This is a sham. There are so many people that are suffering because of this. Really good project managers that now have a very tough road to PR, even the role of CIO has been removed from the list of PR eligible occupations that companies can sponsor you under. Why on earth should you only hire tech talent from your own country? I get the idea of supporting local workers but surely if you want a vibrant tech sector, you should be able to hire the best globally; a fair few people I know at tech firms are now looking at not getting PR or it taking much longer and being far harder.
I realise that the abuse needed to be stopped but the changes were too blunt.
I worked as an ecommerce consultant for Hybris (the leading enterprise grade commerce platform) for many years - most projects would include using a payment gateway of the clients choice which is why having a standard integration with Stripe is a waste of time.
I prefer having a car - I can put my surfboard on the roof, I can put my bikes on the back. I can always have the boot / trunk full of camping and beach stuff. It's far more convenient than relying on taxis and hire cars.
Really helps when you have kids too.
The convenience of hire cars and Uber covers a limited scope.