Uber starts charging a $2 fee for hailing taxis
The days when you could hail a regular taxi via Uber for free are now over: The company quietly introduced a new $2 "booking fee" for UberT yesterday.
"The fee is a small charge added to UberT trips on behalf of yellow and boro taxi drivers who utilize the Uber platform," the company said in a memo to users. "The fee will be collected through the app and billed to the card on file at the end of your ride."
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