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Consumer Alert: Beware of ridesharing overcharges!

Surge pricing and rate errors are hitting Uber and Lyft passengers. Here's how to fight a bad bill

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Christopher Elliott
Jan 15, 2024
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If anyone thinks ridesharing companies can't make billing mistakes, they should talk to Benjamin Levine.

Levine ordered a ride through Lyft from Manhattan to Elmont, NY. He was monitoring prices all afternoon.

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