• "Flight to Goa Cheaper," Man Tweets as Uber Charges Rs 3,000 For 50 Km Ride

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    "Flight to Goa Cheaper," Man Tweets as Uber Charges Rs 3,000 For 50 Km Ride

    Shravankumar Suvarna, a resident of Mumbai, tweeted about his experience. He even provided screenshots of the Uber app's price display.

    Digital Desk: Mumbai resident was shocked by the exorbitant fare charged by the ride-hailing company Uber for
    ferrying a customer. In the pouring rain, the person tried to get a cab to
    get home but was shocked to find the fare running into thousands.



    Twitter users
    had a range of ideas as to how that amount could be put to better use, starting
    from renting an apartment to having a day out in Dadar.
    minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;
    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> Fares for the 50-kilometre trip were well
    over ₹ 3,000.



    mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
    minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Shravankumar Suvarna, a resident
    of Mumbai, tweeted about his experience. He even provided screenshots of the
    Uber app's price display. The prices for UberGo, Premier, and XL were
    respectively Rs 3,041, Rs 4,081, and Rs 5,159.



    mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
    minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">"Flight to Goa is cheaper
    than my ride home," Mr Suvarna tweeted. Even the hashtag "peak
    Mumbai rains" was added by him.



    mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
    minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Meanwhile, many people responded
    to Mr Suvarna's tweet.



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    minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">One
    user calculated how much Uber should have charged and came to that conclusion. Is
    diesel/petrol really so expensive, the user asked. According to the picture, it
    only appears to be 50 kilometres. It will cost around 500 rupees even with a 10
    km ride. Why are they charging an additional 2.5k? For this ride, 1200 rupees
    should be enough.




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