Surrey, British Columbia Mayor Doug McCallum says he'll start issuing $500 tickets each day to Uber drivers caught operating in the Vancouver suburb. McCallum cites the fact the city has not granted any ride-hailing companies municipal business licences as the reason behind their actions.
"A business licence is required to operate in Surrey – or any other municipality,” he said. “Until that happens, Uber is operating illegally in Surrey," he said. McCallum’s comments follow a statement he made this past Friday in which he also said he opposed ride-hailing in his city’s boundaries, and said he was acting to protect the city's cab drivers.
Experts note that provincial law allows ride-sharing services and there is no legal authority to ticket Uber drivers. The tickets are being issue by "by-law officers."
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