Uber Sues NYC Taxi Commission to Block Rate Hike for Drivers
- Company says increases are ‘dramatic’ and ‘unprecedented’
- Says it would have to spend millions or else raise rider fares
An Uber car waits for a client in Manhattan.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesUber Technologies Inc. sued the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission to block an increase in rates it must pay drivers that was approved last month, calling them “dramatic, unprecedented and unsupported hikes.”
The commission on Nov. 15 approved the first increase in metered fares since 2012, including increases in per-mile and per-minute rates for Uber and Lyft Inc. drivers. In a lawsuit filed on Friday in New York state court, Uber said it would be forced to spend an additional $21 million to $23 million a month if the rule goes into effect on Dec. 19, which it wouldn’t be able to recover unless it raised rider fares.