NATIONAL NEWS - Uber drivers claim their vehicles are being impounded in the Sandton CBD with Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officials demanding to see operating permits.
But they're adamant they did apply for the documents and have proof.
These Uber drivers say the authorities are to blame for delaying the issuing of the permits.
"We have all the receipts from the Department of Transport. The backlog lies with the Department of Transport. We don’t understand why our cars are being impounded."
Another driver has questioned the JMPD’s reasons for impounding their vehicles.
"I want to know why the JMPD is impounding our vehicles instead of metered taxis. Those guys are illegal."
But the JMPD says that the impounding of taxis that do not have operating permits is not confined to Uber as is being claimed.
Uber drivers blame authorities for permit delays
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Uber drivers claim their vehicles are being impounded in the Sandton CBD with Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officials demanding to see operating permits.
Posted on: 09:42 Fri, 15 September 2017
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