British Columbia’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has rejected an application from ride-share company Uride to operate in Kamloops.
Uride, which already operates in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, was rejected because its business plan did not address how potential incidents with a client or an accident would be handled, according to Kamloopsmatters.com. The firm also failed to “demonstrate knowledge of the role of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) in this province.”
“The board determined that Uride’s business plan fails to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the passenger transportation business in British Columbia generally, and of the Passenger Transportation Act, Passenger Transportation Regulation, and the requirements under the National Safety Code, specifically,” the PTB said in its ruling. “Instead, its business plan focusses mainly on the company’s profile, marketing strategies and sales.”
The decision casts uncertainty in Uride’s plans to launch in Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, and Prince George, and the company’s chief executive officer blamed the rejection on the absence of a clear list of requirements.
“Basically, there were a lot of documents that weren’t originally requested in our initial application which they want now, so we’re happy to resubmit that,” Cody Ruberto, founder and CEO of Uride told Kamloopsmatters.com. “We’re happy to submit all those documents now and I hope that a turnaround is quick because Kamloops deserves ride sharing and we want to get in there and make a difference.”
