'Disgusting, zero organisation' - readers react to Saturday night chaos in Manchester
13.06.2022 - 16:34
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Saturday night saw vast amounts of people making their way across Manchester following performances from Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran and the Killers, as well as festival-goers making their way from Parklife.
It proved to be a chaotic recipe, with 'bedlam' across a gridlocked Manchester and soaring taxi prices as surge charges kicked in. The tumultuous Saturday night scenes have seen readers respond with frustration over the hectic post-gig rush to get away.
Many reacted with anger at the reported surge charges, after one person told the M.E.N’s Facebook page that their usual taxi fare of around £6 from Heaton Park to Middleton had shot up to £46.50.
One reader responded: "Taxi drivers should be ashamed of themselves exploiting people in that way just because they know people will pay whatever it costs when there desperate to get home."
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Someone else shared with a similar view, saying: "O f course the taxis will demand ridiculous prices because they know if people are desperate they will have no choice but to pay it.
"They well and truly had the power to screw people over knowing they can get away with it."
Another reader said: " There should be some sort of law against this type of greedy exploitation...it's disgusting."
Others slammed the public transport system across the city, with one person saying: " Packed trams, not enough buses. It’s alright putting on these events and making money for the economy but the city has quite possibly the worst transport network in Europe."
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