> I'm in the UK and my recent trips with Uber have cost around the same as a standard taxi ... My experience is that they're about 10-20% more expensive on sho

> I'm in the UK and my recent trips with Uber have cost around the same as a standard taxi ... My experience is that they're about 10-20% more expensive on short local trips, but about 20-30% cheaper on medium distance trips, where Uber drivers have the benefit of not having to return to the area where their company operates from.