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| TEN people in NSW have been fined a total of more than $580,000 for posing as taxi drivers and illegally providing rides at discount rates.
And with the festive party season just weeks away and outlaw cabbies still operating in Sydney, police and taxi operators are worried.
A Transport NSW spokesman said the department had instigated legal action against 10 people over the past two years, resulting in $580,205 in court-imposed fines. Advertisement: Story continues below
"It is illegal for people to use their own car to transport passengers for a fare," the spokesman said.
"We take these kinds of allegations extremely seriously. Under no circumstances should people wishing to catch a taxi accept a lift from someone offering to transport them in a private vehicle. It has the potential to be extremely unsafe."
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