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Originally Posted by Harley613

I wonder if Uber is paying these fines...
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/03/19/...vers-pay-fines

'Some Ottawa Uber drivers pay fines 7

BY JON WILLING, OTTAWA SUN
FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 03:29 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 04:17 PM EDT

Some Uber drivers have fessed up to breaking the rules, according to the city.

The city says Trevor Martin and Ephrem Weldehana paid their tickets. Fayaz Al-Wadaan pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday, the city says.

The total value of the tickets for all three drivers was $2,365.

The court has adjourned other Uber cases to March 26.

The drivers were charged with not having the proper taxi permits.

If you’re accepting a fare to drive passengers, you need to pay fees and have the necessary paperwork from the city.

Uber, whose technology enables people to book rides through a smartphone application, doesn’t require its drivers to have taxi licences.

Uber continues to pay the fines for drivers, the company said Thursday.

“In these isolated instances of enforcement, Uber has continued to support its drivers fully, financially and otherwise,” spokesman Xavier Van Chau said in an e-mail.

“As you know, we believe it would be more productive to work together with city officials to develop a new regulatory framework for ride-sharing.”'

Lots of people use carpools right now, especially for intercity travel and getting to/from work. In fact, this practice is being encouraged by the City through park 'n rides?

Of course passengers have to pay the drivers (when have gas, car ownership, and people's time been free).

The only difference seems to be that Uber is a souped up version of Kijiji/Craigslist/paper posters/word of mouth. We might as well consider talking to people as a taxi service, and licence this ancient technology.