There’s no doubt that prices of cabs surge during peak hours or when in high demand. However, can you imagine paying a whopping ₹3000 for a 50-kilometre ride? Well, I know what you are thinking but this actually happened to somebody.
Shravankumar Suvarna, a Mumbai resident, tried booking a cab to his home, which usually costs ₹800 to ₹1,000. However, he was shocked to see the fare for the short ride running into thousands.
The Uber application showed him the fare for UberGo at ₹3,041, Premier at ₹4,081 and XL at ₹5,159.
Flight to goa is cheaper than my ride home #peakmumbairains pic.twitter.com/r3JLGAwQxc
— Shravankumar Suvarna (@ShravanSuvarna) June 30, 2022
And here’s everything they had to say:
Isse accha Goa hi shift ho jao dost.
— Tweeter (@simplyGAURAV007) June 30, 2022
Uber just promoting Goa , they want u to buy property there .
— mr khan (@Simi83604207) July 1, 2022
Then try to book a cab to the Airport ?? 🤣😂
— Tanveer Sait (@indotan) July 2, 2022
Hahaha…just Mumbai things 🤭
— Paushali Sahu (@dreamzdotcom) July 1, 2022
Gotta look at the silver lining, the cab is only 8 mins away
— cypress ice (@knbsntbttns) July 1, 2022
Omg this is what you meant. Yes same price as Europe, distance thoda zyada hai.
— Prerna (@kundalia_p) July 2, 2022
A flight to Goa takes the same time as your ride home too👍👍 https://t.co/5GH9wh84Uz
— Yokooo (@drycactii) July 2, 2022
If I see an Uber cost more than 450 I just cancel my plans https://t.co/RrtDyzqv4q
— 𓆩♡𓆪 (@hibiscusflwrs) July 2, 2022
With this money, you can stay at a good hotel in Dadar for the night, have a hearty dinner and then have a good night sleep. Wake up in the morning and then go to home. You will have those under ₹2500 and still have ₹500-1000 left to spend. 🥹🥹 https://t.co/Pi6ROfBuaN
— Velociraptor 🦖 🇮🇳 (@raptorsworld) July 2, 2022
@Uber, what’s this behaviour? https://t.co/VUEklIGbnB pic.twitter.com/yjAc48t9mD
— Ahnandita (@ahnandita) July 3, 2022