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Old March 6th 18, 08:40 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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tim wrote:


"John Williamson" wrote in message
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On 06/03/2018 05:14, John Levine wrote:
In article ,
John Williamson wrote:
I know one person "up North" who paid an Uber driver under a fiver to
get to the supermarket, but the trip back with a different driver cost
over £20 because the driver got lost.

I am not a big fan of Uber but that seems rather apochyphal because
the Uber app quotes you the price before you get in the car.

I have no reason to doubt the truth of the report.


except that it's fundamentally flawed


I wonder if surge pricing could have been the reason?