A Queensland teenager is still in shock after an Uber driver allegedly sexually assaulted her 50m from her home.

It was just after midnight when Laura Mercer, 18, decided to head home from a night out in an Uber, as she had done many times before.

"I got in and he was really friendly, and I was quite drunk. I'd been at my friend's 18th you know, just trying to have a good time," Ms Mercer told A Current Affair .

Just 600m into the trip, her driver allegedly switched off the app and told her she was nice, so he would drive her for free.

"At the time, I just thought he was being friendly and he just kept saying I was pretty, and he was doing a music video, and I looked like a model."

When the driver pulled into Ms Mercer's street and stopped 50m from her home, she said she had no idea what was coming.

"He said he wanted to take photos of me, he did it on my phone - so it seemed innocent at the time," she said.

But she claims things quickly changed when the driver asked her to pull down her top.

"He came over and he started forcing it down, then taking photos, then he just started forcing himself on me, moved my underwear aside and started touching me," she said.

"He was trying to kiss me and my mouth was closed and I was just crying and pulling away, and he just kept going and rubbing himself on me."

When the driver eventually stopped, Ms Mercer immediately ran home and phoned the police.

"They came over and I went through it with them, but at the time I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't ever want to talk about it again, I just wanted to forget about it."

Ms Mercer chose not to make a formal report but did report it to Uber the next morning.

"They just thought they could refund me my $11 and that they'd take appropriate action against the driver and that it would all be fine, but I just didn't think that was very fair," she said.

Lisa Flynn of Shine Lawyers is now helping Ms Mercer make a civil claim against Uber and the driver.

"Uber had a duty of care to Laura and they breached that by not making sure the drivers were suitable and failing to ensure the safety of passengers," Ms Flynn said.

"One case is too many for this to happen, it's wrecked Laura's life and that is one too many."

Uber spokesperson Casper Nixon said safety is paramount to the company.

"The safety of our riders and driver-partners is a top priority," Mr Nixon said.