Uber Riders: Here's How To Avoid New Year's Eve Crazy Surcharges
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If you’re planning on going out and celebrating the kick-off of 2016 any place other than your home, and don’t plan on driving or taking mass transit, be sure you’re well aware of Uber’s crazy price surges on New Year’s Eve.

Back on New Year’s Eve 2014, Uber prices skyrocketed to six times the normal rate — 40 cents a minute plus $2.15 per mile — with surged trips particularly happening between 12:30am and 2:30am and is expected to go up to nine times the normal rate this holiday. One Uber driver detailed a short trip from Manhattan to Brooklyn costing nearly $300 on NYE 2014. Yikes!

“If you find yourself needing a ride at the busiest time of the night (typically when everyone is going home) make sure that you compare the prices between the two apps,” Harry Campbell, a driver for both Uber and Lyft, told Fusion. “Riders need to remember that surge pricing is very dynamic and can change in a heart beat so if you’re able to wait it out, the prices will likely come down. But if you have to get home ASAP, then you’re likely going to have to pay top dollar.”
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Simply put, to get a cheaper ride, passengers should request an Uber car exactly at midnight, or wait until prices to drop around 3 a.m. Also, you can always take an Uber pool to cut the price a bit; that is if you don’t mind sharing a car with a possible drunk stranger or two.

Happy Freaking Holidays!