Transportation for hire ordinance

approved a plan to deregulate vehicles for hire. abc-7’s stephanie guadian has been covering these developments for months now. she’s live to break down some of the changes to the transporation-for- hire ordinance. stephanie. uber threatened to leave el paso if city council members required the company to operate under the same rules as traditional cab companies. the city listened and made changes to the ordinance easing regulations. the changes would cut fees– in some cases up to 95 percent. reps say the idea was to make sure taxis, limos and ride sharing companies like uber– are on a level playing field. all businesses are now required to have an operating authority permit. the amendments also include vehicle quality standards , commercial automobile liability insurance, free market published rates, and a requirement for all drivers to pass a background check. but there would be no fingerprinting done on drivers. 4:57 i want to thank representative acosta .. because it was actually her idea. she said why don’t we just deregulate the whole market. why don’t we just make it competitive. why are we putting all these things forward that are onerous. i mean even just just reviewing this today, having them havnig a 2-way radio when they have a phone in their car.” 5:1 the service rules would also require a wheelchair accessible vehicle be dispatched on request. and there is a six month grace period for full compliance. rick back to you. in less than 30