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City ticketing UberX drivers at Atlanta airport

By Christopher Seward
April 28, 2015

Hug a stranger. Hop into the front seat of his car. And keep your cell phone out of sight.

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Those are some of the tips UberX users are sharing with each other to sidestep the ban on commercial ride-share pickups at the Atlanta airport.

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The rule has created a game of cat-and-mouse that some drivers and customers play to avoid getting caught. This year officers at Hartsfield-Jackson International have issued more than 125 citations to Uber drivers for operating without a commercial permit, sometimes impounding cars and leaving customers stranded at the curb. More of this story is available to myAJC.com subscribers.

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