The Florida Intrastate Transportation Alliance

Jurisdictions In Florida Practice Blatant Socioeconomic Discrimination

Those who can't afford luxury limousine intercounty transportation are left with limited, if any transportation options 

Some or all of the vehicles displayed to the right are prohibited for use by small community/rural airport transportation services even if the motor carrier is not based within the regulating jurisdiction & simply enters to load contracted passengers at the airport for transportation to home county.

The Land Of NO

NO Public Transit from rural areas to the metro holding interstate hubs

NO Nonpublic Transportation designed to meet the diverse needs of the traveling public   

If Communities Will Not Support A 5 Star Restaurant, Why Are Motor Carriers Who Provide Vital Intercounty Transportation Services To Their Local Community Forced To Operate 5 Star Transportation Services By Politicians Who Are Not Elected Officials Of The Counties They Are Applying The Regulation To?

The Taxicab & Luxury Limousine Industry

Lower Mid-Priced Vehicles equates to lower operating costs that can be passed on to the consumer.

The Taxi Lobby doesn't want the competition.

Luxury Limousine Operators who must maintain expensive fleets to service business executives & the well-to-do crowd don't want private car services competing for the leisure traveler with lower pricing.

Through the age old art of payola, both taxicab & luxury limousine owners help pen the laws to restrict the consumers choices.

Why Must A 70 Year Old Widow On Disability Residing 50 Miles From The Tampa Airport Pay For Luxury Car Service To Get Home Upon Her Interstate Arrival?

Ask the Tampa Taxi lobby, The West Florida Livery Association & Cesar Padilla of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission.

Just don't ask your Florida Senators or Representatives

as they are clueless.

Fact

Higher Vehicle Purchase Cost = Higher Operating Cost

Higher Operating Cost = Higher Transportation Cost  

Tampa Agency Says No To Use Of Hybrid

www.sptimes.com/2007/08/09/Business/Calling_Prius_a_limo_.shtml

 Last in the sequence, the Toyota Hybrid. Choice vehicle for the eco-concerned celebrities, utilized by some of the largest limo services in the US from coast-to-coast, the Mayor of Tampa's Official Fleet Vehicle

Yet the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission has denied use of this vehicle to carry grandma back home from the airport

Fact

The State Law that is the HCPTC's sole lifeblood defines a limousine as "any vehicle" without a taximeter and designed to transport 15 passengers or less

This "lifeblood" law also mandates the HCPTC to enact RULES pursuant to the Florida Administrative Procedures Act Ch 120 F.S.

Ch 120 defines "invalid exercise of delegated authority" any agency rule that expands or modifies the legislation

SO!

Under what authority did the HCPTC act under when expanding the "any vehicle" definition of law to limiting limousines to  "high end luxury vehicles" in its' RULE making process? 

The PRIUS issue is now in litigation in the federal courts.