On its official website, Uber claims to be making evolve the way the world moves: "We make the cities more accessible, creating new opportunities for customers and job opportunities for drivers, " says the portal of the young American company that accept the candidacies of new drivers. There are two ways to become Uber drivers : to get the status of Uber BLACK you need to be a professional driver with driving license and commercial insurance and drive a black sedan, a town car, a 4-seater SUV crossover or a 6-seater SUV / VAN . The taxi drivers, rather than the UberBLACKs , were the "license" UberPOP, the low cost version of the service offered by the #Uber_Guide company.
The reason is understandable since to carry passengers just five simple conditions: an immaculate criminal record, a driving license for at least 3 years, never having had a license suspension, a car registered and registered not more than 8 years ago in size medium or large, 4 seats, in excellent condition. Conditions, within reach of many and an idea to round up in difficult times. Roberto Maroni , governor of Lombardy, and Maurizio Lupi , Minister of Transport, have taken position on the sensitive issue of taxi-Uber . Both argue that UberPOP, as it is formulated, is an abusive exercise of the profession: "If this violation is recognized it is clear that it is an illegal service" Maroni recently said.

Waiting for new rules and regulations, those who want to choose the path to become a UberPOP driver lend all the attention of the case: the issue is inflamed and constantly evolving. In the last days in Milan, the first confiscations of vehicles for 'illegal practice of the profession' came to the detriment of two drivers linked to Uberpop. The sanctions provided for the violation of article 86 of the highway code are creepy: in addition to confiscation of the vehicle, the withdrawal of the license (from one year to 18 months) and a high fine at the discretion of the prefect