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still going up! reporter: that s all it took for uber and lyft drivers at reagan national airport in d.c. to make ride prices surge. don t go on yet. you on? you on? refresh it. reporter: our affiliate wjla was there as one man coordinated with fellow drivers when to shut off their apps. go, go, go, go! reporter: tricking the system into thinking there are no drivers nearby, waiting until prices rose an additional $13. all of us. we turn off our phones. they go surge, $10, $12, sometimes $19. reporter: those skyrocketing fares passed on to unsuspecting passengers. the drivers claim they are regretfully doing it to offset painfully low wages. across the country drivers have been protesting even striking against what they see as declining work conditions. tonight uber telling abc news this behavior is neither widespread or permissible. lyft saying these allegations of fraudulent behavior could lead to drivers being banned from the app. david, experts say you can avoid sur

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