The traffic police in Bangalore have now started the process of computerising the pre-paid autorickshaw counters so that the autorickshaws can be better monitored. With computerisation, details such as the vehicle number, time of booking, point of starting and the fare will be electronically recorded and stored, avoiding manual entries in a register. This means the police can quickly follow up any complaints from passengers.
For strangers to the city, the prospects of being asked to pay double or more than the actual fare is a common experience and this is where the Pre-paid counters are supposed to help.
Computerisation has been completed at the two counters in the city bus station, those at the city railway station and cantonment station. The pre-paid autorickshaw counter on Mahatma Gandhi Road is to be computerised in about a week's time.
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