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The government has dodgy taxi drivers in its sights.

Has your taxi driver ripped you off? They could be put on a new blacklist

The latest move to crack down on rogue taxi operators is aimed at preventing them switching companies after being busted for fare-related offences.

  • Chris Barrett

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The company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge is accused by its own staff of ignoring rampant fraud.

Taxi scams are rife – here’s how to avoid them

There are some things everybody can do when catching a taxi to avoid being scammed.

  • Brittany Busch
Former taxi driver Rod Barton.

I was proud to drive a taxi, but my industry has lost its way

The public has lost confidence. Drivers touting, refusing short fares, and declining to use meters have driven passengers away. I saw it first-hand at the Australian Open.

  • Rod Barton
Sandy Guy with her son Liam, who was abused by his taxi driver.

499 crimes: Cab driver caught on CCTV abusing, ripping off passengers with disabilities

The scale of alleged fraud and other criminality in the taxi industry has outraged leading judges as well as consumer and disability advocates.

  • Nick McKenzie, Brittany Busch and Amelia Ballinger
Victorian Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams

Cabcharge review ordered as hospital blasts ‘utterly disgraceful, unethical and unacceptable’ conduct

The Victorian government will review of the company after revelations that many cab drivers from Australia’s largest taxi fleet have been rorting customers.

  • Henrietta Cook and Nick McKenzie
The company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge is accused by its own staff of ignoring rampant fraud.

How nation’s largest taxi company has taken public for a ride

A massive document leak has laid bare how many cab drivers are scamming their customers, and how little is done about it.

  • Nick McKenzie, Brittany Busch and Amelia Ballinger
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In the taxi v Uber war, I choose taxis ... until I choose an Uber, of course

As a customer, your foe is not one or the other, it’s anti-competitive behaviour that results in monopoly power.

  • Malcolm Knox
Passengers wait for Ubers at the new Uber rank at the International Terminal.

Fare’s fair as passengers win in Uber shake-up at Sydney International

Sydney’s cab industry is crying poor over rivals Uber being given kerbside pick-up space at the airport.

  • The Herald's View
Cabcharge slashes loss despite stiff Uber competition

Cabcharge slashes loss despite stiff Uber competition

Expanding its fleet size helped Cabcharge lift revenue despite stiff competition from ride-sharing service Uber.

This month, Slater & Gordon revealed a $958 million half-year loss as a result of a $876 million of write downs, the majority of which related to its British business Quindell.

Slater & Gordon dropped from the ASX200

Slater & Gordon has suffered another blow after the ASX dumped the stock from its top 200 list. 

  • Sarah Danckert

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