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'So, I would stray away from that.'īut this may be just one example of fees incurred during Monday night’s pileup when hundreds of motorists were stranded in freezing temperatures.īetween seven to 11 inches of snow accumulated in the area Monday with much of it freezing as the sun went down. 'I wouldn’t Uber during any snow incident or in high traffic areas, because I didn’t know they could increase their fare, but I guess it’s something they can do and do often,' Peters continued.

#I95 traffic drivers#

Hundreds of drivers have been stuck on Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area of Virginia since Monday morning following a period of heavy snow that swept across the region.ĭrivers can dispute a charge on its website if they believe a fare charge happened unfairly. It was just that charge that was on there that I was trying to dispute,' Peters added.Īccording to Uber’s website, 'heavy traffic may cause your trip to take longer than expected and to compensate your driver for the additional time, your fare may change.'ĭrivers stranded on I-95 in Virginia following winter storm | LiveNOW From FOX 'I was fine paying my original fare, plus the tip. Peters after this terrible ordeal and are so glad that he and his Uber driver got home safely.'

On Wednesday, Peters received a notice of refund for his trip, and Uber responded to FOX’s request for comment stating, 'We have refunded Mr. He noted he had to pause his credit card since he was worried the charge may overdraft his account. Peters said the ride-hailing company never mentioned anything about fares changing on his app. 'That’s a lot of money,' Peters told FOX. Driver stranded on I-95 in Virginia shares updates from his carĪ driver stranded on I-95 in Virginia after an accident and bad weather shutdown both sides of the freeway shares updates from inside his vehicle.