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This story is from July 22, 2007
Autos go on overdrive to fleece
Commuters, who faced a harrowing time throughout the day, had many horror tales to tell.
Many reports of auto drivers overcharging from helpless commuters and ferrying more than three passengers - which is the permissible limit - also poured in.
Commuters, who faced a harrowing time throughout the day, had many horror tales to tell. Fifty five-year-old Sarla Devi, who was visiting her parents in Mayur Vihar phase II was unable to get back to her Sarita Vihar residence on Saturday as no autorickshaw was ready to take her at a reasonable rate.
“Firstly, no autos were to be found and when I finally did get hold of one, the driver charged Rs 155 while it usually takes between Rs 60-70 by meter. I was unable to find another autorickshaw and had to go back to my parents’ house,” she said.
In another instance, Rina Chauhan (18) spent over an hour waiting to get an autorickshaw back to her home in Nangloi from her office in Kirti Nagar industrial area but did not find any taker.
She said, “It usually costs Rs 25 to my house but no autoricksahw driver agreed for else than Rs 50. I had no choice after waiting for an hour but to pay double. Buses were not an option as they were too crowded.”
At various places in the city, autos were also seen taking more than three and sometimes upto eight passengers. Salesman Gulsher (35) explained: “As there were few buses, commuters with common destinations got together at bus stands and hired autos at whatever price the drivers demanded to avoid getting late.”
Gulsher had himself tied up with three other salesmen and hired an auto to Old Delhi. While he and other passengers got off at different locations on the way, others went to Old Delhi. Many people who got together to take an autorickshaw said they couldn’t afford the rates the drivers were quoting and decided to share with other commuters.
Like in Gulsher’s case, he said he couldn’t afford the Rs 150 that was the price being quoted from trans-Yamuna to Moti Nagar.
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