Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan will meet with representatives of Uber tomorrow to discuss concerns about the legality of the high tech transportation service.
"The meeting has been confirmed for Tuesday and I understand Uber's representative will be coming in specifically for that meeting. We will meet at the office of the Ministry of Works. They are coming into the country and we will be flexible with their time," he told the T&T Guardian.
The minister said he has nothing against the recently launched service in T&T. His problem is with "anyone coming into the country and breaking the law."
Sinanan explained: "We have always had a concern in Trinidad and Tobago with PH drivers. What Uber was able to do was bring this conversation immediately on the drawing board. I have nothing against Uber as I have used Uber in foreign countries."
He said at tomorrow's meeting, ministry officials will point out the restrictions with the use of private vehicles and how the laws operate here. After it is up to Uber to try to conform to the local laws, he said.
Sinanan said T&T cannot "run from development and technology" it is important to abide by the laws as they stand until those laws are changed.
"That is our concern," he said.