![]() Its start date limits officials from policing the issue and taking action beyond promising to monitor it. Unlike California, a Nevada price-gouging prohibition signed by Governor Steve Sisolak in June doesn't take effect until October. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the practice on a state level in September 2020 after it gained intense scrutiny at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when some companies tried to take advantage of high demand and low supply for products like toilet paper. Price-gouging amid natural disasters is not uncommon, though no federal law currently exists to ban the practice. Uber said fares in some places were capped Monday after it identified a public state of emergency. "When we realized how the evacuation order was affecting Lyft prices, we immediately implemented a cap and ultimately suspended prime-time pricing." ![]() "When ride requests outpace the number of drivers on the road, prime-time pricing - elevated fares designed to get more drivers to high-demand areas - is automatically enabled," the company said. Lyft said it was "reviewing and adjusting fares for certain riders who were impacted in the region." Lyft and Uber said in statements Wednesday that price jumps triggered automatic caps as demand soared around South Lake Tahoe amid emergency evacuations. Close-up of logo for ride sharing and crowdsourced taxi service Lyft on a Lyft vehicle in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Daly City, California, November 3, 2017. ![]() Rideshare company Lyft offered people evacuating from a Lake Tahoe resort due to the Caldor fire rides to the airport for a price of more than $1,500. ![]()
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