Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Paul Huey

Despite court ruling, Hillsborough PTC agents will continue to cite Uber drivers

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Despite a court ruling that rejected their request that could have prevented Uber from operating in Hillsborough County, the Public Transportation Commission agreed today that they could continue to issue citations against Uber (and Lyft) drivers. “It is our opinion that there is nothing in Judge Huey’s order that prevents the PTC from continuing its enforcement actions against Uber,  should the commission decide to take that action,” PTC attorney Cindy Oster told the board. “Currently our director has been enforcing our rules and regs…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Hillsborough PTC head emphasizes he doesn’t want Uber to leave Tampa

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission executive director Kyle Cockream wants to emphasize to the public that his agency has never wanted to boot Uber from operating in the country. He just wants them to abide by a few of the agency’s rules, which the popular ridesharing company has indicated it’s not interested in. On Friday, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge denied the PTC’s request for a preliminary injunction that could have possibly taken Uber drivers off of local roads. “Interestingly, the PTC stated that…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Go to Top