A change to the regulations around who needs to register as a booking service provider (BSP) with Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) has been made.
A new rule was due to come into force today (1 July 2020), requiring anyone who had only one or two commercial passenger vehicles registered in their name, and only accepted bookings for those vehicles, to register as a booking service provider.
This would have brought them into line with operators who take bookings for three or more registered vehicles, who do have to register as BSPs. However, the expiry date on the exemption has now been removed.
This means commercial passenger vehicle service providers who take bookings for two or fewer vehicles do not have to register as BSPs.
Only those who take bookings for three or more registered vehicles need to be registered as BSPs with CPVV.
Anyone who has just one or two commercial passenger vehicles registered in their name, and only accepted bookings for those vehicles, is exempt and no longer needs to register as a BSP.
Even if you do not have to register as a BSP, you are still required by law to comply with the safety duties outlined in the Code of Practice.
For more information on BSP registration, including examples of how the BSP rules apply to different kinds of companies see What is a booking service provider?.