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The increase in fuel prices affects the taxi operator

Magaluru: Taxi Operations and Maxi Taxis, who hope to recover from losses issued due to the pandemic of this celebration season, are devastated by the increase in fuel prices.
Anand K, Secretary General, Dakshina Kannada Taximen and the Maxicab Association, told Tii, “Pandemi has hit us very hard, and many taxi owners and obscene maxi struggled to pay loans.
Many drivers have shifted to other professions.
We expect business to Removing this celebration season from the Dasara and so on, because people start going around, especially for temples inside and throughout the state.
However, businesses do not occur on the expected path.
Customers, after initial inquiry, generally tend to compare rates with the last trip , and feel that traveling with their own vehicle, or borrowing friends or vehicles relatively works cheaper.
Even though we have many questions, the same thing is not converted into a business.
“Taxis also have increased their rates.
He said that taxis used to fill Rs 2,500 per day, have increased tariffs to rs 3,000 per day for 250 km, which are the minimum distance that must be paid by consumers, whether they cover distance or not.
Previous rates have been fixed when the cost of diesel 60 per liter, said anand.
“We recently met the Transportation Commissioner with a request to improve tariffs through the District Road Transport Authority (RTA).
However, even though it might be impossible, the commissioner has convinced to see the various problems we share with it.
We hope the government take steps To crack down on the vehicle (white number plate) itself used as a taxi.
This then adds a crisis of taxi owners.
Private vehicles are deliberately rented into taxi services by the owner to make money, and if there is an accident, insurance claims will definitely be a problem, “he said.
The association has also asked the authorities at Mangaluru International Airport to reduce parking fees.
There are nearly 2,600 members with around 5,000 vehicles in the association.

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