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Manchester now requires Uber drivers to undergo state background checks

Company says it conducts its own checks

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Manchester now requires Uber drivers to undergo state background checks
Company says it conducts its own checks
Manchester will now require Uber drivers to undergo state background checks in order to operate in the city.Taxi cab companies have been trying to push the high-tech ride share group out of metro areas, but with little success.Manchester's mayor and the board of aldermen heard from both sides of the issue Tuesday night, and eventually voted 9 to 4 to mandate background checks for drivers within the next 30 days.Uber said it conducts its own checks through an outside vendor.

Manchester will now require Uber drivers to undergo state background checks in order to operate in the city.

Taxi cab companies have been trying to push the high-tech ride share group out of metro areas, but with little success.

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Manchester's mayor and the board of aldermen heard from both sides of the issue Tuesday night, and eventually voted 9 to 4 to mandate background checks for drivers within the next 30 days.

Uber said it conducts its own checks through an outside vendor.