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A Message from ScIQ Regarding Uber

10 May 2016 | NSW Taxi Council

A message from ScIQ regarding Uber. read more

Uber's Price Gouging Reaches Obscene Levels

07 January 2016 | NSW Taxi Council

The NSW Taxi Council today condemned ridesharing service Uber for its greed-driven approach to price gouging customers throughout the busy Christmas-New Year period. read more

Ridesharing - It's Not Worth the Risk

26 November 2015 | NSW Taxi Council

It’s illegal and there’s plenty of reasons why. Find out what the NSW Taxi Council and the taxi industry as a whole is doing to fight ridesharing. Keep up to date with the latest information. read more

Ridesharing is no Safer Than Hitch-hiking - Response to Claims from CHOICE

11 September 2015 | NSW Taxi Council

The NSW Taxi Council believes it is in the consumer’s interest to make them aware that if they get into a private illegal ridesharing vehicle with a private driver where there are no government-backed checks for safety and security, it is akin to hitch-hiking. read more

NSW Taxi Council Launches New Campaign

10 August 2015 | NSW Taxi Council

Regulated taxis have robust safety systems that protect both passengers and drivers that, unlike a smart phone, cannot be turned off. read more

The Law Must Be Upheld

31 July 2015 | NSW Taxi Council

The NSW Taxi Council has called for swift action to uphold the law in relation to public passenger services in light of the withdrawal of charges against 24 Uber X drivers for technical reasons. read more

Ridesharing - Don't be Conned

15 July 2015 | NSW Taxi Council

Many taxi drivers are being approached to drive for ridesharing organisations. There have been texts and emails from some ridesharing firms promising money and fortunes to be made; all sounding too good to be true. Don't be fooled - it is too good to be true. read more