Desk Report: App-based ride-hailing services have become costlier for city commuters due to its growing demand mainly during rush hours, reports Financial Express.
Many of the users said they have been experiencing a random fare hike in such app-based transport services for a couple of months.
However, market leaders in the app-based ridesharing sector, especially Uber and Pathao, mention in their apps that the fare rates might slightly vary due to growing demand.
But a good number of users expressed disagreement over the issue, terming the recent fare rates of these services remotely close to ‘slight increase’.
Mahmud Islam, a private sector service-holder who travels between Mirpur and National Press Club using Uber X time to time, saw an unusual fare hike.
He said, “I have travelled many times the same distance that cost around Tk 320 to Tk 350 in general.”
“But few days ago, I had to pay around Tk 650 for travelling the same distance although the Uber driver followed the same route as before and traffic situation was pretty normal,” he added.
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