Would you pay a random person to taxi you around? I did and this is what happened

By Ben Grubb
Updated April 29 2014 - 10:08am, first published 9:07am
Uber Sydney general manager David Rohrsheim says Australians want "ridesharing". Photo: Louise Kennerley
Uber Sydney general manager David Rohrsheim says Australians want "ridesharing". Photo: Louise Kennerley
An ad that appears on Facebook for drivers.
An ad that appears on Facebook for drivers.
Another ad that appears on Facebook for drivers.
Another ad that appears on Facebook for drivers.
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Taxi

On Tuesday night, a woman who usually delivers fast food to Sydney homes drove me from the Opera House to my apartment in Surry Hills for a measly $7.10. I didn't know this woman prior to her driving me home in the Suzuki Swift she owns. Rather I used a new feature in the taxi and private hire car app Uber, due to be rolled out to others soon, to request she pick me up.

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