For the regular taxi service the driver manually inputs the fare from their taxi meter into the Uber app. So if you're not paying attention, the driver theoretically can type in whatever they want.
Glitch in the system? If there was no known reason for the surge pricing (not New Years, not bad weather etc) maybe he was not notified beforehand of the surge pricing because it shouldn't have happened in the first…
For the regular taxi service the driver manually inputs the fare from their taxi meter into the Uber app. So if you're not paying attention, the driver theoretically can type in whatever they want.
Glitch in the system? If there was no known reason for the surge pricing (not New Years, not bad weather etc) maybe he was not notified beforehand of the surge pricing because it shouldn't have happened in the first…