Autos in Chennai to get meters with print fares
Posted on: 20/Jun/2013 11:21:50 AM
Chennai Residents may soon get the a print-out of auto fare.
The transport department is studying various models of meters for autos, and it has two models a GPS-based system and the other a model that will give the commuter a print-out of the fare.
A source said that the department is determined to implement the meter system soon.Since the GPS-based meters are expensive, they can only be installed on a voluntary basis.
The other type of meter that the department is studying, the one that can give print-outs, is relatively less expensive. These devices cost Rs. 4, 000, and are more affordable for autorickshaw drivers, the source said.
However, representatives of autorickshaw unions said the government should provide them the meters free of cost. There are over 65,000 autorickshaws in the city and nearly 2 lakh in the State.
