TAXI & UBER Drivers

HOW TO CONTEST A TICKET for UBER DRIVER

Requirements for UBER drivers:

• Your Uber Center will request an up-to-date driving record periodically;
• Driving Licence Class 4C; 
• To obtain a Class 4C license, you must hold a valid regular or probationary Class 5 driver’s license for at least one year and pass: 

• Medical examination;
• Eye examination;
• Written Test;

To be eligible to drive, you must not have more than:

• MAXIMUM of 3 minor offences in the last 3 years;
• No major offences in the last 3 years;

Types of minor offences:

• Not using the Uber Sticker;
• Speeding less than 50 km / h;
• Crossing a demarcation line;
• Failure to yield to pedestrians and cyclists at an intersection;
• Not wearing your seat belt;
• Failure to stop at a red light, or failure to completely immobilize your vehicle at a stop sign; 
• Not coming to a full stop before turning right at a red light where this turn is allowed;
• Pass another vehicle from the right or left. 

Types of major offences: 

• Mechanical verification certificate;
• Speeding more than 50 km / h
• Passing several vehicles by weaving in and out of traffic (dangerous driving);
• Speed excess in school zone; 
• Refused to provide a breath sample or failed to comply to a police officer; 
• Speeding or reckless driving;
• Carrying out a prohibited passing manoeuvre in a lane reserved for oncoming traffic;
• Failing to perform one’s duty when involved in an accident, for example, failing to provide one’s name and address to the parties concerned or to the police;