[UberRose]

Hi! I am a newbie and have been ubering in New York for 4 weeks now. I live on Long Island and usually end up ubering in the city. However, since I am a Long Islander , I would actually prefer to do uber on Long Island. I have started accepting pings on Long Island but I am worried. I have some questions about ubering on Long Island? Can we uber on Long Island? I mean ....Uber does show up requests on Long island....So, I believe we can do uber on Long Island. Do we require any special licensing to do uber on Long island? If so what other licenses should I get to do uber here on Long Island? I want to be legal driving uber on Long Island. How do I do it? I often drive around Huntington, Syosset, Oyester Bay, Garden City, Hicksville and pretty much all of Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Please advice me regarding what I have to do to avoid getting in trouble with the police here on Long Island. Thank you.

 

[UberRose]

Thank you....So, what should I do to be able to legally uber here on long Island? What are the requirements? RobConner can you please update here after going to the Suffolk office?..I would actually love to uber here on long Island. ...Even people here really appreciate and need uber.

 

[UberRose]

Wow....Thanks a ton Rob Conner. ...This is definitely good news for those of us who want to drive uber on long Island. That means we can legally drive uber here on Long Island. THANK YOU!!

 

[UberRose]

No!!...I actually got a $750 ticket for going to pick up a passenger at Hicksville. I had to go to the Nassau TLC to pay the fine. ....And here is the Law :

IT IS NOT LEGAL TO DRIVE IN NASSAU COUNTY WITHOUT THE NASSAU COUNTY TLC LICENSE and The NASSAU COUNTY REGISTRATION sticker . The same goes for Suffolk County and the Hamptons. YOU need SUFFOLK County TLC license and Suffolk registration to drive in Suffolk.
I have applied for Nassau TLC license....I had to pay extra 175 for the license and 300 for registration. They also told me not to drive on Long Island till I get my long Island TLC license and registration.....and that if I am ticketed again the fine will be DOUBLE!!

 

[UberRose]

Hahaha. Love it when they enforce laws. Uber paid your fine, right ?

Yes....

 

[UberRose]

Why anyone would ask LEGAL questions to uber drivers is beyond me. Ask 10 uber drivers a question and get 10 different answers. Got a question? ask your uber regional office.

No!...If you have any LEGAL questions ask the Nassau County TLC office And the Suffolk County TLC offices!!...Uber still sends us pick up calls on Long Island but you WILL get heavily ticketed if you are caught. It is YOUR driving record that is at stake here....Not Uber!!... (This is what I was told at the Nassau County TLC)

 

[UberRose]

No! Suffolk TLC is not enough to work at Hamptons. Both Towns of Easthampton and Southampton has their own Livery and Taxi licenses and stickers. They don't even cross honor each other.
FYI.

I agree...The Hamptons require More licenses....There was a list of them somewhere....
However, Suffolk County requires Suffolk tlc and Suffolk registration (excluding the Hamptons which have more requirements)
As always instead of arguing which uber driver's opinion you want to throw away or argue, the best place to find out the correct laws is from the Nassau and Suffolk County tlc itself. You can give them a call instead of arguing about that over here!

 

[UberRose]

Yeah AVOID the hamptons!!

 

[UberRose]

News 12 is working on a story about how Southampton Town is pushing for stricter background checks for for-hire drivers (uber & etc) and increasing fees. Are any Long Island drivers concerned about this? If so we'd like to talk to you on camera. Call 516-393-1394 Ask for Brad. Thanks..

Can you help us get uber , lyft and all rideshare companies to be Legal on Long Island?!! I have a Nassau and Suffolk TLC license but I was unable to get the registeration stickers because the insurance policy of the car was not interested in adding the long island TLCs to the policy. The other night I was literally harrassed to get off the road by this taxi cab behind me who wouldn't stop horning and flashing his bright lights on me till i pulled over and let him pass!! I have done everything in my reach to be able to drive legally on Long Island but this is really ridiculous!! I am not willing to go on camera but if you can please make all rideshare companies legal on Long Island. The passengers who order uber clearly mention to me that they do not want to take the taxies at the taxi stand. And at least for residents of Long Island like myself, it is inconvenient to drive all the way to Manhattan when we live here.

 

[UberRose]

no wonder i keep getting calls to NYC!!... I am going to get in the car and will check this out in a few hours. Yesterday I was able to get calls on long island.

 

[UberRose]

wow...i see it in the passenger app.....if you try to request a ride there uber is unavailable!....

 

[UberRose]

The passenger app is back working point to point right now....
I am going to get in the car in an hour to check it out...