Don't Get A Ticket - Trade Dress Laws Explained
Channel: The RussRyde
Date: 27/02/2020

Hello fellow and future rideshare drivers,

If you display Uber and Lyft trade dress together, you risk getting a ticket!  

In this video, I’ll show you footage of a police officer checking Uber cars at LAXit (the airport rideshare pickup location) in Los Angeles CA.  Both Uber and Lyft inform you that you can only display their trade dress when you are on the app driving for them.  Don’t leave them on 24/7.  Lyft warns you to take their trade dress down if you are at an airport on a non-Lyft run.  Uber warns you of tickets up to $1,200.  I couldn’t find anything on the California Public Utilities Commission site, which regulates rideshare operations in California.  Regardless, the officer was ticketing drivers that displayed both Uber and Lyft trade dress.

We already don’t make much income and we have many expenses, including wear and tear on our personal vehicles.  Why risk a ticket over our inconvenience regarding the trade dress and any other rideshare rules?  No, it’s not worth the risk of getting a ticket at all.

What am I going to do?  I am not going to be complacent.  I will laminate my Uber trade dress along with the airport permit so I can display them when on an airport run at LAX.  The rest of the time I’ll laminate the Uber and Lyft trade dress separately and display those when I’m on their specific app for any ride.  The same goes for the trade dress in the rear windshield.  Yes, this is frustrating but I don’t want a ticket or run the risk of getting a ticket.  

I saw other videos on YouTube about this topic from a year ago, so know that these laws are still being enforced.  Don’t be complacent!

This “tip” is saving your money.  

Thank you,
Russ
#LAXit #Uber #Lyft