A man was horrified after Uber charged him £606 for a ten-mile journey after the driver dropped him off before driving around for nearly five hours.

Rich Phillips, 27, ordered a cab from a festival in Coventry to a nearby bar - a ten-mile trip across town - which usually takes about 28 minutes.

But Mr Phillips was surprised when he woke up the next day to see his account claimed he had gone from Coventry to London and then to Nuneaton on a 243-mile trip lasting four hours and 42 minutes.

He complained to Uber about the £606 fare and explained that he was not in the car but with friends in a local pub. Despite providing timestamped CCTV footage of him in a bar in Coventry while his taxi was in London, Uber refused to refund him.

Uber claimed that a passenger was still in the car and "all riders must be responsible for their own account activity".

Mr Phillips said: "I was in complete shock when I saw the charge to my bank account from Uber, especially since I was only in the car for about ten minutes.

"We were in The Ivy House bar all night and had a great time but to wake up to a charge for £606 for a trip from Coventry to London to Nuneaton was just horrendous.