On 18 october 2017, the driver of autorikshaw with rto registration number mh 12 ch 6212 was waiting in his autorikshaw at/ around 01.25 pm in front of the gate of mai mangeshkar hospital, warje, pune. I asked him if he was available to carry me. The rikshaw driver asked me what was my drop point. When i told him that my drop location would be 'ambar hall, near desai bandhu ambewale on karve road', the driver told me that "i would have to pay rs. 250- (Rs. Two hundred fifty) as fare. When i insisted that i would pay by meter, he started misbehaving and arrogantly shouting that he would not charge as per meter and that i would have to pay rs. 250- on my refusal to accept his demand, he angrily started autorikshaw and left speedily. After this i hired another autorikshaw from the same place for 'ambar hall' drop and paid rs. 53- fare as per meter.
While it is common for autorikshaw drivers in pune to ask for rs. 10- to 20- over and above the fare payable by meter, this type of arrogance of asking for an excess fare of about rs. 200- for a short distance and that too during daytime in the afternoon is unusual. I as a senior citizen request the rto authorities, pune to initiate proper action against the autorikshaw driver as per rules.
Sanjay gawai
RTO India customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
The current status is DISPATCH OF THE DL AND PSV BADGE - Pending.