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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by galdosdi on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:22PM (#13943240)
Wow that's egregious. One thing I'm curious about -- what leverage does the driver have when trying to strongarm you into cancelling? Why do you end up giving in?

> I eventually gave in and canceled the request.

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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by elahd on Thursday March 23, 2017 @04:19PM (#13943853)
Their leverage is that you can't request another ride until either the rider or driver cancels the current request.

I was late to work and wanted to request another Lyft driver -- Uber was surging. After I canceled the hail, Lyft starting surging, as well. I ended up taking the subway to work.

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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by gsnedders on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:27PM (#13943291)
Presumably the inability to request again until they are dropped off or the request cancelled?
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