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July 10, 2012 07:45 pm GMT

DC City Council Shelves Uber Amendment Against Discounted Private Cars, Road Looks Clearer For UberX

uber-dcAn explosive day of online and traditional campaigning appears to have worked. The Washington DC city council was set to approve an amendment to its far-reaching taxi legislation that would have set a floor price for private cars. But now Mary Cheh, who had proposed the so-called "Uber Amendment," says this morning that she is shelving it.No, TechCrunch has not turned into a DC politics blog (you should check out the DCist for all the gritty local details on the story, actually). This is a big issue for Uber and a wide range of other private car startups.The ruling would have required any private car company to charge at least five times the minimal price of a taxi.This would have specifically prevented Uber's new discounted private car service, UberX, from legally operating in the city. While Uber's original fleet is comprised of black sedans and other relatively expensive taxi alternatives, UberX runs on Priuses and other less expensive cars, and competes directly with taxis.

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