Sentence examples for surge prices from inspiring English sources

Surge prices apply.

It knows a person is more willing to accept higher or "surge" prices when their phone is about to run out of battery – but says it doesn't use this information to charge higher prices.

With studios and one-bedrooms leading the surge, prices for co-op apartments of all sizes set records in Manhattan last year, according to the Real Estate Board of New York's Annual Cooperative Sales Report.

But when demand spikes, the surge prices kick in: rates during the busiest times, such as New Year's Eve, can be seven times normal levels, and minimum fares of up to $175 apply.Critics of Uber's pricing are treading a well-worn path: setting tailored prices for the same good price discrimination often causes howls from consumer groups.

For one thing, Lyft is capping increases at 25percentt, compared to the 2x or more that Uber's surge prices can hit.

Some paid hundreds of dollars due to surge prices after finally making it to an Uber; others simply gave up and slept where they could.

The algorithm that controls surge pricing has been kept secret.

Uber should keep its surge pricing in place.

An Uber spokesperson told ProPublica that its research had shown that surge pricing worked.

2 59 p.m. | Updated Adding information about how and when Uber customers are notified of surge pricing.

However it said that the customer had agreed to the surge pricing.