A London teenager was charged a whopping $755 for a five-hour trip when his Uber driver drove him to another city – instead of 13km to his home.
Aaron Wray was hoping to travel from nearby Croydon to the London suburb Brixton at the end of a night out, but instead was driven about 225km to Bristol after he fell asleep in the back of the ride-share car.
The Uber driver then turned around after arriving at the wrong address, resulting in a 420km round-trip.
The 18-year-old told The Sun that he awoke as he was heading back towards London.
“My phone was dead so I just had to sit there,” Aaron said. “I tried to ask the driver but he couldn’t really speak English. I have no memory of it stopping and I didn’t get out of the car.”
The teen said he only realised he had been to Bristol when he saw the $755 (£467) receipt for what should have cost him about $32 (£20).
“I got home at about 8am or 9am,” he said. “It was all my money for a month gone. I was furious.”
Unsurprisingly, Aaron only gave the driver, Abdi, a one-star rating for the trip. It did make for a hilarious Tweet for his friend Grace, who posted the trip and their conversation.
So who’s to blame for the epic detour?