In its dispute with New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, the company called the planned rate rises ‘dramatic, unprecedented, and unsupported.’
Uber has sued New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission’s (TLC) decision last month to increase the pay rates of Uber drivers, and called the planned rate hikes “dramatic, unprecedented, and unsupported.”
The new rates, which were expected to be implemented on Dec. 19, were approved on Nov. 15 and represented the first increase in metered fares since 2012. If successfully implemented, drivers’ per-minute rates would go up by 7.18% and their per-mile rates would increase by 16.11%.
According to Bloomberg, Uber said it would be made to spend an extra $21 million to $23 million a month if the rule goes into effect, and as Engadget reports, the company has said they would pass the costs onto riders.
