“Dear PoPville,
I hope I’m wrong about this but I think others should be warned. I paid for two rides – one on Lyft and one with a taxi outside union station. Both were astronomically higher than they were supposed to be
– my Lyft was a 1.5 mile ride quoted at $14, but at the end I was charged $60 because the driver continued to drive for another 40 min without ending the ride. Then after several failed attempts to get a Lyft later in the day I took a taxi from union station – the price was double what I expected as I am a frequent taxi rider. I asked for a receipt and noticed the ride started charging from Takoma Park.
I reported both incidents, hopefully this isn’t a new scam but because it happened to me twice in one day I thought others should be warned.”