Uber survey finds 90% of passengers deem 10,000-permit cap ‘very insufficient’

The vast majority of Uber passengers consider the government’s plan to cap ride-hailing vehicle permits at 10,000 “very insufficient”, according to a survey by the firm, as the company attempts to challenge elements of the proposed regulatory regime. The US-based ride-hailing firm said on Thursday that the survey, conducted last month over six days, drew 10,009 passenger respondents, 90 per cent of whom considered the 10,000-permit cap “very insufficient”. The survey, which also gathered...