WESTERN CAPE. – The US Consulate General in Cape Town has warned travellers against people posing as Uber or taxi drivers offering unauthorised ride services at Cape Town International Airport.
According to the consulate, some of these drivers wait near the ground floor exit of the terminal and sometimes wear "Uber" lanyards. Travellers who accepted such rides outside the app have been charged extremely high fares, the warning states. Travellers are advised to arrange airport transport in advance through an app, the airport's authorised transport office or their hotel. At Cape Town International Airport, passengers must only use vehicles they have requested themselves through the app and use the designated Ride-App loading area on the ground floor of Parkade 1.
The consulate also warns that travellers should not accept ride offers from people inside or outside the terminal or allow anyone to persuade them to cancel an existing booking on the app. Driver and vehicle details must be confirmed on the app before departure. Travellers who are uncertain or uncomfortable can ask airport staff at the information desk on the ground floor or second floor for assistance.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
