Ride hailing apps in Jordan are facing hassles while authorities are confiscating private cars registered as drivers. The Jordanian ministry of transportation is currently studying the situation with officials, to either legislate or ban these services.
Lately, services working solely on private cars led hate-driven campaigns against local taxi drivers to empower their businesses, and looking away from the fact that taxi drivers construct a whole segment of society in Amman, Jordan. Thus, leading to several sit-in protests October 2016 by yellow taxi drivers; after being the 1st choice for passengers in the city.