I was also very confused about this -- I am a heavy Uber user and was under the impression that I was paying a flagfall plus minutes & kilometers rate.
There's a hint about my confusion in what I just said above: I'm from Australia, where drivers are considered contractors by the Australian Tax Office and must know the gross amount charged for the purposes of calculating their GST (a 10% VAT) burden.
I suspect that Uber aren't able to bring upfront pricing in here without a considerable fight.
There's a hint about my confusion in what I just said above: I'm from Australia, where drivers are considered contractors by the Australian Tax Office and must know the gross amount charged for the purposes of calculating their GST (a 10% VAT) burden.
I suspect that Uber aren't able to bring upfront pricing in here without a considerable fight.