Uber US app pays waiting and delay cash sooner, clearer
Stop-time after 1 minute (was 2); Delayed Ride Guarantee auto-uplift; receipts explain adjustments — UK unconfirmed.
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Uber lets seniors set up solo accounts and ‘simple mode’
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HK cabbie loses change after fake HK$500 note scam
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Wolverhampton takes Get Home Safe taxi tips to uni students
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Uber drivers sue in Amsterdam over ‘scary’ AI pay algorithm
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Blackburn man jailed 3½ years after bottle attack on cabbie
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