Auckland taxi scams are so obvious now

Uber must be rattling them, was going like four mins drive by the viaduct reasonably late from a restaurant and cba getting an Uber so waved a taxi then “hey no worries this man knows the area well get in his taxi) from the man I waved down. Next day we were six coming from waiheke man in five seater pulled over dangerously then offered us all a ride. -> both of these are obviously signs of illegal taxi services who overcharge.what is wrong with this shit