Twelve drivers illegally running ride-hailing services in Richmond, B.C., have been reprimanded — including a new driver with an "N" licence and another with an expired one. The PTB issued fines of $1,150 for the drivers, and the city issued each of the drivers tickets for:Operating a business without a licence. Brodie said the services were difficult to detect — many of the illegal services only respond to people who speak Chinese or another language. The province is still considering permitting services like Uber and Lyft, despite a pre-election promise to do so by the end of 2017. The city said that, to date, the PTB has issued 20 cease and desist orders and 23 fines of $1,150 to drivers operating without a licence.

Source: CBC News January 30, 2018 21:45 UTC