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Bangalore, Mar 6: Passengers harassed by auto drivers may finally be able to get details of the driver and vehicle to lodge complaints.

The Bangalore City traffic police have asked auto drivers to display ID cards at the back of their seats before March 31 or face stringent action.

Details including the driver's name, photograph, address, licence, permits, blood group, etc. will have to be displayed in the card, according to a directive issued by transport department.

While the department had asked the drivers to display the cards before January 1, 2006, it was later extended to March 1.

The traffic police have now announced that the last date has been extended to March 31 after which the police will book cases against violating drivers.

For more information, auto drivers can contact the office of the deputy commissioner of police traffic (East) 5, Infantry Road, Bangalore-1.

Following complaints received by the transport department by harassed passengers, authorities had said complaints can be lodged with the area RTOs.

Passengers can lodge complaints with the jurisdiction RTOs in case of harassment like drivers misbehaving, demanding excess fare, using tampered meters, demanding more than one-and-a-half times the fare during night (between 10 pm to 6 am), etc.