Commuters Slam Uber For Charging £64 For A FOUR MINUTE Journey

Hundreds of commuters have been hit by surging prices on the taxi app as Britain braces for a third day of rail chaos.
Costs for journeys dramatically increased today as the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at and 13 train operators stage a second day of strike action, with just 20 per cent of services running.
Taxi operators admitted they were expecting a 'significant' surge in demand during the action.
Uber's app automatically increases prices when demand outstrips the number of cars available.
One user was quoted £64 for a four-minute journey this morning as commuters jostled onto packed buses, or forced to drive or cycle to the office or school.
The furious customer wrote: 'Talk of cost of living, something needs to be done about companies like Uber robbing people blind. Queues at Gatwick due to a train strike at 1am and they want to charge £64 for a four-minute journey.'  
Bhavin Purohit claimed his son's Uber account had charged him £35 today for a usual £15 journey after taxi app Bolt reportedly 'crashed' due to demand.
He wrote: 'Why are Uber drivers charging double the amount (£35 for paslanmaz civata a £15) for the same distance due to rail strikes?
'My son has to take an Uber to work due to the strikes and Bolt has crashed.' 
Hundreds of commuters have been hit by surging prices on the taxi app Uber as Britain braces for a third day of chaos in the biggest rail strikes for 30 years
One user was quoted £64 for a four-minute journey this morning as commuters are again jostling onto packed buses, driving or cycling to the office or school - as just a fifth of Britain's usual services are expected to run, with even fewer in some areas
Meanwhile, Bhavin Purohit claimed his son's Uber account had charged him £35 today for a usual £15 journey after taxi app Bolt reportedly 'crashed' due to demand
Heavy traffic in the early morning on the A40 at Perivale in West London this morning
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Northern rail says it will only operate 10 per cent of services and some places will again have no trains at all after fresh talks were stalled yesterday without any new pay offer being made.