A group of partygoers are shocked after Uber charged them $148.17 for a 12-minute, 5km journey in Auckland. When the concert finished they walked to a nearby McDonald's to have better luck booking a driver to head home. They tried to book an Ola home about 1am but could not be connected to a driver so they booked an Uber instead. Looking at their journey in the Uber app, the original address was a pick-up address was in St Mary's Bay, not Mt Smart stadium. When Uber prices are surging, users will see a multiplier to the standard rates on the map, according to Uber's website.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 05, 2019 22:41 UTC