Mumbai Gold Cab
Day Light Robbery-Legitimised (Beware fellow Cab Hirers)
- 04-22-2009
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Anyone who has taken a Cab from Mumbai Airport knows how u can be conned/forced/abused to pay more than the Meter if u take a Traditional Black-Yellow or Blue-Grey Taxi. Then came New Era of Private Operators, Meru, MegaCab, Gold Cab n Yes life became easy for Compulsive Travellers like me-Pay as u Use, Nothing more Nothing Less
So called Mumbai Gold Cab you can take from same pick up point as other Private Cabs but that is where the similarity ends.
In past also I had incidents whenever I took Gold Cab, Cabs r in real Bad State, Stinky & Drivers extremely Rude & at the End Point they will always demand typically "De Do Jo aapki Marji..."& u know what they r expecting but nothing to beat my Yesterday's experience.
Cab taken from: Mumbai Airport, GOLD CAB @16:00hrs approx (non-peak hours as we all know)
(The signature Stink & Cab Driver's Gutka-Body smell together was enough to make a Dead Man alive)
Cab#MH 01 JA 9285
Headed to Powai (my abode)
Easy flowing Traffic, Short Signals but Driver will Stop & restart his Vehicle Many Times (probabily there has some connection to what I am saying ahead)
We reach destination & the Driver declares INR 250 please
Now I am a routine Hirer of Private AC Cabs n in worst of Traffic, Meter has never gove ahead of INR 160-165
When I tell the driver I will pay as per Meter (which he has hid with some cloth) the Driver gets WILD
With the Door Open to alight he in a wave of Anger immediately Starts the Car, Raises it & wants to Rush out with me IN the Car (very close to Kidnapping me). When I threaten him with Police he not caring though stops n starts Screaming the usual (aap ameer log..., Airplane me beithte ho par AC Carwale ko paise nahin dena hai...)
Finally when I say I will pay by meter the Great Meter Shows INR 216.25
Which after a Long Travel not to extend this any further I pay 220 n leave the cab noting the Car No to complaint to there Call Centre (when I had threatened him with this he actually cared a heck...)
Finally post I called Call Centre somebody politely took the complain n said 10mins we will call u back, I am still waiting post 24hrs no one has called yet!!!
Fellow Cab Hirers if u care for yourself & your legitimate hard earned money then travel by Auto from Airport if no Pct AC Cab available but do not hire MUMBAI GOLD CAB!!!
Company: Mumbai Gold Cab
Country: India