Virginia’s DMV Joins the Regulatory Crackdown Against Uber and Lyft

Feeling left out of the booming (and unregulated) peer-to-peer
economy, Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner
Richard D. Holcomb sent a cease and desist letter to Uber and
Lyft ”… until it obtains proper authority.”

The DMV’s authority of course.

Perhaps if Holcomb took a ride with Chelsea Spade in
neighboring Washington, D.C. he’d see why Virginian passengers like
the convince and flexibility that comes with ride-sharing.

“Woman With a Car vs. Washington D.C.’s Taxi
Cartel” originally aired on May 13, 2014.  

The original text is below:

Chelsea Spade, 27, is earning her master’s degree in social
work, but to make ends meet she’s working as a part-time cab driver
in Washington, D.C., through a company called Lyft. But Chelsea isn’t like most D.C.
taxi drivers.

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