OUT OF TIME: The grace period for Uber drivers to become legal taxi drivers has ended, and starting from Sunday would face fines for operating outside guidelines
Taipei Times
.Date: Nov 28, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Uber drivers found offering taxi services are from Sunday to be fined for contravening the
Uber drivers, holding placards in protest of restrictive regulations, demonstrate on the steps of the Taichung Government Transportation Bureau building yesterday.
Photo: Hsu Kuo-chen, Taipei Times
Authorities are to start enforcing an amendment to Article 103-1 of the rules, which was announced in June, after giving Uber drivers a five-month grace period that included a two-month extension.
The amended rules stipulate that taxi and vehicle rental services are separate businesses, and that passengers using the latter must pay an hourly or daily rate.
While the ministry did not find Uber’s partnerships with vehicle rental businesses illegal, it said that some Uber drivers have been offering taxi services under the guise of a vehicle rental service, which is against the regulations. [FULL STORY]
