Transport Malta has threatened to revoke Uber’s operational license after the ride-hailing giant failed to comply with new legal requirements.

As part of a new law to regulate the Y-plate sector, platforms are now obliged to provide self-employed drivers with the proposed fare and destinations prior to their acceptance of a trip proposal.

Uber told self-employed drivers that it is still working on implementing the necessary technology to meet these new requirements and that this would take around two weeks.

However, Transport Malta said that all the necessary legal and regulatory steps are being taken to ensure Uber’s full conformity with the law and regulations.

If not, then Uber’s operator license will be suspended.

Transport Minister Chris Bonett said that Uber had months to get ready for this new law.

“This is a law that we wrote together with platforms, fleets and drivers, both self-employed and employees,” he said.

“The laws were written to strengthen the sector and ensure it gains credibility as a valid and strong alternative means of transport. These actions only harm the sector, and ultimately the workers. As a Government we won’t accept it and we encourage Uber to immediately conform with the law.”