Dog licence registered in New Zealand after 1 July 2006 must be microchipped before they can be registered. In England, Wales and Scotland, dog licensing was abolished in 1987. Prior to this dog licences were mandatory, but the requirement was widely ignored, with only about half of owners having one. The final rate for a dog licence was 37 pence, reduced from 37½p when the halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984. This figure was an exact conversion from 7/6 (seven shillings and sixpence) on decimalisation in 1971. The revenue went to local authorities. In 2016 it became a requirement that all dogs in
Taxis Australia $494 million. In 2008, there were 3,774 licensed taxis in Melbourne, including 235 wheelchair accessible taxis. In 2011, there were 5,045 taxi licences across Victoria, including 502 wheelchair accessible taxis. In December 2014, there were 5,778 taxis in Victoria. More recently, the number of taxi licences were: Ride-booking services were legalize in Victoria in 2018. This allowed regulated entry of ridesharing services, such as Uber, DiDi, Shofer, Taxify, GoCatch, Shebah, and Ola, into the state. Taxi licences were abolished and licence holders are to be compensated by an 8-year A$1 levy on all taxi and ride-booking services in Victoria. Victoria