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Imagine you get a text from a person who wants a ride. You pick them up, arrange a fee, deliver them to the destination, accept the money, and then get arreste
by evgen 16y ago
Imagine you get a text from a person who wants a ride. You pick them up, arrange a fee, deliver them to the destination, accept the money, and then get arrested for being an unlicensed cab operator. How many arrests would it take before your services is a dim memory? How long would it take if the law was modified slightly so that the car used in the "criminal enterprise" was impounded as evidence until the case was dealt with by the court?
The risk is entirely upon the driver, who, by the way the service is structured, must risk a large chunk of capital (their car) just to participate.
- forensic 16y agoThe point is that there are so many legal grey areas. Is car pooling now a taxi service, because I pay the driver? At which point is it illegal for me to give someone a ride? What if they give me services instead of cash, like an hour of web design? What if they give me virtual tokens/karma instead? What if the transportation didn't take place strictly in the city but was half in the city and half outside? Are you really running a taxi service by giving ONE PERSON a lift, or does it have to be several? Does it have to be publicly advertised?