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Uber Suspends Australian Transport Inspector Accounts To Block Stings

Posted by samzenpus on from the fine-me-once-shame-on-you dept.

jaa101 writes In Australia Uber is reportedly suspending the accounts used by government transport inspectors conducting sting operations. The article suggests that a new handset, credit card and email account are all needed to get a new, unblocked account. If inspectors can only issue one or two fines before they're blocked then the sting operations will cost more than the fines. Presumably the Uber app can block based on IMEI, SIM and/or phone number.

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  1. Re:The most beautiful thing ever! by TsuruchiBrian · · Score: 2, Funny

    You could have always have been raped, but now you can at least leave a bad review.

  2. Re:poor summary by Hognoxious · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=australia...

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  3. google can tell govt, do what we say by cheekyboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do what google says, or they will make your govt and country invisible on the neti, get no tourists.

    Aussie taxies suck too btw.

    Useless and OVER PRICED.

    Charging so called night rates up to 9am. Thats FRAUD, its NOT NIGHT time between 6am and 9am.

    They just classify it as expensive night rates, to sting all business travelers in the mornings.

    I call the taxi regulators fraudsters.

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