Taxi Driver Allegedly Robs Uber Driver for Working His Area, Mzansi Feels Sorry for the Man

Taxi Driver Allegedly Robs Uber Driver for Working His Area, Mzansi Feels Sorry for the Man

  • A poor Uber driver claims he got jacked by taxi drivers who were not happy he was servicing their area
  • Social media user @Phislash shared his situation on Twitter, claiming the taxi drivers harass Uber drivers all the time
  • People took to the comment section to take a stand, while others made it clear that you do not mess with taxi drivers

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Taxi drivers in South Africa are hectic! An Uber driver claims he got robbed by taxi drivers because he dropped off a person in their area, claiming he was stealing business.

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Social media user @Phislash is an Uber driver who apparently got robbed by angry taxi drivers. Image: Twitter / @Phislash
Source: Twitter

From owning the road to making their own rules, the taxi industry is next level. People do not mess with taxi drivers, especially not their bosses.

Social media user @Phislash took to Twitter to express his feelings after he got his money taken by taxi drivers. He claims they took his money because he was servicing customers in their area.

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The people of Mzansi react to what went down between the drivers

Everyone knows taxi drivers have no skaam and will do whatever they want because they know people fear them... however, that does not make what they do, ok!

Peeps took to the comment section to show the man some support, letting him know that what happened to him was not on. One person did highlight that messing with taxi drivers is not worth the money he lost though.

Take a look at some of the comments

@kagiso_6 shared:

“Last week they made me pay 200, I see those guys (3) every day and they don't see me. One day they gone pay me back with interest, I am watching them”

@keketso_P said:

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“Don’t try anything with taxi drivers, please... Your life is important, they will win.”

@U_Siphoz kindly offered:

@aluoney_m posted:

Defiant taxi driver refuses to pull over for cops, student hilariously makes a break for it

In other taxi driver news… Briefly News reported that popular Twitter user Daniel Marven shared a 30-second clip of a taxi being pulled over. The perspective was from those inside the vehicle who seemed to have been yelling at the driver to listen to the police officers.

The clip starts with the cops, siren blaring, signalling the driver of the public transport vehicle to pull over. The driver starts speeding up and the police vehicle speeds to the other side of the taxi in order to block him.

A small crash sound is heard and during the entire ordeal, the name 'Gaddafi' is being screamed out by the passengers. A child dressed in his school uniform seemed to be on the edge of his seat and as soon as the taxi came to a standstill, he hopped up with his bag and made his way to the exit.

Source: Briefly News

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.