KOLKATA: The yellow-taxi meter calibration will in any case get started on June 25, nearly 20 days after fare revision on June 6.
The prolong used to be caused as vendors — who are to recalibrate the meter in step with new fare chart — sought a while to organize themselves for the mammoth activity of recalibrating the meters of 30,000 yellow and white metered cabs within the city.
For the next two months, the cabbies should converting the previous studying into the prevailing at the basis of the fare chart issued by means of RTAs (regional shipping authority). Though the general public cars department has set a closing date of 1 month for re-calibration of city’s complete yellow and white cab fleet, the recalibration may take two to 3 months.
The recalibration of each and every meter generally takes 45 minutes to 1 hour. After calibration, the cab will be taken to RTA, the place a 200meter using observe would be marked. The motor cars inspectors (MVI) will then rely the alternate of studying each 200 meters. If it is in step with the fare chart introduced through gazette notification, the MVI will approve it after sealing the meter.
Once it is approved and sealed, the cab will be in a position for charging fare at the basis of the meter studying, said a shipping department officer. The closing fare used to be revised in 2014. The recalibrated meter will be tested at four places — Beltala, Salt Lake, Kasba and Behala.
Along with calibration, the shipping department also wants to make revealed receipts mandatory for a cabby before receiving the cost. “Since this receipt carries the registration number of the cab and exact time of charging the fare, it becomes to hand for retrieving the baggage left behind by means of passengers. If a metered taxi is located to have violated the permit situation by means of not recalibrating the meter, the cabby will be penalised underneath segment 192A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,” said a shipping department legit.
Bimal Guha, general secretary of Bengal Taxi Association said: “We also enhance this move wholeheartedly. We will request passengers not to pay a any more money before receiving the printed receipt.”
The prolong used to be caused as vendors — who are to recalibrate the meter in step with new fare chart — sought a while to organize themselves for the mammoth activity of recalibrating the meters of 30,000 yellow and white metered cabs within the city.
For the next two months, the cabbies should converting the previous studying into the prevailing at the basis of the fare chart issued by means of RTAs (regional shipping authority). Though the general public cars department has set a closing date of 1 month for re-calibration of city’s complete yellow and white cab fleet, the recalibration may take two to 3 months.
The recalibration of each and every meter generally takes 45 minutes to 1 hour. After calibration, the cab will be taken to RTA, the place a 200meter using observe would be marked. The motor cars inspectors (MVI) will then rely the alternate of studying each 200 meters. If it is in step with the fare chart introduced through gazette notification, the MVI will approve it after sealing the meter.
Once it is approved and sealed, the cab will be in a position for charging fare at the basis of the meter studying, said a shipping department officer. The closing fare used to be revised in 2014. The recalibrated meter will be tested at four places — Beltala, Salt Lake, Kasba and Behala.
Along with calibration, the shipping department also wants to make revealed receipts mandatory for a cabby before receiving the cost. “Since this receipt carries the registration number of the cab and exact time of charging the fare, it becomes to hand for retrieving the baggage left behind by means of passengers. If a metered taxi is located to have violated the permit situation by means of not recalibrating the meter, the cabby will be penalised underneath segment 192A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,” said a shipping department legit.
Bimal Guha, general secretary of Bengal Taxi Association said: “We also enhance this move wholeheartedly. We will request passengers not to pay a any more money before receiving the printed receipt.”
Recalibrated yellow cabs to start from June 25
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