Interesting day. Left early for the airport. Took Uber Black. The driver is nice but the car gave the fuel warning at the start. Sitting at a gas station now while he figures out how to pump gas.

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I say totally unacceptable but the last time this came up here the consensus was to suck it up and you're an ass if you complain or ding their rating. Personally, thus would be a one star and a note to customer service requesting a comp ride (and I'd do this for X or Black).

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Agree with D1. Table stake expectations

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And Uber comes back with a 5$ credit. 😂

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@D1 I politely asked em to roll that 5$ bill and shove it up their butt. No replies yet, I am guessing they took it too seriously.

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For Uber Black, probably not acceptable. I'd let it pass on UberX unless I was late

Fuck that!

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