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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Sam Barker

Uber to hike taxi prices by 20% from today after court ordered it to pass on VAT

Taxi hire app Uber is raising its fares tonight as it is forced to charge VAT on rides.

Uber did not charge VAT until a court case last December ruled that the taxi app, and its rivals, had a "contractual obligation" to provide journeys in London.

As a result, customers taking an Uber ride enter a sort of contract with Uber, not the driver, from 11.59pm this evening.

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