{"id":11166,"date":"2015-08-16T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uber-surcharge-drove-taxi-fare-up-from-20-to-53\/"},"modified":"2016-04-22T20:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T13:29:31","slug":"uber-surcharge-drove-taxi-fare-up-from-20-to-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uber-surcharge-drove-taxi-fare-up-from-20-to-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber surcharge drove taxi fare up from \u00a320 to \u00a353"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nTaxi firm put its fares up to 2.6 times its normal rate because of high demandIn July, I booked an Uber taxi to take me home from the Newcastle races but I was charged \u00a353 for a 13-mile journey \u2013 one that usually costs me no more than \u00a320. I wrote to Uber, which stated that it adds a 2.6 surcharge on days when there is likely to be a lot of demand \u2013 it was Ladies\u2019 Day.  Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2015\/aug\/16\/uber-surcharge-drove-up-taxi-fare\" target=\"_blank\">Uber surcharge drove taxi fare up from \u00a320 to \u00a353<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Taxi firm put its fares up to 2.6 times its normal rate because of high&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-2U6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133142,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-football-fans-second-largest-taxi-riders-in-qatar-world-cup\/","url_meta":{"origin":11166,"position":0},"title":"Saudi football fans: Second-largest taxi riders in Qatar World Cup","date":"December 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Over 2.6 million riders used taxi services from Uber to move across Qatar during the four-week tournament\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Saudi football fans: Second-largest taxi riders in Qatar World Cup","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-Saudi-football-fans-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":127655,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/macron-held-spectacular-meeting-with-uber-as-it-lobbied-to-rewrite-taxi-laws\/","url_meta":{"origin":11166,"position":1},"title":"Macron held &#039;spectacular&#039; meeting with Uber as it lobbied to rewrite taxi laws","date":"July 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Macron held 'spectacular' meeting with Uber as it lobbied to rewrite taxi laws","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":155812,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-to-launch-self-driving-taxi-trials-in-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":11166,"position":2},"title":"Dubai to launch self-driving taxi trials in 2025","date":"June 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Dubai\u2019s RTA signs deal with Uber and WeRide to launch autonomous vehicle pilot in 2025\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Dubai to launch self-driving taxi trials in 2025","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dubai-uber-self-driving-taxi-WeRide-1000x672-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C672&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":92442,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/egypt-president-approves-law-regulating-ride-sharing-apps-like-uber-and-careem\/","url_meta":{"origin":11166,"position":3},"title":"Egypt president approves law regulating ride-sharing apps, like Uber and Careem","date":"June 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Many Egyptians who complain about taxi service had already switched to ride-sharing apps such as Uber and UAE-based Careem\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Egypt president approves law regulating ride-sharing apps, like Uber and Careem","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20494,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-long-haul-fight-to-get-easyjet-to-pay-for-taxi\/","url_meta":{"origin":11166,"position":4},"title":"My long-haul fight to get easyJet to pay for taxi","date":"July 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Airline stalls over reimbursing the \u00a3295 fare I had to pay when flight was divertedMy easyJet flight was diverted to Stansted from Gatwick and we were told by the captain that all extra expenses would be reimbursed. 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