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by xixixao 3701 days ago
Wait, in Germany you cannot drive your family around without a special driving licence? Not all regulation makes sense...
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"Commercially transport people" he said. Do you normally charge a fee when you transport your family? If so the. You are a taxi service and fall under the regulations.
The law isn't like programming. Judges typically see a difference between driving your family around driving for cash on Uber
> The Queensland government hopes to tweak legislation linked to a contentious crackdown on Uber that inadvertently made charter buses and limousines illegal as well.

> A spokesman for Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, who received legal advice, on Thursday said the threat to all pre-booked passenger vehicles needed to be removed.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/business-as...

I was reacting to "which is mostly a background check and regular checkups that you're physically capable for driving people around." Not worthy of downvotes imho.