[parisk]

Thanks for your comment.

> (1) Was the charge for the ride apparent before hailing the not-technically-a-taxi?

Unfortunately, not.

> (2) If not, what app was this?

I am not naming the app intentionally. I do not want to shit on anybody's work to be honest, even though I might disagree strongly with it. I might as well be dead wrong about this and missing an important point.