[robconner]

Not true about ubering in Long Island being ok as long as you have tlc plates. In Nassau you will get ticketed and towed if you get caught and in Suffolk I believe it's just a ticket. People are doing it and some of the pickups are guys who have a Nassau county tlc license plate. The Suffolk county tlc is fairly new, I believe over a year and I'm actually going tomorrow to their office on veterans highway to get info on what's necessary. I live in Suffolk count and have NYC tlc plates but don't want to risk it till I'm legal and yes you do get pings here. I left my app on and I get pings from stony brook, ronkonkoma train station amongst other places.

 

[robconner]

Correcting my post. You can pick up in Nassau and Suffolk with NYC tlc plates only if your going back to the city if not what I said above applies.

 

[robconner]

Hey uberrose. I went to the tlc office earlier in the day like I said and I was greated by 2 people that worked the front desk. That was pretty much the whole staff. The Suffolk county tlc might have 3 or 4 employees max, it's actually comical comparing that office with the one in lic. There was literally not one applicant there. The girl at the front desk told me I just need to fill out an application for a Suffolk county tlc license and another to register my car. It's 300 for the Suffolk county diamond the first year and $250 every year after that. You'll need your license, ss card, defensive driving course and the application signed and notarized. There is a $50 application fee, then after you've done that they'll direct you to get fingerprinted and drug tested. I believe those fees are the same as in lic but it didn't say on the application so I'm not sure. If all goes well you should then have your Suffolk county tlc license and diamond. Before I forget there is a question on the car registration application that asks what base you are affiliated with and asks for the address and phone number. I'll be using the uber base shmecklen or whatever the hell they call it for that and I believe it should be fine. The girl at the front called her boss when I asked about registering my car in Suffolk even though I have NYC tlc plates so I'm guessing they don't get a lot of NYC drivers actually doing this. Hope this helps!

 

[robconner]

I would think that they would require a Suffolk county tlc base also but after being in that office and seeing that they're really kind of new to this process, I'm gonna roll the dice and say that the uber base should be ok. I made it clear that I'm registered and licensed in the city and wanted to be able to uber in Suffolk legally and was given both applications and told to just fill them out and come back. As for the hamptons well I know that uber got there asses kicked out last year so I'm not going to go poke the bear around there but other areas like smithtown, ronkonkoma, lake grove, stony brook should be ok. Like I said before the Suffolk county tlc was formed just last year and they're still figuring it out so as long as you've got your sticker and license and uber doesn't start flooding the towns with cars it should be fine. The Suffolk county tlc office phone number is 631-853-4458, feel free to give them a call. They're def not busy and can clear up any questions about this issue for anyone on this thread better than I can.

 

[robconner]

This thread has been looked at over 10,000 times. It's one of the most popular threads on the uber NYC forum. Know what that means? A lot of drivers have the same idea about coming to the island, the problem is it's already flooded. Here in Suffolk there isn't that kind of high demand and I find myself at home waiting 15 min for a ping and when I get one lots of times it's like 10 miles away because of all the new drivers in the area. If you live in the area and are looking for some side income then give it a shot on Friday and Saturday nights. If not just stay in the outer boros if you don't want to drive in the city. I've resorted to going back to the boros by setting the destination filter to JFK and when I get there, I go Juno and lyft exclusively. That's the honest truth about Long Island now. Nassau has 22 different municipalities and even with a Nassau Tlc license it doesn't guarantee you won't get ticketed. Uber will pay for the first but after that your on your own my dude. Second fine comes in at $3000. And that's basically the jist of the island in case anyone else has an epiphany about coming here.

 

[robconner]

I've talked to the kid in charge of Suffolk county for lyft in the Lic office and offered to promote them here but he told me they've got their marketing team on it. They have nothing, it seems all the kids they hire straight out of college want to act like they know how it's done in the driving industry. They act like 5 star generals when they haven't even been to boot camp. That's one of the reasons why lyft is doing so bad here in Suffolk. 3 out of 5 rides are always over 20 min away. I don't even turn my app on for them anymore.

Maybe Talmon Marco will be more open minded about the idea. They are getting ready to expand to Boston and maybe they might consider bringing Juno to Suffolk as long as the drivers are licensed in Suffolk. I've been backhandly promoting uber here by just showing up with a nice clean vehicle and wish we had another app option to promote. Hopefully someone on the Juno team is reading this. Btw, your absolutely correct about that, first they had those predatory loans from Santander and now I believe uber is working with someone else. Those poor guys are basically working just to pay the car and insurance for the week. It's a tough lesson to learn when dealing with that ponzi scheme of a company. Those lenders know how little the drivers make and how easily they can be deactivated so it's good business to stay from newbie drivers trying to get a loan

 

[robconner]

I'll give it a shot anyway, like they say, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. If I can get a meeting with him I may be able make him rethink it. Suffolk county is a 1.6 million car reliant person demographic with atrocious local cab companies. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.