[Resolved]  Kolkata Taxi Service — Complaint against wrong meter in a taxi

Address:South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

I have traveled by a TAXI (Cab No - WB04A-5947) [Kolkata yellow public taxi transport service] on dated 18th April, 2010 around 10.45 am from Howrah Railway Stantion to Golfgreen area (Kolkata). The meter reading after the journey was horrible and it read around 25KM which is almost 10 Km extra distance and whereas the taxi had followed the normal regular route which normally covers around a maximum of 15-17km. Certainly the bill was around 40% extra. Once i alerted the driver about the thing, he just refused about the abnormality of his taxi meter. There are such taxis roaming within the Kolkata city with manipulated their meter and cheat the public. Its very much required to take action against them.

Thanks & Regards,
Sumanto
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Taxi in Kolkata, Metro — tampering of metre by the cab driver

myself with my family oarded on a taxi numbering WB-4C 2993 from Nicco Park and came to Dumdum near Dumdum Railway station on 23.12.2011. When the metre reading for this distance should not be more than Rs. 1o9.00, the metre reading of this taxi showed Rs. 295.00, i.e. I had to pay Rs. 590.00 for my journey from Nicco Park to Dumdum. It clearly indicates that the Public Vehicle Department of West Bengal never checks the metres though they are due to be checked once in every six months. Thus the very department is allowing people to be cheated by the taxis..

Should the department take necessary step to stop such corruption at their behest?

//////////////yours faithfully,
b. k. bose
32, Bipin Ganguly Road
Kolkata - 700030
Dear Sir/Madam,

This to inform you that me being a citizen of kolkata is facing so much trouble with taxi drivers of kolkata. I live in Kasba Tribarna Sangha from where I was looking for a taxi today morning (11.01.2012) to go to Mukundapur RTIICS hospital with my ill father for checkup. Since in our bus stop there is a taxi stand (with no governing bodies) I went to the stand and asked for a taxi to one driver of a taxi. I had even explained that I need to go the hospital with a patient who is unable to walk. With my utter surprise I found he refused to go and even said that look for other taxi or go to the other foot to take a taxi. His taxi number is WB25A 9262. I was surprised and side by side very angry since this is the kind of hospitality I am getting being a citizen of this city. Any other guy coming from some other place should find it even more difficult. Thus I would request you to take action and make it a rule that no taxi driver can refuse a customer. I suppose taxi is a medium to go to any place where public vehicles cannot go and side by side it should help us in all aspect during requirement.

Thanks & regards,
Soumik Maiti,
Hello...Ta day[protected]I have travelled from Rubby Hospital to Laketown foot brize. in a cab, no is WB 04 E83602..But the taxi-meter was not right..The cab chages me 98 unit...This is totaly wrong, because whenever I had travel for Deshopriya Park to Lake town footbrize it was 92unit...

Please stop this..This a crime...
I have traveled by a TAXI (Cab No - WB04C-0320) [Kolkata yellow public taxi transport service] on dated 30th May2012 around 9.15 am from Baguiati to Barasat kalpataru Hospital (Kolkata). The meter reading after the journey was horrible 270 Rs/- whereas the taxi had followed the normal regular route which normally covers around a maximum 130-150Rs/-. Once i alerted the driver about the thing, he just refused about the abnormality of his taxi meter. There are such taxis roaming within the Kolkata city with manipulated their meter and cheat the public. Its very much required to take action against them.

My father in law was admitted at Kalpataru Hospital at Barasat. So i was too much busy and felt too much tension for my father in law at that time, that's why i couldn't protest properly against that taxi driver. Please i am requesting you, stop this type of Harassment take a step against this type of taxi driver.
I took a cab today from bandsdroni 205Bus stand.I was coming to poddar court.Taxi number was WB04C0834.
When i crossed GC avenue crossing meter was 71.just after few seconds it started showing 78.When i reached poddar court it was showing 80.
I argued.Since i am a regular passenger i know that the meter cannot cross 73.At max it can be 75.The taxi driver misbehaved.
When i lodged the complaint to kolkata traffic police control room, by dialling[protected], some policeman noted down the taxi number and my details and disconnected the phone before listening to the problem.Again i dialled to tell him the details, then he started scaring me that u will be called for hearing in court etc.etc.I[censored] agree then only i will lodge the complaint.I agreed to lodge the complaint.But the behaviour of the police in one way was very very disappointing.I dont know how these taxi problems will be solved with this kinda attitude and support of the policemen.

Pamela
Today I and my family took a cab (WB 04 C 1485) [Kolkata yellow public taxi transport service] from Science city to Lake Town at around 5 :15 pm in the evening.We had to reach Birati but then had to stop the cab at lake town when we noticed that the meter was showing some astronomically high readings. It showed till lake town 102 which means 204 Rs accordingly whereas it should have been Rs 100 at most. On confronting the driver he started arguing and refused to accept that he was planning to earn more money with this faulty meter.

We realized and immediately got down and paid him Rs 150. This has now become a regular affair, i suppose, after seeing so many complaints on the same issue.

My request to the administration and Kolkata traffic police department is that kindly take an action against these cab drivers who are cheating on people to earn more money by wrong and unethical means. Kindly do not make this complaint box a mere formality and take immediate action against them so that we can travel safely and without any doubt of being cheated.

Regards
Payel
Today i took a taxi from Birla Planetarium to SSKM hospital, it was 10 on his meter so fare amount Rs 22, i gave him a hundred rupee note and he gave
me back 30 rupees, i asked the reason he suddenly shouted and argued for this, after this i asked for the bill, he gave me a false bill where taxi no., fare was not mentioned, when i inquired about this he ran away.
it becomes a panic to travel in taxi.kindly take an immediate action.
Taxi no WB 04A 0888
Travel route-Dalhousie to Jadavpur- Santoshpur
The meter shows that the travelled distance is 13.6 and amount is 182.
This is not the correct amount. The amount should be utmost 150.
Please take action against the taxi driver who makes us panicked to take cab.
I am regular passenger of Tax from Dumdum to Sector V area. Today I was travelling by a taxi (cab no - WB 04C 1007). I have boarded at 9:37 am in the morning for sector V. As I ma regular passenger so I have an idea for what could be the meter reading. I have asked the driver to drive a bit faster, but he did not even bother to my request. and the meter reading till Ultadanga was 49 which is just the double of the actual meter reading. then I asked him " ye taxi kahan ka hain" . his reply was, kyon, yeh kaikhali ke pass ki taxi hain. then I noted down the taxi number. then suddenly near City Center turn from EM By pass, he stopped the taxi and told me " Taxi ka starter kit kharab ho gaya, yeh age nehin jayega, aap dusra taxi le lo, mil jayega aapko aage se." I did not say anything and asked him about the bill. he said Rs. 110 . I got down and boarded a new taxi. the time I boarded the new taxi, he started his taxi and gone away within a few seconds.

My request to the administration and Kolkata traffic police department is to please get a hold of these fraud taxi drivers so that these kind of we, the middle class peoples can get a rid from these kind of harassment .
A have lost one plastic file containing lot of Medical Treatment Papers of myself during travelling from Ruby General Hospital to Priya Cinema at about 18:30 hrs on 21.09.13. The file contained doctor, s prescription, check up report of endoscopy, money receipt etc of Ruby General Hospital .

ANJAN MAITI
4/103A, CPT TOWNSHIP
HALDIA,
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