A man was charged more than £35k for a 15-minute Uber journey - after the destination was accidentally set to Australia. Oliver Kaplan, 22, had just finished a shift and ordered a ride to go and meet some friends for a drink.
An Uber picked the trainee chef up from the Buxton Inn, outside Hyde in Greater Manchester. It then took him to the Witchwood, a pub in Ashton-under-Lyne - a journey of roughly four miles.
Oliver says the price quoted on the app was between £10 and £11, which he happily accepted - and thought nothing more of it. But the next morning he was shocked to see a message from Uber saying he had insufficient funds - as the charge was £35,427.97.
