The looming economic depression in WA has been fixed. First, we had the recent breakthrough in the grocery code of conduct at the Federal level and now Colin Barnett has joined the good fight, from News:
THE war on Uber has now gone all cloak and dagger.
After discovering the multinational company had blocked its compliance officers from using the ride sharing service, the West Australian government is now planning to enlist the help of private investigators to catch drivers out.
Ever since the California-based company entered the WA market last year, the government has been under pressure from the taxi industry to clamp down on the illegal activity.
Under WA law, any vehicle carrying passengers for a fee must be licensed as a taxi or an omnibus.
You’ve dodged a bullet, WA.