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Mangaluru: Overcharging complaints – Police inspect prepaid auto booth at railway station

  •   Sat, May 06 2017 03:43:41 PM

Pics: Daya Kukkaje

Daijiworld Media Network- Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru May 6: City police commissioner M Chandra Shekar along with other police officers inspected central railway station to check the status of prepaid auto rickshaw booth here on Saturday, May 5. In the recent past the police commissioner had received myriad of complaints against auto drivers.

Addressing media persons, the police commissioner said, “During the phone-in programme, we are receiving frequent complaints against prepaid auto rickshaws. But some auto drivers charge excessive amount to the passengers, even after prepaid auto rickshaw counter started functioning,”

“RTO has given this prepaid counter on a contract basis and at the same time it needs to function smoothly without troubling the passengers. It would be easy for the passengers if the auto fares are displayed on the counter to avoid further confusion. If we find any auto drivers charging more than actual fares, then we will take stringent action against the drivers under MV act and make sure their license will be cancelled.” he added.

DCP Sanjeev Patil, RTO GS Hegde and others were present.
  

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  • vivian, bajal

    Sun, May 07 2017

    My house just 2km far away from Kankanady Railway station. Last week i faced same problem when i checking with taxi fare they told Rs.150 just for 2 km. Then i checked in OLA it is only Rs 68. but the Ola driver was scare to come and advised to come till main road.

    Dear Commisioner,

    Please take necessary action on Looting taxi drivers in kankanady Rly station also. Why there is no Prepaid Taxis?

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Sat, May 06 2017

    The list looks good and hope we also have one prepaid auto booth at the other exit at the Mangalore Central and also at Mangalore Junction. The City police should also have a restriction of the number of auto's parked at a time at the Auto Stand. Sometimes the autos are parked all over the railway station and reaches till the junction near the temple which is located between Wenlock and the railway station. But when the prepaid booth is functional the number of auto's may reduce since the auto drivers will not be able to hoodwink innocent visitors and passengers. Does this booth have a different rate for night trips by auto. That is not displayed or what is extra for night trips or early morning trips. Visitors and passengers should take care from the deceitful auto drivers.

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  • Dilip, Mangalore

    Sat, May 06 2017

    Am I the only one who can see that all auto rickshaw drivers and also some taxi drivers have absolutely no regard for the one way lane in front of the central railway station?

    Just to save a few hundred metres these morons cause traffic jams in the area without realising that their ignorance is actually costing them more in terms of both time and fuel.

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  • Tony, Mangalore

    Sat, May 06 2017

    Commissioner should also check the ownership of these autos. Majority of them are owned by the railway police force or in the names of their relatives. A big mafia is on at the railways.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Sat, May 06 2017

    Allow OLA, UBER from Both railway stations and airport. All Auto drivers of coastal Karnataka are blood suckers!

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  • Godwin D'Souza, Navi Mumbai

    Sat, May 06 2017

    WHY NOT HAVE BUS SERVICE FROM RAILWAY STATION, THIS WILL CONTROL THE UNRULY RICKSHAW DRIVERS WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS COMPETITION.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sat, May 06 2017

    A mini bus run by railway dept every 10 or15 minutes at nominal fair to main city and service bus stand may solve the problem!

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Sat, May 06 2017

    This prepaid auto booth at Railway station is a problematic one for the last so many years. its not functioning properly inconveniencing the Railway commuters . the Police Commissioner has to do something for this for its proper functioning.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, May 06 2017

    Mera Karnataka Badal raha Hai ...

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  • G R PRABHUJI, MANGALORE.

    Sat, May 06 2017

    This over chargeing can be controlled by starting point to point govt city buses from RLY station.at the time of arrival timing of all trains

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