UberX Runs Into Trouble In Australia With NSW Suspending Vehicle Registration

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 27, 2015 @11:27PM from the mine-now-I-take-it dept.

Harlequin80 writes: RMS (Roads & Maritime Service), the New South Wales' governing body for transport, has begun suspending the vehicle registration of UberX drivers. After failing to deter drivers through prosecutions, with Uber covering fines and legal costs of its drivers, RMS has begun suspending the registration of the vehicles as it forces the vehicle off the road for three months. Under the NSW Passenger Transport Act, paid ride sharing is illegal, and this will see UberX drivers losing the use of their vehicle for both Uber and personal use.

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Re:Government knows best! by Chris+Johnson · 2015-09-28 00:11 · Score: 4, Informative

Google Pinkertons. Historically, companies can have you killed if they like. Absolutely they can take away your right to drive your car if they can have you killed.
Re:So you remove their only way to make a living? by Richard_at_work · 2015-09-28 00:15 · Score: 4, Informative

So you remove their only way to make a living?
They should be making their living legally, not illegally - the same would happen in any other circumstance where you are earning money through illegal means...