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What happens when a cab fails to come to pick you up but service charges you for the ride not taken? You lose your mind. You curse the driver, tell the service provider to return your money, and vow never to use the ride-sharing service ever. (It is another thing that after a while you would forget and forgive.)
But what if the driver who was supposed to pick you up begins the ride without you? This is exactly what happened to Preshit Deorukhkar, a Mumbai-based writer.
Deorukhkar booked an Uber cab to travel to some place within Mumbai. The cab started the trip. The only problem – Deorukhkar wasn’t in it.
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For some weird (and yet unknown) reason, the driver of the cab decided to travel all across Mumbai for as long as possible. The first thing Deorukhkar did was tag Uber in a tweet informing them of his ordeal.
@UberINSupport Hi, your 1-trip driver has started the trip without arriving at the location. His phone isn’t reachable. What do I do? pic.twitter.com/L6tRT95gmI
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
But while others in his place would have become really furious, Deorukhkar decided to turn the journey of the cab driver into an amazingly hilarious story complete with screenshots of the route taken by the driver.
1 The aimless rider
Now he is just aimlessly roaming around on the Link road. pic.twitter.com/ZcsY5pcQK6
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
2 Like, seriously! Is the driver a cousin of M of James Bond fame?
@UberINSupport Also, how is “P” an acceptable driver name by your standards? pic.twitter.com/ku8N3Ts7tT
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
3 Deorukhkar has his suspicions
Pickup was in Malad West. Driver has now reached the edge of north Mumbai. I’m assuming he has to dump something in the khaadi. pic.twitter.com/pG3QmAo6lg
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
4 A car takes a jetty.
Umm… Did he just take the Gorai jetty to the other side? pic.twitter.com/eeIdoSBVLw
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
5 Perhaps the driver believes in rejuvenation through yogic methods
Looks like he is going to medicate. Must’ve been a tiring day so far. 😂 pic.twitter.com/6dO8ziyqd6
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
6 We need a detective here.
Or he is dumping a dead body sealed in the car deep in the mangroves, me thinks. pic.twitter.com/SBokjKaLkK
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
7 Heading back after completing ‘the job’
Job done. He’s on his way back to the city. Hopefully. pic.twitter.com/jJuoHByVoT
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
8 But the long route back to the city! Why?
He is taking the longer, less scenic route back the city now. pic.twitter.com/uW1RogD6gL
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
9 Remembered something or got someone’s call?
Whoops! Change of plans, he is turning back and heading to nowhere pic.twitter.com/LXtN3NFJdR
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
10 What epiphany dawned on Mr P, one wonders.
“P” has now stopped at Vailankani church. I hope he’s going to confess his sins. pic.twitter.com/sEY546CzB9
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
11 Crossing another religious site
P has whizzed past this now. pic.twitter.com/SNO3liL0A4
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
12 The mangroves hide something
I guess we are headed back to the mangroves now. pic.twitter.com/ni3QnxBYkA
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
13 Treasure in mangroves? That’s exciting!
There’s got to be some major stash buried here, right? Gold? Drugs? Arms and ammunition? pic.twitter.com/wkjUmYUgCE
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
14 Always expect the Police to play a role (any role) in a thriller
He’s stopped here for some reason. What role are the cops playing in this story 🤔 pic.twitter.com/pgNdG5vXVn
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
15 Finally, heading back to the city
He’s on the highway now, towards the city. pic.twitter.com/YrnwlZXCet
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
16 Oh, he caught Deorukhkar snooping on him!
Oh crap! Looks like he’s on to me. Trip cancelled. pic.twitter.com/7cEtYyOoEi
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
Deorukhkar was charged Rs 857 for the ride he didn’t take.
Ahahahahahahaha!
Rs. 857.43 for this ridiculous @Uber trip. pic.twitter.com/qlzc4hrbKD
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
He then posted another screenshot showing the ‘action’ taken by Uber on the rider. Though the ride-sharing giant refunded his money, Deorukhkar noted that there was no apology from the company.
Ahahahahahahaha!
Rs. 857.43 for this ridiculous @Uber trip. pic.twitter.com/qlzc4hrbKD
— Preshit Deorukhkar (@preshit) July 19, 2018
Deorukhkar’s story was so brilliant that even Anurag Kashyap took note of it.
This thread is hilarious @UberINSupport .. shittiest support system ÜBER . Well done @preshit https://t.co/SYO3kf1tEx
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2018
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