[shabda]

You are making a claim that because doing a police verification is hard, Uber should not be doing even the most basic checks it is required to do by law. Delhi Taxi laws require police verifications and a non disableable GPS, Uber failed in both. I would expect Uber to do more checks than the minimum required by law, not less.

I have taken more than a 100 trips with Uber. https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2ypioshi4z8zlh/Screenshot%202014-...

I am evaluating if I should continue using them now. Its hard as they are so convenient, but if they have to blatant disregard of the basic security procedures, I will find something else.

[Rambunctious]

I am making a claim that "police verification" is hogwash and the government itself knows its futility.

Regarding "non-disableable GPS" - please share details of such "non-disableable GPS" devices that other cab services provide. I assume that these cabs automagically stop moving should the driver disable the GPS?

Waiting for more details on cab services that provide such devices.

[Rambunctious]

BTW, journalists are reporting that the driver did indeed get a clean certificate by the local police station in May this year. Link: https://twitter.com/KarnHT/status/541875208844353536/photo/1

Not sure who sought this verification - but the point I wish to make again is that a clean chit by the police in India is bunkum.

Even if any company going forward claims that they are doing "police verification", please realize for your own safety's sake that this is tantamount to nothing.

[prawn]

"His address and background (were) unverified. He was not having (the mandatory) security badge which is given after police verification," Verma said in a separate text message.

If Uber claimed they vetted the driver, but didn't (going by the above), isn't that an issue?