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On what basis does he say they're operating illegally. One has always been able to arrange ahead of time to have a limo (or even taxi) from outside of DC come in to pick you up to bring you to the airport or some other destination outside of the District ... legally. How is this Uber any different? As long as they're not soliciting on the street, and the destination is outside of DC, I don't see how he can say they're illegal.

Limos in DC are required by law to charge a flat rate for trips and give you the price beforehand. Uber doesn't do this - they charge a base fare + metered distance/time charge like a taxi. That's what's illegal about it.

It would appear the other cities Uber operates in do not have this limitation. Uber could maybe solve the problem by getting your address via your phone GPS, then having you input a destination address in the app, and telling you what the fare will be and just charging you that.

by MLD on Jan 15, 2012 9:04 am • link • report

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