{"id":776175,"date":"2026-07-03T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/776175\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:31:10","slug":"uber-to-start-accepting-cash-within-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/776175\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber to start accepting cash within days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rideshare giant Uber<\/a> will allow customers to pay cash<\/a> for their trips in the coming days, bringing the company\u2019s payment options in line with the taxi industry.<\/p>\n

The company will roll out the new payment option nationwide from July 16, following successful trials in Launceston, Tasmania<\/a> and Bunbury, Western Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Adult<\/p>\n

Uber customers will be able to pay with cash from July 16.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Under the new system, riders will see upfront pricing before they confirm their trip and will directly pay the driver in cash when they arrive at their destination.<\/p>\n

Drivers will also have the option to decline a ride if they prefer card payments.<\/p>\n

Uber Australia<\/a> and New Zealand<\/a> managing director Emma Foley said the company wanted to ensure they had options that reflected how people live and pay day-to-day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know many Australians still choose to use cash to manage their everyday spending,\u201d Foley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether that\u2019s people who feel more comfortable using cash, young people working within a weekly budget, or households looking for more control over their expenses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also know that for visitors arriving in Australia and navigating a new destination, having the option to pay with cash can make getting around easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the driver does not have the correct change, Uber will automatically credit the amount direct into a rider\u2019s account as Uber Cash after the trip ends.<\/p>\n

If riders do no have enough cash on arrival, a rider can pay the driver with what they have on hand and Uber will ask the rider to repay the balance in the app before they request their next trip.<\/p>\n

Riders can switch their payment option mid-journey if they don\u2019t have enough cash on hand or prefer to use a digital payment.<\/p>\n

Disputes over fares will be handled via Uber Support on the company\u2019s app.<\/p>\n

The company said cash cannot be used on intercity, pool, courier and teens trips. <\/p>\n

It is also not available for UberX PIN trips at Sydney<\/a> Kingsford Smith Airport and Melbourne<\/a> International Airport\u2019s T1 and T2 terminals. <\/p>\n

Cash can be used for other trips at Sydney and Melbourne that do not require a four-digit PIN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rideshare giant Uber will allow customers to pay cash for their trips in the coming days, bringing the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-776175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}