On 15/10/2015 13:44, David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 05:52:53AM -0700, Offramp wrote:
Yersterdat, when using google maps, I had one of those recommendations that=
pop up, to use the Uber app. I had a look but the reviews were atrocious. =
The fares seemed to be sky-high (this was not in Britain).

Here is one:
"Most ridiculously charged set up.. the driver told me amount is 177 and i =
was charged 277 by uber on my online payment... the biggest cheat they are =
...the driver said that there is no tax and again they charged double tax..=
i will never use uber and no one should use they are the cheats..."

The *driver* told him it was 177 currency units? That's not how Uber
works. You get an estimate (and it's made very clear that it's an
estimate, not a quote) in the app, not from the driver.

And how do you know that that's a sky-high fare? It doesn't say what the
journey was.

No idea what he's talking about with this "tax" thing. Given the utter
illiteracy of the review, and the nonsense about tax, and the nonsense
about getting a quote from the driver, I'm inclined to say that this is
a fake review from a black cab driver.

You think the denominated currency was sterling, do you?