The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) new parking policy has also rattled taxi and auto rickshaw drivers. The Mumbai Taximens' Union has shot off a letter to the BMC saying it has no right to cancel the existing RTO-authorised taxi stands and cannot take action against taxis parked there even if they are within 500 metres of public parking places (PPL); while the Mumbai Automens' Union has said that autos are public service vehicles, and it should not include autos and taxis in the policy.

'BMC can't cancel taxi stands'

"The BMC has identified about 29 public parking lots in Mumbai city. All vehicles parked within a 500 metre radius of these PPLs are towed away by the BMC with a high penalty from the offenders. However, I want to highlight the fact that within these 500 metres, there are a large number of designated taxi stands which were erected by the RTO, Mumbai," Mumbai Taximens' leader Anthony L Quadros said.