A great transport alternative for Iluka residents and visitors
Iluka Rideshare is registered with the NSW Point-to-point Commission as s rideshare service BSP-415810

0437 339 133
ILUKA RIDESHARE
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0437 339 133
IMPORTANT UPDATE 1 July 2025
After 4 years some prices have gone up (a bit)
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Prices and services are of course subject to change at any time, but what you find here is likely to be correct until the next scheduled review date 30 June 2026
TESTIMONIALS
My lovely wife thinks I'm grand, but she's biased!
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For awhile Uber allowed riders to leave comments.​
Here's what some complete strangers have had to say of me.
“Thanks for being on time”
“Great service, wonderful conversation. All the best for your new adventure.”
“Perfect. Good driver”
“Thanks bud for the talk, you made my day sir”
“Your first north coast coffee is on me, enjoy retirement.”
“Thanks for the ride, was desperate to get to work.”
“Thanks again”
“Thanks for a GREAT ride”
“Thanks again”
“Thank you again!”
“Thank you Patrick”
“Viva la revolution!”
“Patrick is a wonderfully happy man. He drove us from Bondi to the airport and was full of travel suggestions, and he even sang us a song upon requests, He brightened our day, and you’ll be lucky to have him as your Uber driver.”
“Wonderful, fun ride with Patrick. Great, great conversation with a very erudite bloke.
”Very niceeee man!”
“Have a cracker”
“Thanx for the lift”
“I did not know the meaning of five stars until I met Patrick! Intelligent conversation clear instructions very comfortable car. Thank you.”
“Thank you for this morning’s ride! Coolest Uber driver I’ve ever had!”
“Non toll route taken to airport is good and arrived in good time, Thanks Patrick.”
“Patrick is a tidy driver, a fine conversationalist and a raconteur”
“Great ride”
“Thanks for getting me home safe this morning”
“Thanks for the morning ride and cool chat”
“Best Sydney Uber driver we had!”
“Thanks for being a great driver!”
“You ripper”
“All the best Patrick! Love your Prius!”
“Very pleasant experience”
“Amazing service and great conversation!”
“Great to learn about Australian rugby. Cheers!”
“Thank you so much for the Paris tip!”
“Your one-stop all round lovely driver who has great intellectual chat and history lessons to boot. Great stuff!”
“Thanks Patrick”
“Take it easy mate”
“Thanks Patrick”
“Great conversation on the ride!! Bravo!”
“Pleasant conversation expert driving”
“Thank you Patrick for sharing all the tips for international travel and busting a tune. Take care and all the best”
“Thank you”
“Thanks for the great trip home”
“Thanks mate, always good to have an interesting conversation”
“Thanks for introducing me to the concept of the ‘wide yeomanry’ “
“What an entertaining ride you were able to provide! TQ”
“Thank you for the tips!”
“Thank you for the excellent service”
“Legend”
“Thank you Patrick for a safe and comfortable journey”
“Tom Waits. Great music”
“Thanks Patrick, awesome driver”
“Great service! Very friendly and talkative, great to have a chat too and he really lifted up your mood”
“Thanks for the chat! I look forward to seeing you as Emperor!”
“Excellent ride. Friends. Easy to talk to and gave lots of great advice”
“Your awesome!”
“Was very lovely to meet you!”
“Great customer service”
“Delightful intelligent conversation very helpful”
“Excellent banter”
“Cheers Patrick, very entertaining drive!!”
“Very friendly, knows everything you need to know about Sydney.”
“Very professional”
“Awesome thanks”
“Thanks”
“Thanks so much for today”
“Thank you Patrick for your great service especially on a rainy day, I greatly appreciate it”
“Thanks for taking care of us Patrick. Have a good day further”
“Thank you for your kindness it was much appreciated helping me when I fell over”
“Thoroughly enjoyed my trip and chat very pleased, many thanks Patrick”
“Thank you for your advice and serenading me with your lovely rendition of ‘Foreign Affair’”
“Great enthusiast of radio, politics and travel - very enjoyable ride”
“Thank you”
“Outstanding service and an awesome car”
“Thanks for great conversation and being entertaining. Good luck with the career plans - just remember us little people”
“Top guy and intellectually interesting”
“Great discussion”
“Thanks for the idea!”
“Mate good chat, great shirt!!”
“See you in 300 years!!” (you had to be there!)
“thanks”
“10/10 would navigate the complexities of automation again”
“Excellent service”
“Best sound track of any Uber I’ve ever taken! And I owe you one for the music trivia knowledge too!”
“Might be the most educational Uber ride I’ve ever been in. Thanks for teaching a dumb American cousin what’s up. Auf wiedersehen”
“Lovely man with great advice”
“Thanks for a lovely ride”
“Thank you Pat!”
“Probably one of the best Uber drivers out there - pay attention Graham Norton”
“Patrick had some great insight into dealing with difficult people in the workplace. He was able to give me sound advice. Thanks Patrick!”
“Thanks for the excellent ride and travel tips!”
“It was nice to have a driver who know the city and take time the time to explain a lot of thing about Sydney and the history!”
“Nice trip. Thanks mate!”
“Thanks heaps Patrick”
“Thanks Patrick”
“Very nice guy”
“Legend”
“Thanks hope to see you again”
“Best Uber! Even has mints! Thank you so much for the service”
“Thank you so much”
“Thank mate. Enjoy Camden”
“Good quick chat!”
“Simply the best!”
“Great humour, great music”
“Excellent and efficient many thanks for a great trip”
“Ultimate gentleman”
“Pleasant trip with a great driver”
“Lovely driver, very professional and great conversation”
“Hi to Mrs Wife”
“ ‘Ticket to ride’ is on repeat for my train ride, have a great day”
“Clifford - you were the best Uber driver we had the entire time we were in Australia, and we had a lot of Ubers
“Thanks for the lift Patrick and take care of the Prius!!”
“Great ride, smooth driving and friendly driver, thank you”
“A gentleman and a scholar”
“Thanks for the lesson on Lachlan Macquarie!”
“Great tunes”
“Great driving and good conversation
“Thanks for boosting my knowledge about speaking
“Awesome driver!”
“Bloody good service! Had a ‘fair go’ as well”
“Pleasant ride and excellent service!”
“Thank you for the mentos”
“Thank you!”
“Such a friendly driver, love the music in your car”
“Thank you for the ride, great speaking with you!”
“Thank you Patrick - great drive and lovely chat”
“Thanks for the travel tips”
“Best driver so far”
“Love the 'koala skin' seat covers!”
“Great ride - loved it
“Great conversation, such a nice guy”
“Thanks Patrick
“Thanks Patrick! Appreciate the info and tips”
“I really enjoyed our trip - thank you so much!!”
“Thanks Patrick 5 stars”
“Thanks for the Hilo Hatties tip!”
“Awesome dude! Thank you!”
“Great shirt XD”
“One of the best Uber drivers I’ve come across”
“Thanks Patrick for getting me home
“You’re a legend! Thanks for the trivia”
“Great chat mate”
“Patrick loved your company mate!!”
“Best Uber driver ever”
“Amazing
“Best Uber driver yet!”
“Patrick is a legend - great fun and had me laughing the whole trip
“Found it!”
“Awesome bloke”
“Thank you”
“Nice ride, good to explain directions”
“It was a fun ride with Patrick
“Thanks Patrick lovely driving with you today
“Thank you for the nice music!”
“Should be hosting a show on radio
“Thanks Patrick for a great ride with the music and the chat”
“Great person and lively conversation”
“Thanks Patrick!”
“Would use Patrick again”
“Thank you”
“Wonderful service, thank you Patrick”
“Nice guy”
“Thanks for the local tips about tourism and the hidden whiskey bar”
“Quick and efficient”
“Charger for my phone - Thanks!”
“Really laid back, fun and entertaining
“Great music and chit chat!!”
“Just an awesome driver with the best personality!”
“Thank you for having me on your trip
“Woah! The amazing services that was given was wonderful, definitely brightened up my day”
“Thanks for your help”
“Thanks!”
“Thanks Patrick great service very helpful and friendly”
“Thank you!”
“BEST UBER DRIVER EVER”
“An absolute true blue hero!”
“You are more than a rating”
“Thank you for the trip! Enjoyed the blokey chat!”
“Very good service, good chat, took the easiest and quickest way to go to my destination”
“Thank you Patrick”
“What an awesome way to start the day! Thanks Patrick! Great convo, nice presentable vehicle and a genuinely nice person
“Thankyou”
“Thanks for enjoyable trip!”
“Thank you for the chat!”
“really enjoyable trip”
“Gave me a mad wrap!”
“As a fellow Uber driver partner myself, I really enjoyed riding with Patrick!!”
“As soon as I booked had a call for update of pick up location and time, Great convo, very precise all around one of he best Uber experiences I’ve had”
“Thanks Patrick”
“You are amazing!”
“Thanks Patrick - great trip!!! Playlist was awesome and we particularly enjoyed the snippets of tour commentary!”
“Top bloke, safe ride
“Thanks Patrick, lovely service”
“Thanks so much”
“Thanks so much Patrick for your lovely service!”
“Thank you for being awesome”
“Most enjoyable, love your dry wit!”
“Thanks for a safe trip!”
“Thanks Patrick - you’re a star!”
“Cheers Patrick, much appreciated”
“Thanks for the ride”
“Best Uber driver so far, I want him again”
“Thank u Patrick for the wonderful conversation and comfortable ride
“100% best Uber driver ever
“Great driver and extremely personable, thank Patrick!”
“Thanks Patrick”
“Patrick was wonderful
“Wonderful conversations and services”
“Thank you for making me laugh”
“Thanks Pat, will see you again”
“Patrick was a very friendly driver”
“Nice to meet you Pat”
“Thanks again!!”
“Left my phone in the care and he went out of my way to return it!! 10 out 10 thank so much Uber What a great guy!! Once again thank u!!!”
“Thanks for a great ride”
“Thank you for a fun ride”
“Thanks for bringing my housekey back”
“Made to feel very comfortable and engaged in conversation”
“Thank you”
“Thanks”
“Thank you!”
“Was the most entertaining drive, great conversation and the ride was very comfortable
“Cheers Patrick! Thanks for the laugh buddy”
“Thanks Patrick for a great trip to the airport!”
“Such a pleasant car ride, was very helpful and on time for pick ups! Thanks again!”
“Fantastic man
“Great chat”
“Thank you!”
“Awesome!”
“Really nice, thank you so much”
“An excellent ride, thank you Patrick”
“Thank u”
“Great”
“Patrick was a really great guide! It was pleasure to meet him!!!”
“Thanks Patrick
“Lovely ride and awesome conversation”
“Thanks for pulling over and checking that guy was OK!”
“Thanks for the great service Patrick! A+”
“Great driver and interesting to talk to!”
“Thank you for the Mentos, the complimentary phone charger and a great sense of humour - best Uber driver I’ve ever had”
“Thank you Patrick”
“Thanks Patrick
“Thank you and happy to be your last trip of the year!”
“Thanks for the ride! Stay happy”
“Thank you Patrick for making the drive so pleasant”
“Cheers mate, have a good Xmas!”
“Very prompt! Very friendly! Great service!”
“Great chat!”
“A great driver!”
“Very good thanks”
“Thank you for your consideration of my tired self and Dean Martin music”
“Had a great convo about Russian driving
“Thank you so much
“Fantastic!”
“Great customer service, very friendly”
“Thanks Patrick
“Patrick was lovely
“Patrick was a friendly, welcoming driver who was very efficient and suggested helpful short cuts
“A lovely ride! Thank you for having us!”
“Thank you Pat, Hope your golf was great”
“Best Uber experience yet!”
“Thanks Patrick, nice clean and smooth driving
“Thank you Patrick for my journey this morning
“Patrick gave me some amazing music history and really brightened up my day
“Such an awesome driver! Good conversations and treated my gf and I with such respect and kindness! Just an all rounder, top bloke Thanks again!”
“Amazing host and great driver”
“Thank you!”
“Thanks again mate”
“Patrick was awesome
“Great service!”
“Thank you for your great service”
“Any man who is into Tom Waits gets 5 stars from me”
“Thanks mate”
“I wish I could give Patrick 10 stars”
“Thank you Patrick! Hope to ride with you again”
“Thanks American Pie Dad”
“Learnt a lot of history during my ride with Patrick! Thank you for your excellent service!!!”
“Thank you Patrick! You are a legend”
“Great fun…” “All g in the h”
“Friendly driver”
“Great service and friendly conversation
“Thanks mate! Great trip”
“Thanks for the chat”
“Thank you!”
“Thanks for the interesting conversation”
“Great ride and conversation!”
“A pleasant character, friendly conversation, and a safe driver
“Thanks Patrick
“Thank you!”
“Fantastic”
“Thank you for driving us home - 3 drunk guys and 1 sober girl, after a huge 30th birthday and very little sleep
“Patrick was great
“Good lad, great conversation”
“Had a great time and a wonderful conversation”
“USB charger is top”
“Thanks Patrick
“Thanks for a very pleasant ride Patrick! Great conversation and I enjoyed hearing about Winkle’s adventures very much Bonus points for the fantastic video of him prancing around for the camera
“Awesome, friendly driver who was great to chat to”
“The coolest Uber driver yet!!”
“A great ambassador for Uber”
“Thx so much
“Great conversation thanks for singing opera with me!”
“Thank you Patrick for a wonderful ride!”
“Hopefully you won’t have to use your torch for evil!! Haha”
“Cheers! A very pleasant ride! Mxxx”
“Very safe and friendly
“Thanks for the great chat and fun stories!”
“Thank you for dropping me safe”
“Thanks mate for a most informative enjoyable ride!!!”
“Absolute gentleman!”
“Was a really great ride to the airport to start my holiday off!”
“We are from Las Vegas and he gave great suggestions on what to see and where to go”
“Polite driver, clean car and thanks for the breath mints”
“Not only did he get us there quickly, but we learnt about the Sydney real estate market and neighbourhoods along the way! Best Uber experience in Sydney!”
“Thanks for you prompt arrival!”
“Great conversation excellent driver”
“Professional and friendly
“Very fast ride!!! Thanks”
“Brilliant experience
“Lovely guy and a good chat oh and thanks for helping us with our luggage!”
“Awesome driver very informative”
“Thanks mate!”
“Nice guy, nice car, good stuff all round”
“Good driver”
“Cheers Patrick!”
“Thank you for the warm greetings
“My complexion is glowing! Thanks Patrick!”
“Thanks for the trivia!”
“Thank you for the wonderful overall experience! Extremely interesting conversation, great vehicle and expert navigation
“You provided an excellent service, both efficient and entertaining with great tips, local knowledge and a bit of a laugh
“You’re awesome!”
“Thank you for letting me know more about Sydney
“Thank you Patrick!” Really nice trip! Thanks for explaining so much about Sydney!”
“Thanks mate”
“Thank you very much for getting us to the campground and for the water”
“Thank you for making my morning interesting”
“There is no better service”
“Great service!”
“Wonderful drive that saved our whale watching trip! Thank you!”
“It was a great trip Patrick is very friendly and professional”
“Thank you HR man!”
“Thank you and well done”
“Thanks buddy”
“From Chris
“Patrick is very friendly and entertaining and the guidance he gave to sure is very helpful! He is the best!”
“Great customer service!”
“Amazing trip”
“Lovely, personable guy with great taste in music”
“Nice guy, good tunes, good chat”
“Thanks Patrick!”
“He was friendly and welcoming and very professional!”
“Hopefully autonomous vehicles don’t make Patrick obsolete too soon!”
“Thank you for the great drive!”
“Great service and the phone charger saved me”
“Cheers mate!”
“Comfy seat covers, especially for the winter weather”
“Thanks”
“Thank you ‘Nighthawks at the Diner’ was great!”
“Good job”
“Atheists rule! Hhehe”
“Thank you”
“Thank you Patrick for the smooth ride in the CBD”
“Hope you get the Citroen some day!”
“Thank you for your charger and mentos!!”
“Very good driver”
“Lovely man, clean car, very efficient”
“Thanks mate”
“Thank you Patrick”
“I’ll have to check out the axe throwing next time I’m down”
“Hi Patrick, great trip with many lols
“Wonderful driver!”
“Funniest Uber driver yet”
“Thanks for the ride to the airport”
“Such a great Uber driver he made good conversation and was very lovey and kind, 10/10 would recommend”
“good guy, good driving all went well, good stuff”
“Great pick up and drop off real gentleman and great conversation”
“Patrick - thanks for the good ride to the Stadium”
“Great driver, very safe”
“Thanks”
“All round awesome driver, if I could have him ever time with Uber I would”
“Thanks Patrick - so lovely to meet you X”
“Excellent service, convo, car and attitude, thanks!”
“Nice trip”
“Great tour commentary to welcome us to Sydney and very helpful with our luggage!”
“Wonderful start to a Friday, thank you
“Thanks Patrick for the lovely ride and conversation”
“Thank you”
“Thanks Patrick, very pleasant journey”
“Thanks for Patrick, was a great riding experience, and a great chat too”
“Thanks Patrick for the ride yesterday afternoon
“Thanks Patrick for almost on the roof lol”
“Thank you Patrick! You were an awesome and safe driver and you and your car were full of swag! Fantastic person to talk to as well”
“Was friendly and chatty”
“thank you”
“Nicest guy”
“Thanks”
“Excellent conversation, great jokes - the man deserves a Tesla!”
“Appreciated the chat and good advice!” “It was our first experience of Uber and it was excellent!”
“Thanks for sharing Sydney recommendations!”
“Thanks and good luck”
“Professional driver with a positive vibe”
“Thank you for the wonderful ride to the airport”
“clean professional polite”
“Such a lovely guy
“Friendliest person we’ve had drive us anywhere”
“Thanks for being an amazing Aussie!”
“Awesome conversation! Have a great Christmas!”
“Thank you for all your history! Merry Christmas and Happy new year”
“Thanks Patrick”
“Thank you very much for your kindness
“Thanks for the trivia!”
“Great driver, nice man, car was immaculate
“Great ride and a free Sydney history lesson! Brilliant!”
“a very nice driver
“A pleasant experience
“Lovely conversation! I told all of my call centre friends your advice you gave me, they loved it! Thanks for the drive!”
“wonderful and pleasant service”
“Thank you so much - have to be the nicest driver I’ve ever had”
“Thanks for the chat this morning, Matt”
“Awesome driver! Awesome chats and awesome stories”
“Thanks for the ride!”
“Thank you for the excellent trip”
“Great taste in music
“Thanks Patrick……great conversation”
“Thank you” “great conversation”
“The reason I love riding Uber is the drivers”
“Nice and easy”
“Thanks”
“Great trip thank you”
“Very friendly service and lovely new car
“legend”
“Driver is very experienced and polite
“Prompt, professional, well-equipped car (chargers etc) and drover very well
“a pleasure!”
“One of the best rides of my life
“BEST CONVO, THANKS CLIFFY”
“Patrick was a great driver, very friendly and pleasant”
“Thank you”
“Excellent driver
“thanks great trip”
“Thanks for an enjoyable ride Patrick
“Patrick’s the best Uber driver ever - great driver, very clean and comfortable car, very personable
“Conversations”
“Thanks Patrick!”
“Very easy, companionable drive”
“Great conversation, thank you Patrick”
“helped with everything if I could give 10 stars, I would!!”
“Legend! Great chat about his involvement with the Newtown community”
“Thanks for the lovely conversation during eh trip to the airport”
“Great driver
“Great chat!”
“Thank you so much for the amazing ride”
“Thanks for a pleasant ride”
“really nice guy…got me to the airport on time despite the bad traffic!”
“Happy to accomodate oversized baggage, friendly driver”
“One of my favourite Uber drivers!!”
“Thx”
“thanks”
“Good conversation”