Summary:
The dynamic pricing that cab aggregators have relied on to make you cough up unreasonably high fares could soon get static. The state transport department is mulling over a cap on surge pricing at thrice the per-kilometre fare charged by yellowtop taxis, which is Rs 14.75. Two, it means app cab fares would depend on black-and-yellow taxi fares, which are hiked routinely when unions agitate for a fare revision. Department sources confirm the idea is that the highest fare passengers can be charged should be thrice the per-km kaali-peeli fare. Just earlier this month, unions demanded that the per-km rate be raised from Rs 14.75 to Rs 20, and the base fare from Rs 22 to Rs 30..