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Londoners sick of Uber’s ‘surge pricing’ policy, survey suggests

Deniz Huseyin
25 February 2016
Joseph Seal-Driver: Londoners are clearly fed up with being charged over the odds to get around town... London is full of transport options that allow you to get to where you’re going quickly, and for a fair price
Joseph Seal-Driver: Londoners are clearly fed up with being charged over the odds to get around town... London is full of transport options that allow you to get to where you’re going quickly, and for a fair price

 

A new survey suggests high opposition in the capital to taxi app Uber’s policy of surge pricing, which sees tariffs increase during busy times. Uber says it carries out this practice to encourage more drivers to become available. But 69% of respondents are opposed to surge pricing, according to a YouGov survey in London carried out for car sharing firm DriveNow.The survey revealed that 43% of London Uber users complained that the minicab drivers didn’t know any good shortcuts, with...

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