All Taxi drivers take cash, CTA President clarifies in PSA

Claim that credit or debit cards are required is a scam

Media release by The Canadian Taxi

Original release August 7, 2024

Update: July 11, 2026

(OTTAWA) — “ALL Taxi drivers take cash,” says Marc Andre Way, President of the Canadian Taxi Association. “There are NO Taxi drivers that do not take cash.”

In response to recent media reports of citizens having their credit or debit cards compromised by crooks claiming to be Taxi drivers, Way has recorded Public Service Announcements in both English and French using plain, blunt language to tell Canadians: ALL Taxi drivers accept cash.

“There is no Taxi driver that will not accept cash. And if a person is posing as a Taxi driver and tells you that they do not accept cash, it’s a scam, and the person is trying to compromise your credit cards.

“Whether it is one person or two persons who approach you saying they need a credit card because the driver cannot take cash, it’s a scam. All Taxi drivers are ready to accept cash.”

Video Links:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14AG-yMdg19O2RZAW-ekhWX4n3RjdH1HZ/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z5V3pkiTfMfZRrHrUqbJHu5csKSC4xFf/view?usp=drive_link

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For more information, contact:

Agne Butkute

info@cantaxi.ca