Note that these seizures are for picking up passengers in response to street hails, not pre-arranged pickups. That is against Uber's own policy as well as the regulations.
A city doesn't cap the number of restaurants. Why should they cap the number of Uber drivers, or taxis for that matter. When the city puts a cap on taxi licenses that means that the license owners get to charge a fee to their drivers so drivers don't get the benefits of less competition just rent seekers.
> “Our officers noted an uptick in illegal activity attributable to licensed for-hire vehicles acting outside their authority,” said agency spokesman Allan Fromberg. “And seizures have a greater deterrent value than summonses alone.”<p>So are they going to seize the yellow cabs driving in the bike lanes now too?
Interesting how the trade group is pushing for more regulation of uber:<p>Bhairavi Desai, who reps both yellow cab and Uber drivers for the union.<p>Desai wants the TLC to cap the number of Uber drivers allowed to operate in the city, and require the app to give them a minimum fare requirement, as well as a guaranteed number of trips.