Drunk is mistaken at Uber and gets over 600 kilometers and pays 170,000 yen

Of the dispatch serviceUberIt is more familiar than taxis overseas due to the smartness of fulfillment of application and settlement. However, it seems that there are times when it is too convenient to become Ada, people who drunk and called Uber and returned to "home" decided to pay a high price.

A $ 1,600 Uber ride? Drunk man blacks out, takes trip from W.Va. to N.J.
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/02/1600_dollar_uber_ride_story.html

Kenny Bakman, a native of New Jersey, USA, took part in a party held in Morgantown and arranged a Uber to return to an accommodation near West Virginia State University. Kenny, who took off at the party, was drunk and fell asleep as soon as he got on the arriving Toyota Sienna. Mr. Kenny who woke up on the way felt strange as to why he was sitting on the seat next to the man he had not seen.

Kenny, a norinori with a friend before the party (lower left in the photo)


Kenny asked the driver "Where are you heading?", The answer New Jersey came back. The distance from West Virginia to New Jersey is about 420 miles (about 680 kilometers). Apparently, Uber car seems to head for Kenny's parents home. Kenny, who knew what was going on, was Kenny, but he seems to have been unable to get off the car. "Is it troubling if you get down on the way?"NJ.comI answer in the telephone interview. The Uber driver does not have any money, and it is said that the unpaid fee will accumulate every time it passes through the toll gate. After arriving in New Jersey, Kenny, who dropped money at a convenience store, said he returned the driver 's unpaid amount at the toll gate.


Kenny who arrived safely in New Jersey said that when he got off the car he made five ratings for the driver to the driver. Ultimately, the base rate is $ 3.94 + reservation fee $ 2.35 + distance fee 696.95 + hourly charge 115.9 dollars = 819.14 dollars (about 87,000 yen). Mr. Kenny who got drunk due to bad luck had arranged the wrong type of "UberXL" vehicle of bun type that can be used by multiple people rather than ordinary "UberX", so the charge almost doubled to 1635.93 dollars (about 170 thousand It was said that it was.

Kenny, who gave the driver high evaluation, asked Uber for consultation on charges. Kenny did not register his family's address with the Uber application. According to Mr. Kenny, the driver said that he took Kenny's smartphone and told him that he had left Kenny who was sleeping in FaceTime from a friend instead.


Ultimately, Uber confirmed that Kenny's ride from West Virginia to New Jersey was certainly done, surely carried the passenger to the destination, Kenny agreed to pay about 170,000 yen .

Kenny's "170,000 yen drunk ride" seems to be also local news.