The first Uber driver to be prosecuted in Western Australia for allegedly operating a taxi illegally has pleaded not guilty to three charges.

Sukhwinder Singh is accused of using a vehicle as a taxi without authorisation and interfering with a surveillance unit in a taxi.

Singh did not appear in person in the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday but his lawyer, Peter Haag, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

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Uber has now expanded to eight Australian cities.

He is scheduled to appear in court again on June 30 to determine when he will face trial.

Singh is one of 20 Uber drivers charged with illegally operating a taxi in WA.

Outside court, Taxi Industry Forum chief executive Howard Lance said he didn’t feel sorry for the drivers who were facing prosecution.

“I want to see more charges – I just want to see justice served,” Mr Lance said.

“The regulations are basically there to protect the travelling public and if they’re flaunted, at the end of the day, it’s the travelling public that’s going to miss out.”