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Kieren Williams

Uber 'charging users more if they have low phone battery', investigation claims

An investigation has claimed that Uber seemingly charges users more when they have low phone battery.

Across two identical journeys in Brussels, Belgium, at the same time of day, two taxi riders were given different prices.

The only difference between them was that one phone had 84 per cent battery and the other had 12 per cent, Belgian newspaper Dernière Heure claimed.

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