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Originally Posted by divine1966
I am surprised to hear that. I used it in major busy cities (both overseas and in the US) at all times and rate never changed. I didn’t take in the middle of the night so maybe that’s a difference? Did take it in the evenings. 100 would be understandable if going very far. No offense to Knoxville but it isn’t London. Crazy
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I know, I was incredibly surprised, believe me. I live in a bigger city in Michigan (bigger and more interesting than Knoxville), and have NEVER seen fares that high. Probably why he didn't believe me when I said I couldn't afford Uber fare. He did live about a half-hour outside of the city. But yeah, from about 7pm to 9pm it was $70-$110. I even screenshot it. I finally caught one at 930 that was $20. Maybe it has to do with how many cars are driving? Events?
In Edinburgh I was regularly catching them for 3-7 pounds. Even on Hogmanay, it was only about 25-50 pounds right after midnight...which is comparable to that regular Sunday night in Knoxville. I'm guessing number of cars driving; there are a TON of Uber drivers in Edinburgh. I usually only had to wait a minute or two. *shrug*
I have a friend who drives for a smaller competitor. I should ask her.