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 responses from 4,569 drivers, found nearly 75 per cent felt “extremely concerned” about the cap and believed it would make it difficult to obtain permits, affecting their livelihoods.