Icy roads on Virginia’s Interstate wreaked havoc for thousands of people, especially one poor Uber rider who was stuck for nine hours, and then was stuck with a $600 bill.
“I was coming in from San Francisco and didn’t really realize what was going on here,” Andrew Peters told Washington, D.C.’s WTOP, explaining that he hopped in an Uber bound for Richmond after landing at Dulles International Airport.
“It was kind of scary,” Peters added. “We didn’t have any food or water.”
Peters made it home after nine hours and paid a $200 Uber bill. However, Peters said Uber then tacked on $400 in additional charges, raising his bill to $600 in total.
“I’m still trying to find somebody to talk to understand why they feel like they could charge me this,” said Peters.
According to Uber’s website, “heavy traffic may cause your trip to take longer than expected and to compensate your driver for the additional time, your fare may change.”