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Originally Posted by Jim613
So if I bought a plate, would I be able to start a 1-man cab company (ex: Jim's Cab Co.), or would I be forced to join an existing cab company?
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So with the plate you would have accomplished the hard part since they are of limited supply.
You would need to license your dispatch service (Jim's Cab Co.) - Not limited supply so mostly paparwork.
You would need to license yourself (or whomever you want to drive the cab) as cab operator/driver -Not limited supply so again mostly paparwork
Finally you open for business! With all the licenses there are a bunch of rules you need to follow. The most major one is you have to use the city approved prices and pricing model (this would be a issue for Uber). You would also need a bunch of stuff like the cab meter, number of side of car (in a certain font :-) ), roof sign various info posted on the back of seat and the security camera that is required in all cabs (Uber would also be lacking most or all of this stuff)