Uber adds fee for rides, deliveries because of record-setting gas prices

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Citing record-high prices for gasoline, Uber is charging customers a new fuel fee to help offset costs for ride-hail and delivery drivers.

The temporary surcharge will be either 45 cents or 55 cents for each Uber trip and either 35 cents or 45 cents for each Uber Eats order, depending on location, the company announced Friday.

It will take effect on Wednesday. All the money will go directly to drivers, San Francisco-based Uber said. The surcharge will be in effect for at least 60 days, after which Uber said it will assess the situation.

The surcharges are based on the average trip distance and the increase in gas prices in each state, Uber said. A spokesperson for Uber rival Lyft didn’t immediately respond to a question Saturday on whether it was considering a similar move.

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/03/uber-adds-fee-for-rides-deliveries-because-of-record-setting-gas-prices.html

[North Shore Chicago]

1. Those sur charges

don't seem like enough. Here, in Chicago land, 93 octane is 5.20 and more in many places.

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2. It is per ride or delivery

How much gas does it take for one ride or one delivery?

[North Shore Chicago]

3. Depends on the final destination.

Maybe I'm projecting, right now driving a gas guzzling SUV.

[Cobalt Violet]

4. depends on the distance.

It would be better based on distance.

[alphafemale]

5. If it goes to the driver and not Uber corporate.

I use food delivery quite a bit for convenience, both restaurant and grocery.

Always tipped well.

Tipping more now.

I sometimes get my grocery order well inside the hour after placing it. I could not do it myself within that time.
And there's no "OOooooo Key Lime Pie!"

Wait. Pie day is tomorrow (3/14) where Publix and other chains sell whole pies for $3,14. I may hafta.

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6. I get groceries and medicine delivered

But not by Uber.
The grocery uses 'DoorDash' and the pharmacy uses 'Script'.

If I order meal delivery it's 'GrubHub'.