I think this is the only way to go about getting change. If you just comply from square one, officials preceive no problem.

If you want change, you need to make people realize that there is a problem with the current system... and ignoring the laws, and then working to get them changed after the problem has been realized (a la Uber) seems to be a lot more effective.

You can't get people excited to change something they don't know/care about!