Uber accused of exploiting customers during tube strike after it triples fares

London cab drivers and users of the taxi-booking app criticise its 'surge pricing' policy, when fares rise due to increasing demand, during strike

Uber, the app-based taxi-booking business, has been accused of exploiting customers by tripling fares during London's tube strike.

Uber users were confronted on Thursday morning with warnings that the company was tripling fares because "demand is off the charts".