Mum drunkenly orders $6,000 Uber to Ukraine
A mother from the UK has drunkenly tried to order a very expensive Uber to Ukraine as she vowed to “help fight”.
Mother-of-two Leoni Fildes was out celebrating a friend's birthday when they started discussing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine at the hands of Russia.
After a few gin and tonics and some shots of sambuca, Ms Fildes – along with her military boyfriend – decided to order an Uber straight into the warzone.
“My boyfriend’s in the military and we were talking about if he had to go,” Ms Fildes told Metro.
“I said, ‘If he goes, I’m going with him’.”
“One too many drinks later, we were trying to get a taxi home. We said, ‘Shall we get a taxi and go help them?’”
The total bill for the 2735km trip was going to set Ms Fildes back almost $6,000 (£3,300), and despite the huge cost, the Uber app attempted to process her bill almost 10 times.
Thankfully, the Uber XL was cancelled due to insufficient funds in her bank account.
Suspecting a fraudulent transaction attempt, the next morning Ms Fildes woke up to a call from her bank, who asked if her credit card had been stolen.
“Uber tried to take the payment nine times out of my account. They were pretty determined,” she told the Manchester Evening News.
“I had a little flashback when the bank called — and I said, ‘I think it was me - sorry’.”
Ms Fildes said that her account was only a few pounds short from the trip going ahead, and despite her good intentions was still thankful it was cancelled.
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