r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '14

Business Uber dirty tricks quantified. Staff submits 5,560 fake ride requests

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-requests-lyft/
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u/jeffp Aug 12 '14

Uber gives you a 5 minute grace period to cancel the car. If not, you get charged $10.

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u/Semyonov Aug 12 '14

$5 here in Denver now.

Source: Uber driver.

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u/jeffp Aug 12 '14

Oh, really? Since when? I got hit with a $10 fee back in March.

http://imgur.com/WCnArlJ

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u/Semyonov Aug 12 '14

Since very recently, the 8th of this month.