Title - Tariff cards' pasting drive to start at prepaid booths - The Times of India

MUMBAI: The RTO has decided to adopt a new strategy to ensure that the maximum number of cabbies paste original tariff cards behind their seat.

Regional transport officer M B Jadhav told TOI, "We have now decided to post volunteers at prepaid taxi booths in the city. The booths are located outside prominent railway stations such as CST, Dadar, Mumbai Central, L T T and Bandra Terminus. Thousands of taxis arrive at these booths daily. Whenever a taxi stands in the prepaid queue, the driver will be handed over the original tariff card (blue for electronic and yellow for mechanical) and told to compulsorily paste the card before picking up a passenger." This will ensure that at least 10,000 to 20,000 taxis have the original tariff cards within a week.

He added the department had printed 35,000 more cards and a significant number was distributed among traffic policemen.

Traffic cops will hand over the cards to drivers at prominent junctions and stands.

Taxi unions such as those led by A L Quadros and Prem Singh have instructed their members to paste tariff cards. Over 10,000 taxis have done so. "Carrying a photocopied card or pasting it behind the driver's seat is an offence. Passengers should complain about it as it is illegal," said a senior RTO official.

Complaints can be lodged with the local RTO or on the tollfree number 1800-22-0110.