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Uber and Lyft could be off the road as soon as next Tuesday if the Supreme Court of B.C. agrees to issue an injunction in favour of the Vancouver Taxi Association.

Association lawyer Peter Gall said the court would be asked on Feb. 4 to issue an injunction against the Passenger Transportation Board’s ride-hailing rules, while the court reviews a legal petition filed by the association on Monday.

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Gall said the association believed the regulatory board has given ride-hail companies an advantage over taxi companies by — among other things — not imposing any fleet size restrictions.

He said the board is not allowed to issue any licence unless “it promotes sound economic conditions.”

“The Passenger Transportation Board has to determine in advance what the impact will be on issuing licences on different terms than taxis,” Gall said. “Taxis are saying we are restricted as to numbers, we are restricted as to price.”