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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

‘I don’t want to waste the gas’: Uber and Lyft drivers reeling as fuel prices soar

An Uber driver and car with passengers in Washington, D.C.
An Uber driver and car with passengers in Washington DC. Photograph: Robert Alexander/Getty Images

Drivers for Uber and Lyft across the US are spending hundreds more dollars on fuel each month after the US-Israel war on Iran triggered a sharp rise in oil prices.

Support offered by the ride-hailing companies amounts to a “slap in the face”, drivers operating their services told the Guardian, as many are forced to choose between driving more to make the same money as previously – or cutting back their miles to reduce costs.

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