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To be fair, Uber implements the same "surge pricing" here in Boston on many busy holidays. It's their usual method of responding to increased demand -- not nece
by clarkm 14y ago
To be fair, Uber implements the same "surge pricing" here in Boston on many busy holidays. It's their usual method of responding to increased demand -- not necessarily hurricane-specific price gouging.
- bmohlenhoff 14y agoThis is true, and it isn't just holidays. They usually start surge pricing on weekends after the T (subway for non-Bostonians) shuts down for the evening (around 12:30-1AM) and it continues until demand drops. That being said, if you try to request a pickup during a surge pricing period, there's a pop-up on the app that warns you about it and it gives you the option to cancel. It isn't something they tack on at the end, so surge pricing shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody.