Uber Driver Takes Passenger On 90-Minute Detour After She Fell Asleep On Journey Home

A five minute Uber ride became a 90 minute trip around north London for one woman when a driver seemingly took advantage of the fact she fell asleep in his car.

Comedian Hannah Warman decided to splash out on an Uber home from a party in Stoke Newington on Sunday night.

But what could have been a five minute walk to her nearby home became quite an odyssey when she fell asleep in the Uber that picked her up.

Hannah’s nap got expensive [Twitter]

Checking her account the next day, she discovered that the driver had taken her all the way over to Wembley and back, racking up £85 of fees over the course of an hour and a half.

Although she woke up a couple of times during the trip wondering why it was taking so long, she told the Evening Standard that she assumed he had got lost.

Uber provides a map of every journey so it wasn’t until the next day that the full extent of the detour became clear.

After complaining to Uber, Warman has received a full refund but is calling for further investigation to avoid drivers taking advantage of passengers in this way.

Not the most direct route really [Twitter]

An Uber spokesman said: “We are speaking to the licensed driver and the rider to establish exactly what happened and have given the rider a full refund.

“Unlike other transport options Uber’s technology records every trip and sends riders a receipt with a map of the route taken.

“This transparency and accountability means if there is an issue it can be quickly resolved.“

Warman also took to Twitter to share her dismay, posting a screengrab of the route and saying, “When u think "It’s only a 5 min walk but f**k it, I’ll get an uber!” & u fall asleep.”

Her tweet has been shared more than 1,300 times.

All images: Hannah Warman on Twitter