When the Regional Transport Office (RTO) instructed all auto rickshaws to switch to electronic meters, it stirred a debate as to whether they could be tamperproof or not. It turns out that there is a possibility that these meters can be tinkered with.


Wrong Reading: Auto unions allege the electronic meters can be tampered with, and their installation and maintenance is expensive. Pic/Mohan Patil 

The transport authority introduced the new system to prevent fleecing of passengers. But city-based auto rickshaw drivers and members of Pune city Auto Rickshaw Federation claim that electronic meters are not a solution to commuters' woes as they can easily be meddled with.