A suspended senior Greater Manchester Police officer is facing allegations of sexual harassment, it has been confirmed.
07.10.2022 - 23:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man was charged more than £35k for a 15-minute Uber journey in Manchester - after the destination was accidentally set to AUSTRALIA.
Oliver Kaplan, 22, had just finished a shift and ordered a ride to go and meet some friends for a drink. An Uber picked the trainee chef up from the Buxton Inn, Hyde. It then took him to the Witchwood, a pub in Ashton-under-Lyne - a journey of roughly four miles.
Oliver says the price quoted on the app was between £10 and £11, which he happily accepted - and thought nothing more of it.
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But the next morning he was shocked to see a message from Uber saying he had insufficient funds - as the charge was £35,427.97.
Oliver said: "I ordered an Uber like I do most nights on the way home from work and everything seemed normal. The driver arrived, I got in the Uber and he took me exactly where I was meant to be going.
"It was a 15-minute journey - tops - and the bill was said to be between £10 and £11, charged to my debit card. But when I woke up hungover the next morning, the last thing I expected was a charge of over £35,000!"
Oliver, from Hyde, quickly contacted Uber's customer services department through the app to find out about the ludicrous charge. He says they were initially stumped but, after doing a little digging, the worker said they had found the reason.
They said the bill was so high was because somehow the drop off location for the trip had been set - to Australia. Uber then adjusted Oliver's fare to the real amount of £10.73 before the money came out of his bank account.
"It said the amount couldn't be taken because I had insufficient funds," said Oliver.
"If I had have had
A suspended senior Greater Manchester Police officer is facing allegations of sexual harassment, it has been confirmed.
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