Uber drivers in Sydney’s Covid hotspots being offered jobs that breach restrictions

App does not distinguish between trips inside and outside restricted areas, forcing drivers to either give up work or break rules

Uber drivers who live in the most heavily locked-down areas of western and south-western Sydney are still being offered work outside of their local government areas, with drivers asking for more clarity from the app about what they can and can't do.

Under the current Sydney lockdown restrictions, rideshare drivers are still allowed to work in certain conditions, such as driving essential workers to their workplaces. But a driver who lives in a locked-down LGA generally cannot leave their LGA to work.