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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 1:10 pm
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Originally Posted by deniselb
3) The price was $9.60. According to Google Maps I was 1.2 miles from my house when he picked me up. With one-way streets and the GPS mistakes, it still couldn't have been more than 1.75 miles. This was more than I expected. I think a cab might have been cheaper, and cabs are very expensive in my town.
Lyft rates where I am are 80 cent base charge, $1.10/mile and 21 cents per minute. Cabs fares end up being 2-3X as expensive. You can e-mail support if you feel like you were overcharged. Lyft gives you the option of tipping through the app, Uber does not. You really should tip the drivers though, especially on short trips.
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