<prompt> Human: Hi! Not sure if this is strictly Personal Finance, but it involves bills and money so figured Id ask anyway!The other day, I needed to get a ride from Brooklyn to LaGuardia airport. Its about a 45 minute drive, so I requested the car 90 minutes before I needed to be at the airport - plenty of time. When I hopped in the car, the driver informed me that he needed to get gas or we wouldnt make it. I was pretty dumbfounded why did he pick me up then? He knew my destination from the app, but I told him if he has to he should stop on the way. He then proceeded to drive to MANHATTAN to get gas even though there were other gas stations on the way. This added 45 minutes to our trip. When we got to Manhattan, he informed me that he couldnt find the gas station so wed need to look somewhere else. At this point I was fed up, and knew that I was going to miss my flight. I hopped out at the next red light, told him not to charge me, and got a cab instead. I missed my flight, and had to pay the 100 change fee. What REALLY annoyed me though is that he still charged me for the ride into Manhattan! SO I tried to contact Uber and explain what had happened, and requested that they a refund the ride and b offer compensation for the missed flight fee, since it was 100 their fault that I missed the flight. They are refusing to refund the trip, saying that they cant refund for things beyond their control. Last time I checked, having enough gas to finish a trip, and then not taking a 45 minute detour to get it is within your control. So. Anything I can do?tl;dr: Uber driver didnt have enough gas for the trip, took a 45 minute long detour to get it, I missed my flight, and Uber thinks this is my somehow my fault so are refusing to refund.  <response>: Call uber again youll probably get someone different on the line. With uber they record exactly where you drove in the car. Show them the map, explain you asked to go to jfk, and he took you in the opposite direction.I would also spam their Twitter account with negative feedback, explaining the scam. They are much more likely to do something about it if its public. Also others should know of this scam. A driver is responsible for having gas in his car when he comes to pick you up. A cab driver would never do this and it needs to be made clear to über drivers that this isnt acceptable either.All else fails file with the credit card company. You may get banned from uber tho, its true. 