Ride hailing applications turned down

Five more companies have been turned down for ride hailing services by B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board

All five wanted to operate in a variety of regions including the Okanagan.

Coastal Rides was the only company given approval to offer ride hailing in the latest round of rulings, with their focus on Vancouver Island and B.C. North Central.

They are the fifth company to get the green light from the independent licensing tribunal, joining the likes of Uber and Lyft.

“The decisions were made after a careful review of the extensive materials received during the application process which included supporting information provided by the applicants and submissions from interested members of the public and stakeholders,” said a news release from the PTB.

You can get more on each decision here.

Kabu Ride is the only company approved for ride hailing in the Okanagan so far.

“The Board has received a total of thirty-five ride hailing applications to date and with today’s announcement has issued decisions on seventeen of them. The Board is in the process of reviewing pending applications and is working towards issuing further decisions on ride hailing applications as expeditiously as possible,” the release added.