Lyft Driver Hub is seen in Los Angeles, California, USA, March 20, 2019.
Lucy Nicholson Reuters
Lyft is adding a temporary fee for its travel to help drivers cope with rising gas prices, the company said Monday.
Lyft said the fees will go to drivers who are responsible for filling their own tanks. The company did not provide more details on how much more riders can expect to pay. But rideshare drivers are upset by rising gas prices, which are taking away from their revenue. Some called on Uber and Lyft to ease the burden, while others threatened to leave.
The fees come in response to a rapid rise in gas prices across the country due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The national average gallon of gas on Monday was $ 4,325, according to AAA. At the same time a year ago, the average was $ 2,859.
Lyft follows Uber, which announced last week that it would add an additional charge on tariffs and deliveries in the United States and Canada for at least two months.
Drivers traveling with Uber will pay a fee of $ 0.45 to $ 0.55 per trip, the company said. Uber Eats shipments will include a surcharge of $ 0.35 to $ 0.45.
Uber said on Friday it had not seen a reduction in drivers in the past two months.
“Laura Bachelor contributed to the report.”
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