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Three drivers with the ride-sharing company Uber have admitted breaking the City of Ottawa’s taxi bylaw.

Fayaz Al-Wadaan pleaded guilty March 17 to operating a cab without a taxi driver licence. Two others —Trevor Martin and Ephrem Welde Hana — paid their fines out of court.

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In total, the three drivers have paid $2,365 in fines.

“It’s a positive step that some defendants have elected to exercise their options as they are entitled to,” city lawyer Stuart Huxley said outside court.

During a brief appearance Thursday at the provincial offences court, Huxley asked for the case of seven other Uber drivers charged in the first batch of enforcement to be postponed until March 26.

Huxley said those drivers are expected to enter a plea at that time. Whether they will plead guilty or not guilty is unknown. Uber has pledged to support drivers who contest the tickets.

Filling the small courtroom were about a dozen Ottawa cab drivers, led by the head of Unifor Local 1688. Amrik Singh said outside court the three convictions were a step in the right direction.