000 on offer is insulting and does not compensate us. We are already under serious financial stress and this is greatly affecting our livelihood.
One of our lessees pressured us to reduce the lease amount to half of its original amount. We had no choice but to comply to this request because the alternative was to receive no income on this lease at all. This is just a small sign of what is to come for not only us, but also all of those who invested in the limousine industry.
Limousine licence owners like us deserve fair compensation, which would average out to $75,000 to $90,000 per licence. The current $10,000 in assistance is insulting. It does not make sense to us as investors in the limousine industry for the government to annihilate a proven, regulated industry.
One of our lessees pressured us to reduce the lease amount to half of its original amount. We had no choice but to comply to this request because the alternative was to receive no income on this lease at all. This is just a small sign of what is to come for not only us, but also all of those who invested in the limousine industry.
Limousine licence owners like us deserve fair compensation, which would average out to $75,000 to $90,000 per licence. The current $10,000 in assistance is insulting. It does not make sense to us as investors in the limousine industry for the government to annihilate a proven, regulated industry.
Peter KennedyLimousine Business Owner
56 Years of Age Everton Park MP - Tim Mander |
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For nearly 30 years, I have operated as a small business owner in the limousine industry 7 days a week. I offered a premium service to my clients which is indicative of the entire limousine industry. I drove around government employees who appeared to enjoy the service I provided them. Now, the government is killing my business.
I leased out three limousine licences at $500 per month, plus GST. This income of $1,500 per month supported my family (I have three young kids). Now, I can’t even get $300 a month to lease them out. On top of this, my superannuation is now gone. To say this is destroying me financially is an understatement.
My licences had a market value of $240,000 before the Queensland Government decided to extinguish my property rights and legalise ride-share services. Thanks to the new laws, the market value of my licences has dropped to zero. They are completely worthless. This is why I am fighting for limousine licence owners like myself to be compensated fairly by the government.
I can’t understand why the government is keen to kill the limousine industry. After paying for a review of the personalised transport industry, it begs the question why the government would go outside of the recommendations put forward in the review. Many families are now suffering and this decision of the Labor Party has destroyed my business.
I leased out three limousine licences at $500 per month, plus GST. This income of $1,500 per month supported my family (I have three young kids). Now, I can’t even get $300 a month to lease them out. On top of this, my superannuation is now gone. To say this is destroying me financially is an understatement.
My licences had a market value of $240,000 before the Queensland Government decided to extinguish my property rights and legalise ride-share services. Thanks to the new laws, the market value of my licences has dropped to zero. They are completely worthless. This is why I am fighting for limousine licence owners like myself to be compensated fairly by the government.
I can’t understand why the government is keen to kill the limousine industry. After paying for a review of the personalised transport industry, it begs the question why the government would go outside of the recommendations put forward in the review. Many families are now suffering and this decision of the Labor Party has destroyed my business.
Rommano & Maria Cipollone
Self Funded Retirees
67 Years of Age
Kedron
MP - Anthony Lynham (ALP)
67 Years of Age
Kedron
MP - Anthony Lynham (ALP)
After the early death of my father my mother immigrated from Italy to Australia with two young boys. My hard working mother ensured we were instilled with strong work ethics and a deep commitment to family.
In 1971 I worked hard towards an opportunity to enter the transport industry. My wife and I scrapped together everything we had, I worked three job and my wife worked two jobs. I was a full time hairdresser, came home and drove cabs until 2am and I waited tables in a restaurant. My wife worked full time and then washed dishes at the restaurant. We did without any luxuries or holidays. We invested all we earned into the transport industry. For our entire working lives we worked hard to provide a future for ourselves and our children. I believed all of our hard work would give us a stable future as these licences were a safe investment, after all they were issued by the government.
I have worked in this industry since 1971. Paid all of my fee’s, provided employment for others and operated under the strict government regulations. Since the illegal entry of Uber into the transport industry the lease from a limousine licence has gone from $650 each per month to $350 per month. I am one of the lucky ones who currently have my licences leased. This is going to change very soon.
Minister Hinchliffe plans to cancel my limousine licences and take my income to zero, and make them worthless and unsaleable. With no form of compensation, no consideration for my property rights and no consideration for the welfare of my family.
At 67 years of age, I believed that the work and financial investment my wife and I put in to the transport industry would support and protect us, our children and grandchildren. I used to feel proud that I had provided well for my family and provided opportunities for them that would enrich their lives. Now the financial future of my family is uncertain.
My brave, strong widowed mother left her homeland, with two young boys to bring us to this country so that her descendants would have opportunity. My wife and I continued this vision for our family, and now everything we have worked for is being stolen by this Government.
I ask for one thing only. Please be fair.
In 1971 I worked hard towards an opportunity to enter the transport industry. My wife and I scrapped together everything we had, I worked three job and my wife worked two jobs. I was a full time hairdresser, came home and drove cabs until 2am and I waited tables in a restaurant. My wife worked full time and then washed dishes at the restaurant. We did without any luxuries or holidays. We invested all we earned into the transport industry. For our entire working lives we worked hard to provide a future for ourselves and our children. I believed all of our hard work would give us a stable future as these licences were a safe investment, after all they were issued by the government.
I have worked in this industry since 1971. Paid all of my fee’s, provided employment for others and operated under the strict government regulations. Since the illegal entry of Uber into the transport industry the lease from a limousine licence has gone from $650 each per month to $350 per month. I am one of the lucky ones who currently have my licences leased. This is going to change very soon.
Minister Hinchliffe plans to cancel my limousine licences and take my income to zero, and make them worthless and unsaleable. With no form of compensation, no consideration for my property rights and no consideration for the welfare of my family.
At 67 years of age, I believed that the work and financial investment my wife and I put in to the transport industry would support and protect us, our children and grandchildren. I used to feel proud that I had provided well for my family and provided opportunities for them that would enrich their lives. Now the financial future of my family is uncertain.
My brave, strong widowed mother left her homeland, with two young boys to bring us to this country so that her descendants would have opportunity. My wife and I continued this vision for our family, and now everything we have worked for is being stolen by this Government.
I ask for one thing only. Please be fair.
Martyn & Patricia ShephardSelf Funded Retirees
90 & 89 Years of Age Forest Lake MP - Leanne Enoch (ALP) |
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We were bought up in the years of the WW2. We have lived through the depression. We have raised nine children, struggled through the difficult times and enjoyed the peaceful joy of our lives with our family. We worked hard in our own nursery business during our working years and invested in 5 limousine licenses to fund us through our retirement. The lease from these licences wasn’t grand but it has been enough to support our simple life and achieve our responsibility of being self-sufficient.
Before Uber commenced operating illegally in April 2014 we were receiving $2700 per month from our limousine licences. This soon dropped to $1640.
Then On the 5th September 2016, when ride booking was legalised our income went to $440 per month and this could drop to zero on any day.
If the current proposals for the Passenger Transport Reform go through, our income will be completely extinguished, with no chance of ever being recouped. Our Licences will be cancelled.
The government proposes to give us $10 000 assistance payment for each of our licences. Being 90 years old we are not physically or mentally able to invest these funds into another venture. The only option we have would be to bank that money. On the current interest rate of our bank account we will earn $1125 per annum. That means we will have gone from $32 400 to $1 125 a year in income.
Our health is starting to fail, we are requiring extra support for our basic needs. We implore the government not to take away our income. Please be fair to your senior citizens.
Before Uber commenced operating illegally in April 2014 we were receiving $2700 per month from our limousine licences. This soon dropped to $1640.
Then On the 5th September 2016, when ride booking was legalised our income went to $440 per month and this could drop to zero on any day.
If the current proposals for the Passenger Transport Reform go through, our income will be completely extinguished, with no chance of ever being recouped. Our Licences will be cancelled.
The government proposes to give us $10 000 assistance payment for each of our licences. Being 90 years old we are not physically or mentally able to invest these funds into another venture. The only option we have would be to bank that money. On the current interest rate of our bank account we will earn $1125 per annum. That means we will have gone from $32 400 to $1 125 a year in income.
Our health is starting to fail, we are requiring extra support for our basic needs. We implore the government not to take away our income. Please be fair to your senior citizens.
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