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Moment cab passenger dives out of car to avoid paying fare

Author: Ryan Prosser Published Date: 13. juni 2025

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This is the moment a taxi passenger jumped out of a moving car to allegedly avoid paying the fare.

Footage captured the woman dived out of a white Renault travelling at speed on a road in Itapetininga in Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

The passenger is seen tumbling out of the rear right door of the car and landing on the road, before managing to pick herself up and limp away.

Local media reported that she began to make her escape as soon as the cab driver requested the fare.

A passing cyclist is seen appearing to stop to check if she was ok, before she is seen walking off.

The taxi driver claimed he was about to drive to the police station after the woman said she didn’t have the cash to pay for her journey.

She had also given a different name on the way to the town centre to the one the trip was booked under.

She was travelling with Ubiz Car, a local Uber-style ride-hailing service in Brazil.

Story from Jam Press (Uber Passenger Tumbles) Pictured: A grab shows the passenger on the floor after throwing herself out of a moving Uber. VIDEO: Passenger throws herself out of moving Uber ?to avoid paying ?1.40 fare? A passenger threw herself out of a moving taxi ?to avoid paying the ?1.40 fare?. Baffling CCTV footage shows how the back door was wide open as the Uber travelled down the road. The customer could be seen trying to ease herself out of the car and hit the ground already running in a bid to avoid falling. But the driver was going too fast for her to land steadily on her feet. She tumbled onto the tarmac, rolled over, and skidded to a stop moments later. She then picked herself up and hobbled off as a passing biker stopped to ask if she was okay. The bizarre scenes unfolded on 3 June in Itapetininga, west of S?o Paulo, Brazil. The taxi driver told police that the ride had been requested with cash as the selected payment method. On the way to the destination in the city centre, the passenger gave a different name from the one the ride had been booked under. She added that she did not have the cash, prompting the driver to tell her they would have to go to the police to sort the matter out. En route to the police station, the passenger opened the door and jumped out of the moving car. The taxi driver - according to her testimony - stopped, got out, and tried to talk to the passenger. The woman allegedly told her she would pay the fare - ?1.38 (10.40 BRL) - via a transfer later on and asked for her account details. A local media source told What's The Jam: ?At the end of the day, she paid the driver.? ENDS EDITOR'S NOTES: Jam Press advises obscuring faces. Grabs from the video have been provided with blurring. Video Usage Licence: We have obtained permission from the copyright holder. Video Restrictions: None. Quotations have been translated to English.
The Ubiz Car passenger was captured jumping out of the private hire car as it was travelling quickly down a road in Itapetininga, Brazil (Picture: Jam Press/Itapê Ordinaria)
Story from Jam Press (Uber Passenger Tumbles) Pictured: A grab shows the passenger on the floor after throwing herself out of a moving Uber. VIDEO: Passenger throws herself out of moving Uber ?to avoid paying ?1.40 fare? A passenger threw herself out of a moving taxi ?to avoid paying the ?1.40 fare?. Baffling CCTV footage shows how the back door was wide open as the Uber travelled down the road. The customer could be seen trying to ease herself out of the car and hit the ground already running in a bid to avoid falling. But the driver was going too fast for her to land steadily on her feet. She tumbled onto the tarmac, rolled over, and skidded to a stop moments later. She then picked herself up and hobbled off as a passing biker stopped to ask if she was okay. The bizarre scenes unfolded on 3 June in Itapetininga, west of S?o Paulo, Brazil. The taxi driver told police that the ride had been requested with cash as the selected payment method. On the way to the destination in the city centre, the passenger gave a different name from the one the ride had been booked under. She added that she did not have the cash, prompting the driver to tell her they would have to go to the police to sort the matter out. En route to the police station, the passenger opened the door and jumped out of the moving car. The taxi driver - according to her testimony - stopped, got out, and tried to talk to the passenger. The woman allegedly told her she would pay the fare - ?1.38 (10.40 BRL) - via a transfer later on and asked for her account details. A local media source told What's The Jam: ?At the end of the day, she paid the driver.? ENDS EDITOR'S NOTES: Jam Press advises obscuring faces. Grabs from the video have been provided with blurring. Video Usage Licence: We have obtained permission from the copyright holder. Video Restrictions: None. Quotations have been translated to English.
The woman tumbled onto the road as she dived out of the moving vehicle (Picture: Jam Press/Itapê Ordinária)

As of 2022, the app covered 24 cities in the country and had more than 5,000 drivers on its books.

The lady eventually paid the fare, totalling 10.40 Brazilian reals (or £1.38) by bank transfer.

In Brazil, cab hailings apps including Uber offer cash as a payment option when calling a ride.

Last month, the Uber trialled accepting cash payments for all journeys in the UK outside London.

Drivers can however opt out of accepting physical money if they are don’t wish to handle the notes and coins or are concerned about passengers running off without paying – known as bilking.

Those that choose to take cash can refund any change due via the app.

While the US giant has typically battled Chinese competitor DiDi for the market in South America, several local startup rivals have more recently entered the fray.

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