AN Uber driver accidentally picked up a prostitute instead of his passenger and their awkward encounter was captured on camera.

Daniel Moore, 28, initially thought he had collected Uber customer ‘Chelsea’ when he was hailed down by a woman in Sydney on Thursday night.

2 An Uber driver accidentally picked up a prostitute instead of his passenger in Sydney

But dash-cam footage reveals how he realised it was a case of mistaken identity after she propositioned him and asked: “Do you want to have sex?”

In the video, the driver can be seen pulling over and politely greeting the woman he thought was ‘Chelsea’.

2 The driver said he was desperate to get out of the “uncomfortable” situation

Mr Moore than asked: “What are you up to today?”

She responded saying: “Working. Trying to earn some money?”

He then asked what she did for a living and the woman replied: “I’m a sex worker. Want to have sex?”

Realising his mistake, he said: “My girlfriend wouldn't like that too much, sorry honey.”

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Speaking after the bizarre exchange, he told Seven News Online he was flagged down in the exact spot in Darlinghurst his GPS was showing.

“It was really weird it wasn’t Chelsea,” he said.

"I went through a lot of through a lot of the routine questions I normally ask passengers.

"But I forgot to ask her where she was heading - normally, I ask passengers to confirm with them but in this case we just started talking."

He said he was desperate to get out of the “uncomfortable” situation.

Mr Moore said he told the real Chelsea afterwards and she thought it was “hilarious”.