Residents in Montana City Tuning up for Uber
Drivers in Billings, Mont. who are hoping to join Uber are getting their vehicles inspected while waiting for the app-based ride service to get started after the Montana Public Service Commission gave statewide approval for the program on Dec. 15, 2015.
Harold Hoffman, a certified inspector, said there has been a steady stream of people asking how to qualify.
The inspections cost about $20 and take a half hour, the Billings Gazette reported.
“They bring in a checklist, and we have to check the brakes, everything on the car basically,” Lisac’s Tire manager Pat Hogan said.
In addition to passing a vehicle inspection, vehicles of prospective drivers must be less than 10 years old and have four doors. Vehicles that are not eligible include taxis, marked vehicles and full-size vans.
Applicants also must also pass a background check and have a valid driver’s license.
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