Uber created "ghost" vehicles to dodge enforcement agents and paid drivers' fines when they were caught operating illegally, according to lawyers launching a high-profile class action against the global rideshare giant.
Uber created 'ghost' vehicles to thwart efforts of transport enforcement officers, Maurice Blackburn claims in its class action.Lawyers are seeking compensation for their loss of income and the devaluing of taxi and hire car licence plates since 2014.If they are successful they believe Uber could be forced to pay "hundreds of millions of dollars".
Uber used those customers' mobile phone SIM and credit card details to make assumptions about their identity, and created separate accounts for some of these passengers that showed non-existent "ghost" vehicles.Uber has had a"devastating impact ... on the lives of hard-working and law-abiding citizens here," a lawyer representing the plaintiffs says.
The company's arrival in Australia has devastated Christine and Con Bios, who have joined the class action.