Lawmakers push to ban Uber motorcycle rides in Mexico City

Lawmakers in Mexico City are seeking to ban app-based motorcycle passenger rides on digital platforms such as Uber and DiDi. Elizabeth Mateos Hernández, a local lawmaker from the Morena party, presented a bill to the local Congress to amend articles 59 and 251 of the Mobility Law. The initiative aims to eliminate legal loopholes and explicitly outlaw private passenger transport by motorcycle on digital apps.

The proposal introduces vehicle impoundment and fines ranging from 500 to 1,000 Units of Measure and Update (UMA), which equates to between 58,000 and 117,000 Mexican pesos based on the current UMA value of 117.31 Mexican pesos from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). The lawmaker cited safety concerns and road accidents to justify the measures. A second reform proposal targeting article 59 was also introduced recently by lawmaker Miguel Ángel Macedo Escartín.

The industry group Repartidores Unidos de México stated that the proposed ban could impact more than 30,000 Mexican families, arguing that authorities should prioritize intelligent safety regulations rather than prohibitions. Currently, around 30,000 motorcycles operate as private passenger transport across Mexico City and its metropolitan area, while an April 2026 Kantar study cited in the initiative found that 34% of people in Mexico have used motorcycle taxi services.