Kolkata: Some private car rental agents in the city have climbed rates following the centuries of gasoline threads and increasing diesel prices towards the RS 100 sign.
Those who have not yet said they must immediately follow if they want to reduce daily losses.
Until last year, a regular sedan was available at Rs 130 to Rs 140 per hour for a minimum of 10 hours or Rs 13-Rs 14 per km for a minimum of 100 km.
Now, most institutions have increased tariffs to Rs 150-RS 160.
“How else can we survive? Pandemic has robbed our customers and the increase in fuel prices made us not with anything after a full day trip.
We used to charge Rs 1,400 for 10 hours even last month, but now we have increased it with Rs 1,500.
We are left with nothing after paying fuel and a day’s salary for the driver, “said Proneab Kr Mohanty, who runs a car rental company in the new city and Salt Lake in The last two months of gasoline and diesel prices have been side by side almost every alternative day.
On Thursday, gasoline in this city costs Rs 100.68 / L and Diesel sells at the hospital.
92.71 / L.
Until April, gasoline Rs 90.60 / L and Diesel for sale at RS 83.59 / L.
“Sometimes, the owner is like we are forced to drive a car to get a profit.
For a trip of 100 km, there is fuel consumption around Rs 900 days This and the driver’s daily fee is Rs 600.
If we don’t charge Rs 1,500, we will pay from our bags.
We don’t produce enough of this to pay EMI, maintenance and family fees again, “said Mithun Ghosh, who manages car rental services in Behala.
Faruque Ansari from the fast service at Park Street said Covid restrictions had broken their backbone.
“We charge Rs 1,500 for a normal sedan and RS 3,500 for the average SUV.
We also rent out luxury cars, such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes Benz, for everything between Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 for 10 hours, but we have not increased tariffs for This section, “said Ansari, who had to sell four of his 13.
The car last year to manage expenses.
With a large number of corporates choose work from home, the situation worsens for rental agents used to provide cars to these companies.
Those who are still operating – mostly affiliated with emergency services – continue with a longer level of Rs 140 per hour and claim to take a deep margin of profit margins to ensure they do not lose the tender.
“I pay from my pocket, but if I increase tariffs, other agencies will quote lower and tender bags,” said the agent owner who did not want to be named.