{"id":4864,"date":"2019-07-18T05:19:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T10:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2019-07-18T05:19:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T10:19:44","slug":"uber-glitch-charges-passengers-100-times-more-than-original-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/business\/uber-glitch-charges-passengers-100-times-more-than-original-price-20190718","title":{"rendered":"Uber Glitch Charges Passengers 100 Times More Than Original Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately Uber has been having some problems keeping up with the competition while keeping their prices on the low side. However, on Wednesday, it looked like Uber could take no more; passengers began to be charged 100 times the advertised fare for their trips due to a glitch in the app, causing many customers to angrily vent on Twitter about how convenient it was that Uber had no contact info.<\/p>\n

Expensive Fare<\/h2>\n

On Wednesday, Uber started charging people over $1,000 for a short ride through town, thanks to a glitch in their app that caused customers to be charged 100 the advertised cost of the ride.<\/p>\n

For some, this was a $13 ride turning into a $1,300 ride along with a fraud alert. On the worse end of the spectrum, a poor wife took a trip that was advertised to have cost $96.72 but Uber charged her $9,672.<\/p>\n

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WTF, @Uber<\/a>, you charged $1,308 to my card instead of $13.08?! (Second screenshot shows the same route fare a moment later; it\u2019s #ComicCon<\/a> so it\u2019s fluctuating rapidly.) pic.twitter.com\/2S6sxRmnRc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kelley | 🚀🌌🛰💛 (@Astro_Kelley) July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n