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Old March 6th 18, 11:55 AM posted to uk.transport.london
David Cantrell David Cantrell is offline
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Default Woking to Heathrow

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 09:27:31PM +0000, John Williamson wrote:
On 05/03/2018 21:03, Offramp wrote:
On Saturday, 1 April 2017 09:47:13 UTC+1, e27002 wrote:
Has anyone used Uber? How does it work? What is the service like?

I still have not used Uber and I am not sure how it works.


You install the app on your phone. You create an account, hand over your
credit card details. Then when you need a taxi you tell the app where
you want to go, confirm that you are where the app thinks you are, pick
the type of service you want, and wait for your driver to show up. The
app will tell you the driver's name and his number plate so you can make
sure you get in the right car.

When you have arrived at your destination you don't have to do anything
to pay, it's all handled by Magic Elves.

In the unlikely event that something goes wrong you can use Uber's
website or the app to ask for a refund.

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 trust that your friend did the refund dance.

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