Ride-sharing giant Uber is seeking further changes to New Zealand laws for taxi services, saying that reforms before Parliament do not go far enough. An Uber spokesman said the company welcomed changes which would make it cheaper and quicker for drivers to get accreditation. Uber said that as it stands, the legislation failed to distinguish between traditional taxi companies, or "operators", and "facilitators" like Uber which simply matched up drivers with passengers. It would require Uber to present vehicles for inspection "at a moment's notice", despite the fact it did not own or operate the cars. The company's chief executive Bob Wilkinson said there was nothing to stop unregistered drivers from fraudulently using a registered Uber drivers' account, and alleged this was already taking place.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 29, 2017 04:30 UTC