Rto India — deliberate meter manipulation in auto rickshaw

Address:

Pune, Maharashtra

Date : 01-dec-2019
Time : 3:06 pm
Location : kharadi bypass, shivneri drop point
Reg. Number : mh 12 nw 2044

Issue: exorbitant charge quoted, meter deliberately set to not work during the trip,
The drivers present there quoted rs. 150 from kharadi bypass to magarpatta. Asked me and family to find another auto. When i didn't agree and took a photo of the number plate, the other drivers stopped supporting him, and he started negotiating. I told him that i'll pay the full charge by the meter, nothing more, nothing less. He started driving without starting the meter. I reminded him many times to start the meter. He insisted that it was not working properly and set it on waiting. As it is his equipment, i did not touch it, even though i could see it counting time, and yet i reminded him again few times. He didn't change it.
Upon arrival, the meter still showed rs. 20.in spite of that i gave him rs. 60, as we had a non stop drive throughout, with no delays and holdups.
He dropped that money and tried to drive away. At that moment, i was trying to give the money back to him and had my hand in the left passenger entrance, which got violently jerked. I barely managed to avoid falling.
Let me clarify that the driver was not rude or threatening, but the entire process of illicit demand for money, deliberate meter manipulation, insulting by dropping the money and endangering my person in the act, is too much of a hassle to ignore. I almost didn't want to complaint against someone but, submitting because there might be many others, especially ladies, who'll get harassed by being stranded due to these behaviour.
Attaching a photo of the number plate.