Uber Black Vancouver
Uber Black matches riders with top-rated professional drivers with luxury vehicles for a higher price. Whether for a business meeting or a special night out, riders rely on Uber Black for a premium experience.
Uber Black requirements
Drivers using Uber Black are professional limousine drivers. Drivers must provide the same documents and pass the same screening processes as rideshare drivers in British Columbia, in addition to providing documents that prove they are a professional limousine driver.
Currently, we are only onboarding drivers with Uber Black in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Instructions for drivers
1. Signup online
Tell us a little about yourself and your car by creating a driver profile.
2. Vehicle requirements
Vehicles must be a qualifying Uber Black and/or Uber Black SUV vehicle, have a black exterior with black leather or vegan leather interior. In order to provide Black or SUV trips, your vehicle must be 6 years old or newer. In addition to Black or SUV trips, you will also be eligible for other products such as Uber Premier, XL, Uber Comfort Electric, Uber Comfort, and UberX, depending on the age and characteristics of your vehicle.
3. Document requirements
The following are specific requirements for drivers on Uber Black that are in addition to the standard requirements for Toronto ridesharing drivers.
- Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Registration - Commercial: A valid commercial insurance policy is required for Uber Black. When taking the picture, ensure that it is not blurry and that all four corners are visible.
- Limousine Plate: Valid Limousine Plate from a British Columbia municipality. Ensure the limousine plate is attached to your vehicle before taking a photo, and that your British Columbia-issued licence plate is also visible.
In addition to the above Uber Black specific requirements, all ridesharing drivers must also go through the following standard requirements.
- Driver's licence: 21+ years old, Class 1, 2, or 4 (restricted or unrestricted) licences are accepted. Class 5 is not accepted. Make sure to avoid using flash so that your information is clear and readable. If you're uploading an interim licence, please include a government-issued photo ID (e.g. BC services card, passport) in the same photo to verify your identity. To receive a Class 4 licence, you must pass a knowledge test, a road test, and a medical exam.
- Proof of Work Eligibility: Birth certificate, Citizenship card, Passport, Permanent Resident (PR) card, Work permit, Social Insurance Number card or letter, Study permit (if it declares the ability to work off-campus unrelated to program of study), Certificate of Indian Status, Canadian Forces Identification Card, Nexus card. Please submit a photo or the original document. Scanned copies are not accepted. Make sure to avoid using flash so that your information is clear and readable.
- If you are uploading a work permit extension letter, upload the extension letter and your work permit in the same photo
- If you are waiting for your renewed PR card, upload a photo of your current PR card and PR card extension letter
4. Safety Screening
Once you've successfully uploaded photos of your Class 4 driver's licence to your profile, you'll receive an email from Triton, our trusted background screening partner. The email will contain a link to your free online background screening. The screening will take 3 – 5 days to process and your results will be automatically uploaded to your profile.
If you have a paper copy of your Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening (PIC-VS), upload it here.
5. BC Commercial Driving Record
Request your Commercial Driving Record from ICBC online. When submitting your request for your Commercial Driving Record, there will be a page in the process where you can request to send the documents to another person of your choice, enter the following email address bcmvr-group@uber.com to send your Commercial Driving Record directly to Uber. We will upload it to your profile and review the document accordingly.
For additional details on how to email us your abstract, click here.
If you have less than 2 years of driving experience in BC but have driven elsewhere, upload your driving record from other provinces or countries here.
General Requirements (see the Passenger Transportation Regulation for specifics:
- No more than 3 driving violations within the last 2 years
- Certain driving prohibitions and suspensions are disqualifying if they were in the past 3 years
6. Commercial vehicle inspection
To be eligible to drive with Uber, your vehicle must pass a commercial vehicle inspection by an approved inspection facility. Upon passing, you’ll receive a Commercial Vehicle Inspection Report. Please upload the passed inspection to your profile within 36 days of the inspection date.
Once you receive your report, upload a clear image of the document to your Uber profile and ensure that your Commercial Vehicle Inspection Report is in your vehicle at all times.
7. Rating and trip requirements
To be able to continue to drive with Uber Black, drivers will need to maintain a 4.75 rating based on the last 500 trips. If your rating falls below 4.75, it will be reassessed after your next 50 trips.
Missing Requirements for Uber Black
If you are missing a limousine licence or limo plate but would still like to take trips with Uber, please contact online support or book an appointment at the nearest Greenlight Hub to sign up for a standard ridesharing account. You may still be able to take trips with a premium option such as Uber Premier or Premier SUV, even if you don’t meet the conditions for Uber Black.
Drive when you want
When you’re online, you can choose to receive only Uber Black trip requests. Alternatively, you can also choose to receive requests from other products. Based on different factors, drivers on Uber Black may also be able to receive requests for other options such as Uber Premier, Uber Premier SUV, UberX, Uber XL, Uber Green, Comfort, and more. These options can be configured in the Preferences section of the Driver App.
Trip Insurance
All Uber Black rides are conducted by professional limousine drivers who are required to be commercially licensed and insured.
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