Taylor Swift fans in disbelief at ‘outrageous’ Uber prices for 3-mile trip to Anfield

People in Liverpool have expressed their anger after being quoted “outrageous” fares for Uber rides to and from Taylor Swift concerts at Anfield.

The global megastar played the first of three sold-out shows in the city last night and will return to the LFC Stadium tonight and Saturday. , some people are unhappy with the surge pricing implemented by Uber at the time of the concerts.

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A number of people took to social media to highlight huge prices quoted for relatively short trips. On X, Kevin Kelly shared two screenshots of the quoted prices for the requested trips in the city on Thursday afternoon.

The first showed a price of £53.51 on offer for a journey from Castle Street in the city center to Walton Breck Road, near the stadium. A trip of only 3.3 miles.

The second highlighted a quoted price of £79.54 for a 6.2 mile journey from Henry Street in the city center to Anfield Road. Also on X, a woman said: “Uber is absolutely disgraceful to charge £40 for a 2.3 mile journey from Anfield to Clubmoor. You should be ashamed of yourself for deceiving people like that.”

The Liverpool Wanderer X account shared a quoted price of £31.96 for a journey between Lime Street Station and Liverpool Stadium on Thursday.

It’s important to note that these are only quoted fares, and Uber customers are under no obligation to accept them if they feel they are too high. On its website, Uber explains how its surge pricing policy works. It states: “There are times when so many people request rides that there are not enough cars on the road to help them all.

“Bad weather, rush hour and special events, for example, can cause an unusually large number of people to want to request an Uber ride at the same time. In these cases of very high demand, prices may increase to ensure that those who need a driver can get one.

“Whenever fares increase due to surge pricing, the Uber app notifies riders. Some travelers will choose to pay, while some will choose to wait a few minutes to see if fares drop again.”

The ECHO has contacted Uber for comment.

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