Petri used the anecdotes to demonstrate that the fleets on the street in Philadelphia are declining, and to argue in favor of a change in the way taxis and ride-share vehicles are taxed to raise money for inspections. He is proposing a 50-cent tax on any trip in a car-for-hire in Philadelphia. Currently Uber and Lyft pay a 1.4 percent tax on all revenue, which is reported by the companies with little PPA review.