Outrage over $100 fares amid Sydney siege prompts Uber to offer free rides

By Ben Grubb
Updated December 21 2014 - 12:13pm, first published December 15 2014 - 4:28pm
One Uber user reported $100 being the minimum fare. Photo: Matthew Leung/Mashable
One Uber user reported $100 being the minimum fare. Photo: Matthew Leung/Mashable

Taxi and private hire car app Uber will offer free rides out of Sydney's CBD on Monday following criticism for charging passengers more than four times the usual rate while a siege is underway at Martin Place and the city is in lockdown.

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