Tayla was mortified after her Uber driver performed a vile act in front of her. Now his fate before the courts can be revealed – and it will leave you fuming

An Uber driver has avoided jail after masturbating behind the wheel in front of a terrified female passenger.

Tayla Pimlott, 26, was making a 20-minute journey from Adelaide’s CBD to her home in the north-eastern suburb of Campbelltown on October 1 when she suddenly noticed the driver enjoying herself in the front seat.

The 29-year-old driver, Rahman Fazeli, was charged with indecent conduct ‘namely in an Uber vehicle so as to insult or insult another person’.

He pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in March.

He was sentenced to four weeks in prison, but this was suspended and Fazeli is now on $500 bail for 18 months for good behavior.

The experience has left Ms Pimlott afraid to leave her home and she has sworn off using Uber.

Ms Pimlott said she had been scrolling through her phone in the backseat when she noticed a ‘subtle hand gesture’ that made her look up, and she was immediately ‘petrified’..

‘I saw that clearly [the Uber driver] had his penis out and he was masturbating,” she said Yahoo.

Ms Pimlott said she was so scared of what could happen that she considered jumping from the moving vehicle.

“There was a part of me that thought, ‘Oh God, I could die, I could be raped, this man could touch me,'” she said.

She put her safety first and texted her mother and boyfriend.

She was also able to capture images of Fazeli which she used as evidence for the police.

Mrs Pimlott said her heart was pounding but she pretended not to notice for fear the situation would escalate.

When she got home, where her worried mother was waiting for her, she had to ask Fazeli to unlock the car doors.

“He turned completely around and looked at me and in the creepiest voice I’ve ever heard he says, ‘Thank you so much,'” she said.

An aggrieved Mrs Pimlott replied: “You’re welcome,” and jumped out of the car, fearing that anything but politeness would put her in more danger.

Uber condemned the driver’s actions in a statement to Daily Mail Australia (stock image)

Mrs Pimlott said she messaged her mother because she was terrified

She reported the incident to Uber and urged them to ban the driver, but the company couldn’t tell her if that happened because of its “strict privacy policy.”

The company has since confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that he has been permanently banned.

Fazeli is also not allowed to visit Ms Pimlot at home or at work.

Uber condemned the driver’s actions in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.

“What has been reported has no place in the Uber community or anywhere else,” a spokesperson said.

‘As soon as we became aware of this report, we immediately and permanently removed the driver partner’s access to the app.

“We’ve raised the bar for safety across the industry, including investing in advanced technology and features to help improve safety for passengers and drivers on every journey.

‘Using our Safety Toolkit, passengers can contact emergency services, share their journey live with a loved one and every journey is tracked in real time with GPS.

“We are constantly looking for ways to improve safety for every ride and use this safety technology to support law enforcement efforts.”