The Montreal airport has an illegal taxi problem, says its regulatory authority, which is calling for a crackdown.
Since January, nearly 400 tickets for infractions related to vehicles operating without a proper permit have been issued, according to the Aéroports de Montréal (ADM).
“Sometimes we see taxis with fake Uber stickers on their cars, or even we’ve seen cars with fake taxi domes,” said airport authority spokeswoman Anne-Sophie Hamel.
Other incidents involve legitimate taxis that don’t have a permit to operate at the airport, Hamel said, or freebooters that don’t even bother to dress up as a cab or ride-hailing service….