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Home > On-demand Transport > Passenger Transport Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) > PTSS for on-demand booking services > PTSS payments for ODBSs

PTSS payments for ODBSs

Payments for PTSS subsidies and co-payments are made directly to your ODBS, for distribution to relevant drivers.

PTSS journey details will be submitted to DoT via:

DoT will validate all PTSS journeys and pay the subsidy and any co-payment amounts to the ODBS associated with the journey. 

PTSS payments on behalf of drivers will be deposited in the bank account nominated by your ODBS. Your ODBS will be able to view reports in DoTDirect that outline:

  • the PTSS journeys included in the payment;
  • the value of the subsidy for each PTSS journey; and
  • the driver that completed that journey.

ODBSs are responsible for paying the correct amounts to their drivers. ODBSs and drivers will need to consider any financial arrangements regarding passing on subsidy payments – these are private commercial arrangements that DoT is unable to be involved with.

ODBSs are responsible for regularly:

  • reconciling the financial payments provided by DoT and the subsidies provided to passengers for the bookings the ODBS has taken or facilitated; and 
  • reporting any discrepancies or issues to DoT as soon as possible.
     
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Register for PTSS

To enable DoT to make payments on behalf of drivers, your ODBS must register for PTSS via DoTDirect. 

ODBS authorisation applicants will also be required to register for PTSS if they intend to provide taxi services once authorised. 

During registration, you will need to nominate a bank account for DoT to deposit PTSS payments on behalf of your ODBS's drivers.

Ensure you enter the correct name associated with your bank account, for example "J Citizen", "John Citizen" or "J Citizen Pty Ltd". Account names like "Savings" or "Personal" may be rejected and lead to payment delays.

Once your ODBS has registered for PTSS, you will receive monthly emails requesting that you submit booking records for PTSS journeys that occurred in the previous month. 

Visit PTSS responsibilities for ODBSs for more information about how to register for PTSS.

Understanding DoTDirect payment dashboards

ODBSs can view reports in DoTDirect that outline:

  • the PTSS journeys included in the payment;
  • the value of the subsidy for each PTSS journey; and 
  • the driver that completed that journey.  

What is an adjustment?

If the PTSS journey data provided by the ODBS does not match the PTSS journey details recorded at the time of the journey (i.e. via the mobile app or API), DoT may adjust subsequent PTSS payments to ODBSs.

A “credit adjustment” is applied when an additional subsidy amount is credited to the ODBS. A “debit adjustment” is applied when DoT deducts all or part of a subsidy payment to an ODBS.

Payment reports, including details of any adjustments, are available to view via your ODBS’s DoTDirect account.

Manually upload PTSS journey details on behalf of a driver

Details of PTSS journeys will be automatically submitted to DoT via the PTSS mobile app and API, to support ODBSs to provide timely and accurate payments to drivers. 

If the PTSS mobile app and API are unavailable, ODBSs may manually upload PTSS journey details on behalf of a driver via their ODBS’s DoTDirect account.

Data must be submitted as a .csv file. Your column names must match the specifications below, however the columns can be in any order. You can use the template below to manually upload PTSS journey details.

Once submitted, the file will be validated by DoT.

Refer to the user guide below for more information about manually submitting PTSS journey details.

Column names and descriptions

Column name Description
JOURNEY ID The identification/booking reference number allocated to the journey by the ODBS.
PTD AUTH NUMBER The PTD authorisation number of the driver.
PTV PLATE The licence plate of the vehicle.
PARTICIPANT CARD NUMBER The card number from the PTSS participant's card.
PARTICIPANT CARD EXPIRY DATE The expiry date from the PTSS participant's card.
PICK UP DATETIME The date and time when the journey commenced.
PICK UP STREET If a physical address is supplied, the address where the journey commenced.
PICK UP SUBURB If a physical address is supplied, the suburb where the journey commenced.
PICK UP POSTCODE If a physical address is supplied, the postcode of the location where the journey commenced.
PICK UP LATITUDE If GPS coordinates are supplied, the latitude of the location where the journey commenced.
PICK UP LONGITUDE If GPS coordinates are supplied, the longitude of the location where the journey commenced.
DROP OFF DATETIME The date and time when the journey was completed.
DROP OFF STREET If a physical address is supplied, the address where the journey was completed.
DROP OFF SUBURB If a physical address is supplied, the suburb where the journey was completed.
DROP OFF POSTCODE If a physical address is supplied, the postcode of the location where the journey was completed.
DROP OFF LATITUDE If GPS coordinates are supplied, the latitude of the location where the journey was completed.
DROP OFF LONGITUDE If GPS coordinates are supplied, the longitude of the location where the journey was completed.
DISTANCE The total distance, in kilometres, or part thereof, of the journey.
TOTAL FARE The total value of the fare for the journey.
PASSENGER PAYMENT AMOUNT The amount of the total fare that the passenger was required to pay.
SUBSIDY AMOUNT The amount of the total fare that is being claimed under the PTSS.
SUBSIDY PERCENTAGE USED The subsidy percentage that was used by the booking service when calculating the subsidy amount.
SUBSIDY CAP APPLICABLE The subsidy cap that was used by the booking service when calculating the subsidy amount.
WHEELCHAIR CARRIED An indication as to whether the participant's wheelchair was carried during the journey.  This is only applicable for wheelchair participants of the scheme. Blank means N.
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANT Flag to indicate if this is an additional participant, Y or N, blank means N.
Page last updated: Fri Mar 28 2025 2:49:49 PM