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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Be very careful using uber on NYE. Surge pricing could be up to 10x which you may not notice if drunk and desperate to get home. Lots of horror stories from last year of people paying ~$1000 to get home.
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They don't list the surge multiplier anymore. They give you the total trip price, which you have to explicitly agree to before accepting the ride.
There was only one story of $1000 last year, an Edmonton man who had Uber drive him around for an hour. Surge pricing is a concern and probably makes it more expensive than a cab, but anyone who takes an hour long Uber trip and pretends they were never told the multiplier (then) or total cost (now) is dumb. It's impossible not to notice now, drunk or not. That same trip would have cost $250~ in a cab, so it's not even like the multiplier was outrageous.
Most importantly, if you notice the rate seems really high, wait 10-15 minutes and try again. Surge peaks and disappears pretty quickly.