I'm sorry but that sounds like bullshit.
I got an Uber from Brighton centre to Lancing at 1am and it cost me £25 (£10 after my £15 first ride free credit).
A rip-off Brighton cab would have cost me over £50. Looking at your other posts - this is probably you
Taxi companies have been fleecing the public for years. Driving is basically unskilled labour and can be done by almost anybody, yet they seem to think charging £60 to get from Brighton to Worthing (c.10 miles) is acceptable. Oh you want to stop off somewhere? That will be another tenna.
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