It was my first ride, so it was probably an anti-fraud measure. Still, a simple notification like "we will be charging you $25 to verify your card" would have b

It was my first ride, so it was probably an anti-fraud measure. Still, a simple notification like "we will be charging you $25 to verify your card" would have been great. Interestingly, I use Uber semi-regularly, and they don't hold anything. They probably only did it for the first ride.