They came in and started doing business,” Wyatt said, until the city fined drivers for operating outside regulations.
“What we discovered in the early days with Uber and Lyft is that they operated in a very similar fashion. “That’s not really our intent,” he said, adding the new city ordinance under consideration would make them civil violations similar to parking tickets.īut the fines under consideration could be huge - $500 or more per violation. “We have broad authority and require anyone doing business at the airport, because it’s an airport, to have a permit with us to do so,” Wyatt said.īut he added that, under current law, citations to Turo users for violation would be misdemeanor criminal charges. Wyatt said that may violate Federal Aviation Administration fair competition rules for airports, and could generate legal challenges by rental car companies and others that pay higher fees. He said Turo seeks agreements instead to pay about $2 for trips in and out.
He says it signed an agreement with the airport for a 10 percent transaction fee. It says any fees it pays should be much less than a traditional rental car company - more like those paid by Uber and Lyft, said Michelle Peacock, Turo’s vice president for governmental affairs.īut Wyatt says another company, Silvercar by Audi, operates similarly to Turo by sending out Audis from dealerships for pickup by renters. So the firm argues it isn’t using many airport facilities nor requiring signs or any extra work by airport employees.
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