A plumber was left furious after he was charged £111 by Uber to take him home from the pub – even though the two-mile trip would normally have cost just £5. Matt Bennett, 18, from Arnold, Nottinghamshire, woke up after a night out to discover the astronomical charge for the eight-minute trip. The teenager had gone … Read more
Google‘s latest top of the range handset, the Pixel 5, sounds, on paper, like all the various flagship devices on the market with its 5G-enabled, camera-orientated spec. However, it costs just £599/$699, a significant slice less than the top end phones made by rivals such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei. In previous years, Google has … Read more
Licensed to laugh! Instagram account reveals the funniest, strangest, and most confusing things people have ever overheard in an Uber The @Overheard Instagram account shares reader submissions of funny things heard in Ubers Several overhear — or have — humorous or bizarre interactions with drivers Some appear to be submitted by the drivers themselves after … Read more
‘Cold, congealed and covered in Coke Zero’: Piers Morgan is left VERY unimpressed as his McDonald’s order arrives wet and cold after a ’round-the-world transit’ By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 18:44 BST, 3 October 2020 | Updated: 18:44 BST, 3 October 2020 Piers Morgan was left unimpressed after he treated himself to a burger … Read more
Binge drinking in towns and cities has increased by nearly 4 per cent since 2012 because of the ‘Uber effect’, study claims An expert from Hong Kong studied 117 US towns and cities where Uber launched He analysed local health data on how often — and how much — adults drink While people are not … Read more
Uber will be granted a new licence to operate in London after a judge ruled today that the firm was ‘fit and proper’ to work in the capital despite ‘historical failings’. Transport for London had denied the ride-hailing app a licence in November 2019, citing breaches which compromised passenger safety and issues with transparency. But … Read more
Bike vs car vs boat: Travel experts race across central London using three modes of Uber transport (and the winner may surprise you) The Points Guy UK travel site raced from Westminster Pier to Canary Wharf It’s a race reminiscent of Top Gear’s 2007 epic, in which the bicycle won The travel team rated each … Read more
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides in the United States last year, in a report aimed at ensuring drivers and the public it was serious about safety. The figure – which averages eight a day – represents a 16 per cent … Read more
Uber makes London a ‘safer place’, a court has heard as the taxi app battles against TfL for its licence to be renewed. The ride hailing app, which first operated in London in 2012, has admitted ‘mistakes were made’ in the identity fraud scandal that allowed 24 bogus drivers to take 14,788 rides. It is appealing Transport … Read more
Uber will ask some riders to verify they are wearing a mask by sending drivers a SELFIE before they are allowed to ride Uber is added face scanning technology to its app starting end of September The scan is for riders who have been previously reported for not wearing a mask These riders will be … Read more