'I can't be booked for refusing with a half-down meter'

On day 19 of MiD DAYs Meter Down campaign auto drivers halfknowledge about laws associated with halfdown meters was exposed at MaladPlace Malad Link Road and Malad station WTimeu00a0 930am1130am and 530pm730pmOffenders Caught 11Commuters SpeakAbhishek Agarwal said Rickshaw drivers refusing to ply passengers short distances is an everyday issue I want to go to Goregaon station but I am waiting here for the past 30 mins Srikant Sanka said Every day after office I wait here for nearly half an hour to find a rickshaw that agrees to ply me to Malad station Its really frustrating Ramohar Naidu said The rickshaw drivers had gone on a strike for fare hike and they got one Then why do they continue to act adamant and refuse to ply passengers The drivers must mend their ways or sit at homeAuto drivers speakAvdhesh Pal who was caught for refusing to ply started arguing with the traffic cops I cant be charged for refusal as my meter is halfdownRejecting Pals argument traffic constable S N Kusale informed him that a driver cannot ask for fare with the meter halfdown adding that he could be booked for refusingu00a0 a passengerOn being caught for refusing to ply a passenger to Goregaon station Mukesh Pind said My vehicle is from Bandra and I want to go thereReined in A traffic cop fining an errant driver PicSayed Sameer AbediSpot of botherLutaman Ram who refused to ferry a passenger for a short distance readily agreed to ply a passenger to Marve The traffic police confiscated his licence for refusing to ply the lady passenger However Ram created a scene and said I do not remember when the lady passenger asked me to ferry her to Mindspace Text Nivedita DargalkarPlace Nirmal Lifestyle MulundTime 530pm730pmOffenders Caught 2Commuters SpeakDr C K Pushpendra said They are so heartless that they dont even ply the elderly I asked this fellow to take me to Meena Nagar but he carried on and made me run behind him Auto drivers refusals have become a nuisanceAsk him A driver tries to reason with a cop PicDatta KumbharAuto driver speaksNandalal Yadav I had said yes to the old man who had approached me It was just that I halted the vehicle a little ahead and he thought that I refused It is a case of misunderstanding Text Mukul PawarPlace Santacruz Station EastTime 9am11amOffenders Caught 2CommuterS SpeakAniket Raddi said A day ago an auto driver refused me stating that the area I wanted to go to is marred with heavy traffic These drivers must to be taught a thorough lesson as they cause so much inconvenience to usAuto drivers speak Munir Husain Sheikh The person whom I refused had huge stack of bamboos on him His consignment would have damaged my auto Generally I never refuse any passenger this is the first time I did and got caught for the same Text Dazy VermaPlace Ghatkopar EastTime 10am12pm and 5pm7pmOffenders Caught 7Commuters SpeakShobha Shedke who approached for a fare to Lakshmi Nagar said Recently I had my leg operated and its difficult for me to stand for long Though the driver agreed to ply he told that he will drop me at the highway which is way too far from my place Naaz Khan who approached for a fare to Mulund Check Naka said I wanted to go to Thane so I decided to take an auto from Ghatkopar till Mulund Check Naka and then change another for Thane To my astonishment the driver refused to ferry me stating that it was too long for him Auto drivers Speak Ramdas Yadav The lady asked me for Lakshmi Nagar and I told her that I will drop her on the highway She wanted to go till the end of the road that was the reason I refused Vijay Hintyu The fare to Mulund Check Naka would have fetched me good sum but it is too far away and I wouldnt have got a return fare Moreover drivers at Mulund Check Naka dont allow other drivers to ply a passenger from their area hence I refused to go there Text Faisal G Tandel