Originally Posted by
Vasco
Timely, that this discussion has turned to Uber. Most of the discussion in this thread seems to focus on Asia, but my travels in Latin America keep turning up new instances of DCC creep all over the place.
I was just in Costa Rica and used Uber. My card was charged in USD despite being quoted in the local currency when I booked the ride. The charge on my statement was US$14, charged as USD. But it should've been around US$10.50 had the transaction gone through in the local Costa Rican currency and left for my card issuer to do the conversion. Needless to say, at no point did I have the option to select which currency I wanted to be charged in.
How does the receipt show this conversion? Or is the price still in Costa Rican currency?
I used Uber for the first time recently. I noticed my GBP transaction was processed in the Netherlands and the charge showed as a transaction on my credit card within a few hours (most transactions take one or two working days to show). Never had a transaction post on the same day with this card, except Uber. No idea what card processor they use, but it seems they do things differently.