Originally Posted by
dinanm3atl
Did you actually read what happened? It wasn't raised because of surge pricing or 'wealthy area'. The route was altered to be longer in both mileage and time. Thus the rate goes up. Then the driver went the original route because it is faster and had no traffic issues.
Altering the route and charging more when the most direct route is open and clear is what I made the post about.
This is Uber's way of raising the fares without sharing the raise with the drivers. The rate you pay no longer matches the rate the driver makes. So you may pay 50% more while driver still makes base pay. You end up paying premium prices for base level service. So smart drivers will purposely long haul if it saves time and adds mileage to get more of the fare you pay since your fare stays the same. If you suspect you're getting charged for a longer route that what the driver is directed to take, you can change your destination to start getting charged for actual distance. Change it to the next door building. You can then save money without affecting the drivers take