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Blue Bubble Taxi Services under the Covid Traffic Light Framework.

 

Taxi Drivers:

  • There is NO government mandate that all Taxi Drivers must be vaccinated or display a Vaccine Pass.

  • The majority of our fleets are at 100% Double Vaccinated (Auckland Co-op Taxis & Wellington Combined Taxis) or are very close to 100%

  • Drivers must wear face coverings at all Traffic Light levels.

  • Vehicles will display the Covid QR code and passengers are encouraged to sign in using their QR App.

  • Drivers are prohibited from denying passengers access to the service on the grounds of vaccination status and should not ask for the passenger’s vaccination status.

  • Drivers can refuse to carry passengers where the driver fears for their personnel safety and may include instances where a passenger refuses to wear a face covering.

  • Drivers will wipe down frequently touched surfaces between each hire and give the vehicle a thorough clean before starting their next shift.

  • Drivers are to cease plying for hire if they feel unwell and are required to have a negative result to a Covid test before resuming work.

 

Taxi Passengers:

  • There is NO government mandate for passengers to have a Vaccine Pass and Blue Bubble Taxis will carry both vaccinated and non-vaccinated passengers.

  • Drivers can refuse to carry passengers where the driver fears for their personnel safety and may include instances where a passenger refuses to wear a face covering.

  • Vehicles will display the Covid QR code and passengers are encouraged to sign in using their QR App

  • Passengers must wear face coverings at the Red, Orange, and Green Traffic Light levels

  • Passengers CAN request a double vaccinated driver and their job will be dispatched only to drivers who have provided copies of their Vaccine Pass to the Dispatch Office.

  • Passengers can also ask for a driver’s vaccine status when hiring a taxi from a taxi rank.

  • Physical Distancing is no longer a requirement under the Traffic Light Framework however Blue Bubble Taxis recommends that passengers sit in the rear left-hand seat if possible.

 

Inter-Regional Travel between Traffic Light Colour Zones:

There are no restrictions on travel, either within the Red areas or for travel into an area at a different colour, except for:

  1. People if they are unwell or subject to a Health Act section 70 Notice (a stay at home notice) or

  1. People travelling out of the extended Auckland area during the period 15 December 2021 to30th December 2021 will need to be vaccinated or tested before they travel and will need to carry and have evidence of this – but otherwise, can travel for any reason


 

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