Those who are travelling in Autos in Hyderabad regularly can imagine how the auto drivers are cheating though the transport department claims that the digital meters are tamper proof.
I regularly travel from Kachiguda to Panjagutta central by Auto which costs me between Rs.50 to 55 as the distance is between 7 to 7.5 km. Today (16th July) I travelled by an auto with Regd no - AP13 W- 3358 and the distance came around 10.2 km and the fair Rs. 75/-. I made arguments but still had to pay the amount.
I asked an electronic mechanic about this... How this tampering is done. He said and I quote "Its very easy to do. An Integrated Circuit (IC) board in the auto that acted as a tampering machine. The IC board, placed inside the music system or somewhere convenient, is connected to the wire running from the digital meter, at a point under the auto-rickshaw. The IC board used is a waste TV board, electrically circuited by a radio mechanic. A small device is connected to the IC board, using which the driver can control the meter. According to Abbas, the device can be fitted anywhere the auto-driver likes and the cost of this entire contraption: only Rs 400."
Dear sir, ...if someone is listening to this complain... Please tell me where next I have to lodge a complain... What are the proofs required to make the complain?
Saktishree
Hyderabad
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