Govt puts brakes on car-hailing

New rules to throw out non-local cars, drivers

Ye Xiaobai has made up his mind to buy a car with a license from neighboring Hebei province, although such a car is not allowed to go downtown during rush hour on work days in Beijing.

"It is not a good idea but I have no choice," said the 29-year-old IT engineer living in the capital city's Tongzhou district.