Which city has the worst autorickshaw drivers?

livinhimalayas · Feb 6th, 2009, 11:13

Delhi for bad driving, over charging and refusing to take a passenger unless threatened to be reported to the police!

kullu gang · Feb 6th, 2009, 11:55

All of em and towns as well

Enigmatic · Feb 6th, 2009, 18:26

Wow!! nothing can beat Delhi in this... Delhi is flooded with such autorickshaw drivers...

AprilFlower · Feb 6th, 2009, 20:13

Worst for getting proper prices as a "white" person:
My lovely home here in Surat. They want me to pay twice the amount it costs to get from the train station home. Jaipur was a close second. Getting a reasonable price was like pulling hens teeth.

swarren · Feb 6th, 2009, 23:50

bhopal had the worst group of thieves posing as drivers i encountered

Hal · Feb 7th, 2009, 00:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilFlower

Worst for getting proper prices as a "white" person:
My lovely home here in Surat. They want me to pay twice the amount it costs to get from the train station home. Jaipur was a close second. Getting a reasonable price was like pulling hens teeth.

Go to Hyderabad. I've been quoted 5 times the going rate there.

Nick-H · Feb 7th, 2009, 01:00

five times the going rate is the going rate in Chennai!

capt_mahajan · Feb 7th, 2009, 01:01

Hyderabad auto guys have improved in the last two months or so.

Momentary lapse of reason?

Nick-H · Feb 7th, 2009, 01:05

Sponsored by that rich French woman Lucy D'Interval?

brishti · Feb 7th, 2009, 01:23

in bangalore - it'll be the 9th auto you hail that'll go by the meter
in hyderabad - it'll be the 5th
in delhi - somewhere in between

chennai - meter? hah!

:brishti

viksheku · Feb 12th, 2009, 12:17

Bangalore ...no doubt

nayan · Feb 12th, 2009, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

in bangalore - it'll be the 9th auto you hail that'll go by the meter
in hyderabad - it'll be the 5th
in delhi - somewhere in between

chennai - meter? hah!

ya, chennai autos are beyond compare.

mithunk · Feb 12th, 2009, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirensongs

Suggestion for fun new poll!

Chennai
Jaipur
Delhi
Bangalore
Add your "favorite" here!

No chance for a option,It is CHENNAI.
I never traveled in chennai in a auto with meter. And their minimum charge is Rs. 50. No mercy at all. But in bangalore is qiet good. All the rikshaw will running with meter.

snowcrab · Feb 12th, 2009, 15:06

Goa (Calangute and area) hands down, those guys won't start their engines for less than a 100rs to go fifty feet.

alouise · Feb 12th, 2009, 15:25

Chennai wins, no doubt about it! You haggle like mad and you're still paying double compared to other cities. Mumbai's fine, although few will put the meter on (reluctantly). Vizag requires tough talk on the agreed price, as has been noted already. Aurangabad and Bhopal present few probs, as many drivers will use the meter and simply take you where you want to go. As for Delhi, I found supply greater than demand in the city usually encouraged drivers to go by the meter... but you have to make it clear that it's meter or no fare. Saying little seemed to help here, just get in and tap the meter if it's not already turned on.

Feb 6th, 2009, 11:13	#76
livinhimalayas still learning Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Abode of Snow Posts: 3,330	Delhi for bad driving, over charging and refusing to take a passenger unless threatened to be reported to the police! __________________ He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. - Benjamin Franklin

Feb 7th, 2009, 01:01	#83
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,599	Hyderabad auto guys have improved in the last two months or so. Momentary lapse of reason? __________________ . Outside the machine

Feb 12th, 2009, 15:06	#89
snowcrab Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: BC Can Posts: 1,134	Goa (Calangute and area) hands down, those guys won't start their engines for less than a 100rs to go fifty feet. __________________ http://indibliss.blogspot.com/

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AprilFlower Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Surat, India Posts: 325	Worst for getting proper prices as a "white" person: My lovely home here in Surat. They want me to pay twice the amount it costs to get from the train station home. Jaipur was a close second. Getting a reasonable price was like pulling hens teeth.

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,173	five times the going rate is the going rate in Chennai!

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brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	in bangalore - it'll be the 9th auto you hail that'll go by the meter in hyderabad - it'll be the 5th in delhi - somewhere in between chennai - meter? hah! :brishti

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viksheku Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 21	Bangalore ...no doubt

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alouise Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sydney Posts: 812	Chennai wins, no doubt about it! You haggle like mad and you're still paying double compared to other cities. Mumbai's fine, although few will put the meter on (reluctantly). Vizag requires tough talk on the agreed price, as has been noted already. Aurangabad and Bhopal present few probs, as many drivers will use the meter and simply take you where you want to go. As for Delhi, I found supply greater than demand in the city usually encouraged drivers to go by the meter... but you have to make it clear that it's meter or no fare. Saying little seemed to help here, just get in and tap the meter if it's not already turned on.