NSW Point to Point Transport Regulations

Local regulations require that when your vehicle is being used to provide a passenger service, you attach a sign that shows you are a hire vehicle. Whenever you’re online, the sticker should be displayed. To help with this, we’ve provided a removable Uber sticker to be displayed on the driver’s side of your rear windscreen whenever you’re driving with the Uber app. If the sticker is not properly displayed, or if it’s visible while you’re not driving with the Uber app, you could be issued with a fine by local authorities.

For more information on where to place your sticker click here

As a rideshare driver-partner, you now have a legal obligation to report all notifiable occurrences to Uber.

So, what counts as a notifiable occurrence? It’s any mechanical failures, accidents or injuries that have happened during your trip, or situations where an ambulance or Police are involved. This includes incidents that happen when a rider is in the vehicle, when you’re on your way to pick up a rider or when you’ve just dropped off a passenger. We may then report any notifiable occurrence to the NSW Point to Point Transport Commissioner. For more information on notifiable occurrences, please see the NSW Regulations.

To keep driving with Uber in NSW, you’ll need to continue meeting certain safety standards, which include:

• You’re licensed to drive in NSW *You’ve held an unrestricted driver’s licence in any Australian state or territory for at least 12 months within the last 48 months (effective until 1 April 2026, unless revoked earlier). After this, the requirement will revert to 12 months within the last 24 months.
• You meet the medical standards required for commercial vehicle drivers
• You don’t have any disqualifying offences on your criminal or driving record

We need to keep up to date with all our driver-partners’ ability to meet safety standards, so we run regular checks on your NSW Driver’s Licence number using the NSW Point to Point Transport Commissioner Industry Portal.

We also use this portal to check against standards relating to driver licence tenure, serious driving offences, medical fitness, previous driver authority cancellation/refusal and serious P2P Regulation safety offences. You’ll be notified if your licence flags any of these issues, and your account may be waitlisted until we can confirm you meet the safety standards.

You won’t be able to drive using the Uber app in NSW if you don’t consent to us running checks against your driver’s licence. If you want to be removed from the Industry Portal, just visit our Sydney Greenlight Hub or contact Support.

From 1 February 2018, the NSW Government will require all taxi, rideshare and hire car providers to pay a temporary levy for each trip taken.

This levy will be used by the NSW Government to fund a $250 million taxi compensation package. It will be added to your rider’s fare. In turn, Uber will deduct the same amount from you. This won’t negatively affect the total amount you receive for each trip.

The levy you charge your riders will be $1.10, which includes GST. This will apply regardless of whether you’re registered for GST. In turn, Uber will deduct the same amount from you.

If you’re registered for GST, you’ll be able to claim a GST credit of $0.10 per trip when you lodge your Business Activity Statement (BAS). This ensures the levy won’t negatively affect the total amount you receive for each trip (after tax).

For more information on how to claim the GST credit, please see the ATO website below.