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What regulations have they flouted? I'd be interested to learn more because I hear this claim occasionally but haven't heard the details behind it. Could you sh

by Pyxl101 10y ago

What regulations have they flouted? I'd be interested to learn more because I hear this claim occasionally but haven't heard the details behind it. Could you share more details?

Aaargh20318 10y ago
They provide a taxi service without a proper taxi license.
- Pyxl101 10y ago
  Could you be more specific? In which jurisdiction do they provide a taxi service without a license? Could you provide a source? Many (most?) jurisdictions differentiate between for-hire-vehicles and taxis, and Uber doesn't operate unlicensed taxis as far as I know. I don't want to claim to know everything about Uber - but services like their black car and UberX service are not considered taxis in most jurisdictions that I'm aware of, for a number of reasons including because they accept only rides that were arranged in advance, they have no special paint job or advertising, etc. According to Quora, Uber does operate "UberTaxis" and those are actual medallioned taxis: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-UberX-Uber-Black-and-Uber-Taxi https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-Uber... - so it seems to me that Uber's classic services were never regulated by taxi laws to begin with, and the actual taxi services they have now comply with them. I'd like to learn more about this topic though, since I find the boundary between business and law interesting in this case, so I will be glad to review further details if someone can provide them. (I have no connection to Uber nor that industry except as a once-in-a-while customer.)
  - pyrale 10y ago
    Uber has been condemned in several euro countries for operating illegal services and bankrolling their drivers when they get caught. Googling 'uber pays lawyers to drivers' also gives matches for NA although I didn't look the details.
- pyronik 10y ago
  The only reason taxi license (and most other licenses in general) exist so that one group of people can monopolize a business without worry of competition. And with that you get smelly rude taxi drivers.... who drive away if they don't like your destination and are crazy drivers. If uber is guilty of "flouting regulations", that makes me like them even more.
- tn13 10y ago
  May be it is the licensing requirement that is more ridiculous here.

by Pyxl101 10y ago

What regulations have they flouted? I'd be interested to learn more because I hear this claim occasionally but haven't heard the details behind it. Could you share more details?

Aaargh20318 10y ago

They provide a taxi service without a proper taxi license.

Pyxl101 10y ago
Could you be more specific? In which jurisdiction do they provide a taxi service without a license? Could you provide a source? Many (most?) jurisdictions differentiate between for-hire-vehicles and taxis, and Uber doesn't operate unlicensed taxis as far as I know. I don't want to claim to know everything about Uber - but services like their black car and UberX service are not considered taxis in most jurisdictions that I'm aware of, for a number of reasons including because they accept only rides that were arranged in advance, they have no special paint job or advertising, etc. According to Quora, Uber does operate "UberTaxis" and those are actual medallioned taxis: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-UberX-Uber-Black-and-Uber-Taxi https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-Uber... - so it seems to me that Uber's classic services were never regulated by taxi laws to begin with, and the actual taxi services they have now comply with them. I'd like to learn more about this topic though, since I find the boundary between business and law interesting in this case, so I will be glad to review further details if someone can provide them. (I have no connection to Uber nor that industry except as a once-in-a-while customer.)
- pyrale 10y ago
  Uber has been condemned in several euro countries for operating illegal services and bankrolling their drivers when they get caught. Googling 'uber pays lawyers to drivers' also gives matches for NA although I didn't look the details.
pyronik 10y ago
The only reason taxi license (and most other licenses in general) exist so that one group of people can monopolize a business without worry of competition. And with that you get smelly rude taxi drivers.... who drive away if they don't like your destination and are crazy drivers. If uber is guilty of "flouting regulations", that makes me like them even more.
tn13 10y ago
May be it is the licensing requirement that is more ridiculous here.