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Talk about a surge rate.

A person on Facebook posted in Bunz Helping Zone Saturday about a 20-minute Uber ride a day earlier that cost her friend $18,518.50, according to a screenshot from the ridesharing app.

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The photo showed the hefty amount from the driver on Dec. 8 from the pick-up point of Widmer St. to an address on The Queensway that ended at 5:35 p.m.

“A friend of mine took a 20 minute #uber yesterday and was charged $18,518.50 for the drive!! 18 THOUSAND DOLLARS (yes I’m yelling),” wrote Jenna Michelle in the Facebook group.

“Here’s the thing Uber WILL NOT reverse the charge and have stopped responding to his messages. SO how do we start a s—storm to get Uber’s attention and get my friend his money back.”

Uber confirmed there was “an error” in the bill – however, they were unable to immediately clarify whether that was due to a computer glitch in the system or driver error – and refunded the customer’s fare Saturday morning after it was brought to their attention.