Uber Surge Price? Research Says Walk a Few Blocks, Wait a Few Minutes

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Last time I encountered a 4x surge pricing, I downloaded Lyft ... the minute I ordered it, surge pricing ended (really annoyed me and I went with Lyft anyways). If it wasn&#x27;t for surge pricing, I&#x27;d be cheerleading for Uber. Surge pricing adds a level of uncertainty ... and 4x on a 50 dollar ride is insane if it ends in a few minutes.

In my experience, surge pricing on a nice day doesn&#x27;t last long. When the weather is nuts, you&#x27;re gonna pay. Too bad I&#x27;m not a researcher.

just like I refuse to pay covers at bars, I refuse to pay surge pricing. Uber is my go to app, but if they are doing surge pricing than I switch to ihail (an Uber clone run by a taxi company). if they ate busy, than I use lyft as a last resort. I hate using lyft because they don&#x27;t offer a fare estimate.<p>using this process I have saved myself 100s of dollars in ride fares.

How does customer need to counteract if he needs a time sensitive ride? Lets say, I need to go to Airport at time x. Neither I can book earlier to guarantee a ride nor can I wait out the surge.

I always just try the request again a minute later and surge pricing is usually gone.

Or use a new company like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fasten.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fasten.com&#x2F;</a> who doesnt do surge pricing.

The simplest way is to move the pickup point ever so slightly until you reach a spot without surge pricing, then simply walk there as it arrives.

Nope.<p>This doesn&#x27;t work.<p>I&#x27;ve walked more than a couple of miles, and waited more than an hour.. the surge stays between 4X to 5X.