An 18-year-old woman says she experienced a frightening ordeal during an Uber trip in Perth, alleging that the driver demanded cash outside the app and prevented her from leaving. According to reports, the passenger tried to escape after hearing what she described as door locks clicking as she moved to get out of the vehicle. She claims the driver refused to let her leave and that the situation left her feeling unsafe.
The accounts describe an encounter in which the driver allegedly asked for money outside the platform’s standard payment process, rather than through the app. The passenger’s allegations centre on both the cash demand and the alleged act of locking her inside the car while she attempted to flee.
The reports present the incident as a claimed behaviour by the driver and do not include details about charges or formal findings in the provided summaries. Both outlets frame the story around the passenger’s testimony and the steps she took to try to get out.
