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Re:Uber Scam in Brazil – Drivers Have ‘Challenges’ Ending Trips by prostoalex on Saturday September 29, 2018 @01:26PM (#18101587)
I thought Uber has diverged from per-minute per-mile billing and settled on a fixed quote based on optimal distance at the time of dispatch. The past few rides the amount I got quoted in the app was the exact amount they billed.

Is it different in various markets, perhaps?

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Re:Uber Scam in Brazil – Drivers Have ‘Challenges’ Ending Trips by xur17 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @10:08PM (#18104086)
They charge the quoted fixed rate unless your ride diverges from the app's recommended path by more than a certain distance. I've annoyingly gotten hit by this a few times when my driver made a wrong turn.
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Re:Uber Scam in Brazil – Drivers Have ‘Challenges’ Ending Trips by CamperBob2 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @10:00PM (#18104065)
I thought that was the whole idea behind Uber, no more taxi scams. Might as well just call a Yellow cab, if drivers are going to pull this kind of thing.
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