Bengaluru autos | Apps or prepaid counters? | Best way to find an auto rickshaw in Bengaluru

Do Bengaluru's prepaid auto counters really work? How do they fare against the auto aggregator apps?. DH’s Rishika Kashyap visits some of these counters in the city and tries her luck booking an auto . Watch the video to know more about her adventure.
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[@vin2538]

This is what a news channel is supposed to do for the public, I heartily appreciate your efforts. Keep moving this way.😊

[@rishikakashyap8693]

Thank you so much. Keep following us for more such content!

[@studytime2570]

I dont understand why Bengaluru doesnt follow the Kolkata Auto Model where you can use it as public transport. Atleast 4 people can seat there(1 in the front) and the autos have a fixed route. Its beneficial for the drivers and commuters.@@rishikakashyap8693

[@oddly.satisfying294]

What the fuck why she wants to go behind pooor people why can't she do her duty by exposing Criminals Hey Stop praising her ask her to go behind MPs and MLAs. Talking about useless thing and you are fucking praising her

[@Ferdinand..]

They don't work for the public. They work for the auto union because they have paid. Did you know about prepaid auto stand before watching this video ? A person who truly works for the public will never take a visible camera along.

[@hithishn2221]

As a bangalorean never knew PRE -PAID counters existed, yes they should exist, it will reduce a lot of hassle!!

[@viraljainpune]

Mumbai is the only city i have seen in India where auto goes by meter. Rs. 23 for 1.5 KMs. You give them Rs. 25, they will give Rs.2 back. If autorickshaw are allowed to charge whatever they want. Mumbai will be in a traffic mess with everyone getting their own vehicle on road.

[@KumarDivyanshu-cs2kq]

True

[@vinayc]

Much needed video!!! Please reach out to authorities and make them watch this and make them take some action!! Kudos to the team 👏

[@vishalbangera9458]

even in Mangalore auto drivers go by meter

[@arvindynr]

@zaidhussain3293 meter in pune runs even if auto is standing. pune bus service is way better than taking autos there. buses in pune go inside small colonies like gujrat market etc. Bangalore should learn from pune bus service.

[@sanjaybhatikar]

Volumes are high in Mumbai.

[@KiRanKirancruzer]

Autos in Bangalore are now a big scam. Fed-up with their dynamic pricing 😢 Government must be vigilant on this part.

[@raghav1976007]

great reporting. no fuss no shouting no unnecessary heavy breathing with excitement

[@agytjax]

Good practical, relevant and grass-root level journalism addressing the woes of the city dweller. DH should capitalize on this and become the Top 2 news media in Karnataka

[@ThePerlgeek]

We definetly need more pre-paid auto counters across different parts of Bengaluru. Appreciate your honest effort in thorwing light on such issue.

[@sandeshsrinivas0192]

I salute u for making this video… finally world knows what auto drivers are doing… & where media doesn’t show such news like this…. thank u Deccan

[@manikandanr8012]

Good reporting. This is what journalism should look like. For the good of the people. My sincere wishes.

[@legspinismylife]

Bangaloreans should push for more footpaths. Makes using public transport feasible

[@gautamishruthi9454]

Interesting, we can get cab easily through the Uber, but getting an auto is a bit difficult. Many times, I had to choose the cab due to the unavailability of autos on apps. Prepaid counters solve that problem and wish to have more in all the areas of the city.

[@AnkhArcRod]

Wow...legit journalism! Refreshing.

[@rishikakashyap8693]

Thank you so much. Keep following us for more such content!

[@kumarsitaraman5009]

Totally agreed with your last comment, there needs to be prepaid auto counters everywhere in Bangalore!

[@vijayt6945]

I have given up on autos completely, especially in the Whitefield part of the city

[@vinpal2507]

Definitely need more prepaid-counters. hope you guys raise a voice for it. Thanks for your effort.

[@raveeshcreations]

I suggest prepaid auto station should be all over Bengaluru City. They can increase Rs.10 more, so that auto drivers will be benefited. Auto drivers meter should be updated time to time. My suggestion is to give them a meter with sim & GPRS in it, so that whenever fuel rate is increased or decreased the minimum fare and per/km fare should be updated automatically without any third person involvement, so that all auto drivers will turn on meter and customer will automatically support. When there is a smart car & bike why not smart auto with all features. Good work by DH.

[@jebe19freccia]

I like your suggestion bro

[@rajeswarinandakumar4771]

It's regularly happening. Autos are not definitely under loss

[@princesbi781]

Auto drivers in Bangalore are very lazy that's all. They should learn from Mumbai auto drivers how to work hard.

[@vikastulsi]

1. I totally agree with Srinivas. keep updated fare charges. and HELP us ride autos conveniently without having to do 10-15 min of bargaining each and every time to bring down the fare from some thing like 350 that the autowala will say to the actual/fare Rs 200.. 2. Most of these people will go only to specific locations (return to their location or many other reasons..).. I suggest they keep a LED display to mention where they are interested to go.. :) then we do not have to ask a dozen guys.. By d way Pre-paid autos will be may be just 5% of the whole picture..

[@rajeswarinandakumar4771]

Its happening

[@shades4u4ver]

For Autorickshaw, filling of LPG/CNG gas of 1kg cost is around ₹ 80/90 and its mileage is around 40-50kms. Auto driver are not getting any loss but their intention is for short distance minimum amount is ₹100. Thats why corporate will rule. Just think only they refill of ₹80 & will earn around ₹2000 to ₹3000. And auto driver they say it is loss.

[@letitbe3625]

Lpg is 20-23 kmpl, petrol is 25-30kmpl cng is 50-60kmpl. Auto is an emotion of India. Even the government minsters family members were auto drivers so auto is freedom in India 😀

[@randomlondoner]

Can’t thank you enough for making videos which serve public interest.Excellent job!

[@rishikakashyap8693]

Thank you! Keep following us for more such content

[@Pritamzeeb]

I once witnessed a fight between an auto driver and a person who took the auto from koramangala to Spice garden marathahalli at 12am in the night. The reason for the fight was the amount charged for 12kms of travel- INR 5,000. Yes, Five Thousand Indian Rupees only/- . By the way this kind of money could get you an air ticket to almost anywhere in India. Finally at 2:30am police came and the matter was settled for INR 3,000 and the fight concluded at 5 am. Though my friends and I caught this ridiculous drama from my balcony, it would have been a nightmare had I been the customer to that Auto. So after watching this video would sincerely like to ask the gentleman, representing the public transport and talked about inflation not being adjusted on meter- Sir, are the fairs adjusted for 100 years risk premium over nominal risk free rate of US treasury bonds or do these autos consume high octane aviation fuel?? P.S. - I have other anecdotes around same premise, predicament involving me and my Colleagues- where we paid 800-1000 for 5kms of travel but hey! still not Rs 5,000! I guess we got lucky 😜

[@saktiprasadswain6546]

Karma will hunt them

[@gtx1650max-q]

these scammers in bengaluru will not eat on dinner but they won't charge reasonable amount. I was asked 600rs, 450rs, 300, 350 for 12km like wtf because its evening and no one will accept booking even for 200-250rs

[@loknathbehera6557]

Nice report. At least some journalists are doing their job.

[@rishikakashyap8693]

Thank you! Keep following us for more such content

[@gautammisra8753]

A Menance to society

[@Tech-Tonic04]

I didn't know that they existed still. Good initiative. But there are some problems with prepaid auto. If people are more you have to wait in a line for some time to get the ticket and sometimes they also ask for more money than what has been paid.

[@ashishgupta3652]

The last mile connectivity is challenge as Bengaluru metro should introduce electric ac 9 meter bus for passenger connectivity as we seen on delhi metro. Secondly, metro construction should speed up already delay over 5 year to get relieve from menace of auto mafia. Thirdly, sharing Auto or e-rickshaw should introduce for cheap fast seamless connectivity.

[@sinclairs7304]

Very good deed sister for public.🎉❤🎉thank you God bless you ma..

[@kaustavpal5510]

the erratic service at KSR railway station and absence at Satellite bus stand, where prepaid service is essential, that needs to be addressed.....whereas at Mysore the prepaid auto service, especially at Suburban bus stand is available at any time of the day or night

[@kooler999ify]

There is prepaid auto available anytime at ksr. I have taken their service at as late as 11 pm night and 5 am in the morning. Don't know what u mean.

[@gokulgirish6586]

Mysuru Road Satellite Bus Stand badly needs some form of connectivity. It's in the middle of nowhere. Maybe only marginally better than SMVT/SMVB railway station. That's definitely the worst.

[@kooler999ify]

@@gokulgirish6586 yea satellite needs some sort of prepaid auto stand. Smvt is still new. It will take time.

[@Blitzkrieg-XXIII]

God bless auto drivers for their lovely attitude to serve without hesitation.

[@satyanarayanaumashankar14]

Yes there should be more pre-paid auto counters.

[@dustbeenmma4515]

I recently came across your video during by research on benguluru autos and the video you named 'Bengaluru autos or apps and prepaid counter?' was amazing, it was reporting at its absolute besttt. I really loved your work and I hope you continue to report on such amazing topics.

[@PritamDas_26]

Just getting a scooty makes life so much easier. Around 3000 EMI, less than monthly expense of auto travel. So much freedom

[@fridge_magnet]

If auto drivers settle for reasonable fare , more people would use it and they make better money. But they chose to fleece thereby reducing the number of trips.

[@ashfficial]

Yes, we did not knew that there is a prepaid auto service. Thank you for the good information.

[@sahilsagar4534]

Government should 1. Revise Auto Meter fare 2. Install more prepaid counters 3. Increase awareness for using such services and encourage public transport 4. Complete metros asap, only then traffic problem will be reduced

[@abhishekvanenooru2869]

next transport minister

[@studytime2570]

I dont understand why Bengaluru doesnt follow the Kolkata Auto Model where you can use it as public transport. Atleast 4 people can seat there(1 in the front) and the autos have a fixed route. Its beneficial for the drivers and commuters.

[@rajeswarinandakumar4771]

This type of option can be added along with present option

[@MrPhotographist]

What I have heard is that its like a replacement to bus. What if I want to go outisde this route?

[@studytime2570]

Its a very localised transport. Its usually those small routes where buses will not go. So typically it gets you covered.

[@kevinhope1465]

@@studytime2570hyderabad has it too. bengaluru is just overrated bs. very different and worst compared to other cities

[@chandan6628]

Great effort and great help to the public. Please keep such initiatives active 🙏

[@sanjusam3591]

Good Job. We really need prepaid auto countries because they function more efficient than OLA/Uber and saves good amount of time

[@VinayN-z7l]

Near Indiranagar metro station, auto drivers demand for fare is insane - 100rs for 2km, I have to bargain with at least 5 auto drivers and convince them for 80rs ultimately.

[@PriyankGarg28]

Just want to understand, is walking not a feasible alternative? what is the challenge you face?

[@MrPhotographist]

​@@PriyankGarg28 2kms is a lot man. My apartment is 1.6 kms from the bus stop. I can't walk 3.2 kms just to get to work & back because its tiring. Also, the footpaths are non-existent.

[@PriyankGarg28]

@@MrPhotographist ok got it. What is your age range just to get some perspective if you are ok sharing.

[@MrPhotographist]

@@PriyankGarg28 I’m 28. The tiredness is not from walking, I can manage that. But I have a 20 km commute each way and 8-9 hours at work. I don’t want to reach home dead tired. I prefer driving to work but since few days I’m trying to ditch the car and take public transport. There are buses but last mile connectivity is still an issue

[@sharathahuja8261]

The Bangalore Traffic Police should send their Traffic constables incognito, that's the only way to tackle this high handed menace of Auto-Raja's.

[@agytjax]

1. More PrePaid counters 2. We need to rationalize Auto fare in accordance with daily fuel prices. Just as each petrol and CNG station shows daily rates, why can't we have daily fuel adjusted rates. That would be fair to both the Auto drivers and the commuters 3. Regulate the ride hailing apps fares - they loot the commuter and also the auto drivers during peak hours and at the same time, let you be stranded when you are badly in need of an auto.

[@manjunathagopalakrishna794]

Auto drivers rejecting the ride and asking a fare over and above the meter is almost accepted as a norm. Lack of adequate number of pre-paid counters, non-proactive Traffic police, drivers without permits fleecing innocent public- Bangalore's auto ride is nothing short of an adventure which sometimes becomes a nightmare... I do understand that there is lack of revisions of auto fare based on fuel prices, but that cannot be used as an excuse as auto drivers are run through Rule 13 (U) and Rule 16 of the Karnataka Motor Vehicles before issuing license.

[@n______n26]

That's right but their argument is valid too Why's uber and ola, rapido not regulated?

[@tusharbh]

they need to start e-rikshaws like Delhi. Rs 10 per passenger shated service

[@escalocity]

Shared Autos from Metro Stations to nearby neighborhoods are need of the time and required for last mile connectivity and thus increasing the adoption of Metro.

[@guruprabhu_39915]

Shared auto is Chennai’s concept..Bengaluru never had it nor will have it

[@SunnyandBunny]

@@guruprabhu_39915 Shared autos exist in Kolkata as well. I have seen in Bangalore too, only once, near my house, which plies from ORR to the inner lanes.

[@nitesh7397]

I think asking 30 Rs more or similar for inflation adjusting is fine but many many times autos quote unreasonable price like 300 bucks for 3-4 kms.

[@anupamdas1811]

The government needs to make some adjustments so that auto rentals are equally affected by the increase in fuel prices. Otherwise, opening more prepaid counters does not seem to be a solution.

[@ashokamath2000]

Its a old scam with most autos not responding to ola/uber/namma yatri apps after 9pm. They literally wait to loot customers by charging 2-3 times the norrmal fare and on weekends and rainy days its a bonus. Ola and Uber fares are too over the top after 9 pm and its really a pain waiting for transport in the city after dark.

[@manjunathams8865]

On what basis do they quote such a high fare?! Really a nice video.

[@srinivasaraobr2866]

As a correspondent doing good job, if Bangalore traffic police had citizens centric solution mind set with prepaid auto counter at mass rapid transportation centres helping visitors and citizens of Bangalore the ola uber namma yatri and other operators wouldn't have ventured for it .... Ofcourse auto rates revision is must according to the inflation and fuel hike charges at par else how genuine auto driver's i mean aged auto driver's for livelyhood they are promptly working more than 12 hours can survive.....good efforts of yours appreciated.... Especially now'with sthree shakti free bus to wemen it's tragedy life to auto driver's in Bangalore for surely... Government of Karnataka is deaf and dumb towards their requests....

[@darknights442]

Advocate sir it’s not about metre fare that should be increased even if that is increased they will not come with metre reading…..if government handles everything in a proper way everything will be alright… if you can’t handle you blame other government and they blame someone else…it all on spot fare prices which they say and if the customer doesn’t accept that they make negative comments… I remember still when the minimum fare was 23 in 2015-16 from majestic to bhanshankari they charged 400 at that time most of them they don’t accept metre fares..now also the same.

[@venkaatnaidu9922]

Mam Next time u go with out a big camera With the knowledge of camera and mic Then check the reality They refuse short distance They refuse rajajinagar side 4,3,2,6, blocks And demand more then meter 10in1 r good r 20in1

[@krjg9809]

*This makes me respect Maharashtrian auto drivers so much more. They won't say naanu hogalla/return trip sigalla, or say one and half kodi/traffic ide, won't charge ₹100 for 1Km and won't charge differently if you are a north Indian. They will simply say aao baitho bhau and start the meter. They don't deny rides, accept rides even during heavy rains and even return 1 rupee change. May Bhagwan ji bless them.* *See I understand the perspective of South Indians on Hindi imposition, excessive migration, entitlement/non assimilation/disrespect shown by many North Indians towards their culture and language.* *But many of these Kannadiga autowaalas are outright xenophobic and racist and directly tell you to get out of the state and say how people like me are destroying Karnataka, this is after the fact that I lived in Karnataka for 3 years and had a very good understanding of Karnataka and Kannada. Lets not even get started about the local police. Won't see this attitude in Mumbai.*

[@pseudonym9215]

An easier solution would be to make sure Autos charge by meter, and to encourage them to do so maybe be revision of auto meter fares annually is needed. And we need stricter laws and training before auto license are granted.

[@dilipkn7339]

I never knew there was one such called pre paid auto counter till date

[@bholanathmukherjee3316]

I am a regular visitor to Karnataka.But I have hardly found that not a single auto driver willing to go on meter. This is my experience.

[@rakshithmp8932]

If you are single (one person), use rapido bikes. It is very convenient and worthy also

[@simpleperson3517]

You ask the auto rickshaw driver on going to M.G. Road Metro station and he responds, "Auto beka?", sitting inside the auto rickshaw. It reminds me of the times when I meet friends or relatives unexpectedly at a restaurant and the first question I ask them is, 'Have you come here to have food?'. Why else would they have come to the restaurant for :)

[@sanjaybhatikar]

Rapido is working quite well for me in Bangalore as I can add a tip upfront when rickshaws are not available. I will pay more but there is no haggling.

[@PrinceKumar-hh6yn]

If u make sufficient no. Of counters available in every crowd spots; pple r gonna choose them over internet booking; if u make the service lucrative and easy

[@ChaitanyaChadala-gl5tt]

a useful video! thank you

[@rishikakashyap8693]

Thank you. Keep following us for more such content!

[@Kayash_Kino]

Need for UPI like app for public transport is essential.

[@LaymenVlogger]

7:35 ಏಯ್ ಕೂತ್ಕೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾದಲ್ಲಿ ರೆಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಆಗ್ತಾ ಇದೆ 😂

[@srisridhar7420]

Thanks for this excellent video

[@PramodSubramanyam10]

I recently took metro from Majestic to Indiranagar to reach Koramangala. It was 6pm on a Friday, and Autos were asking me 200 Rs to go to Sony World koramangala from Indiranagar Metro. WTF???. I had to take a BMTC Bus then.

[@jebe19freccia]

😁😁😁 you deserve to go by bmtc itself..

[@kiranrajsuvarna2670]

​@@jebe19frecciaauto drivers are looters

[@Sandeee]

Ok so auto fares were revised in 2021. But they were not going by meter even that time.

[@sandhyaurs8294]

Really good option to have every metro station

[@gingertoast6216]

addressing every autodriver - "sir".

[@mariamoorthy5428]

Thanking you for making this vedio

[@cizor8616]

Look they are good people and riding in auto is good experience but image of auto drivers in Bangalore has become very bad over the years because of hooliganism, rash driving, road rage, physically assaulting other people etc. I personally don't mind paying 20-30 rupees extra, many others won't but I just don't want to support wrong crowds at all. Until they are able to change their image and behaviour on roads and customer experience, people are not going to choose it as first option. Now if you ask 200 Rs for 2 kms, that is also very wrong and if you refuse one auto guy for this charge all others will refuse to go from that spot. I wish for overhaul of auto drivers community (not gangs) in a positive manner because I have had interaction with many genuine drivers and they are getting wrongly portrayed because of some bad apples.

[@tusharbh]

Even for prepaid, autos will haggle for price, Once you get down they will say.. this is stage 2, prepaid receipt fare is only upto stage 1 , so pay another rs 50 and so on...

[@gauravbohra92]

I don’t know why this serious issue politician and local administration are not able to solve. Please make this a movement of twitter and raise the voice of common people

[@spritualist6519]

Auto rickshaw drivers are notorious not only in Bangalore but in Delhi, too. Perhaps this is the case with all most all the metro cities . Gov must come up with some viable ideas for the replacement of this transport option .

[@smookerji]

❤️ #KANNADA am dying to head back to Whitefied.

[@SELFHELPAH]

Amazing work ❤

[@abigud1]

Appreciate the effort. But with a camera around, how genuine are the reactions?

[@dilshadbegum9310]

Good very good my sister God bless u

[@ganjisuresh3303]

Cheating by auto drivers is common every where in our country except in Kolkata where the sharing auto rates are fixed. In Hyderabad also there is a problem with auto drivers. Most of the time they do not put meters on or meters are tampered or meters are kept in non- working condition take you long routes. Even speedometers do not work.

[@gspkmr]

what about Autorickshaws in Delhi? and In Chennai? I have never seen them using meter at all.

[@tusharbh]

so we have prepaid at metro, what if someone wants to goto metro from home? pay 150 to go and rs 75 to come back?

[@jebe19freccia]

Ask your areas MLA to make pre paid auto counter in front of your home 😁😁

[@trueindian2693]

Excellant service ur doing to make people talk on relevant issues.But only thing I request is avoid black clothing instead of aping western music band & other communities.I hope to see some Indian ness style with Bluru pple.Thanks.

[@azrag3883]

the metre fares should be reivsed every 6 months. It will be good for all

[@biswajitbarua1830]

Auto goes theirs choice destinations and do they bargain high prices always if you outsiders.

[@mariamoorthy5428]

Yes we need more prepaid counters

[@athribhat2243]

Media instead of questioning corrupt politician question a poor auto drivers... because poor doesn't have choice

[@bharatrajtelkar2213]

Rishika just wants to claim her travel charges as business expense. Way to go Rishika 👏👏

[@nachikethrg]

Nice Video ❤

[@EasterBunnyGaming]

However, I tried taking an auto at around 3PM from MG road metro station prepaid auto stand to ulsoor lake, and they all denied saying it was too close

[@SJ_M]

Namma yatri app shows Trip 1 - Rupees 63-73 Trip 2 - Rupees 80-90 Trip 3 - Rupees 101-111

[@vekeyes3861]

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು auto ಬಹಳ famous ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧ suthsodaralli, in 1986 ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ನಿಂದ ಆನಂದ ರಾವ್ circle ಗೆ 1 ಘಂಟೆ ತಗೊಂಡiddu ಇನ್ನೂ ನೆನಪಿದೆ, ಈಗ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ improve ಆಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

[@ravindra_sk]

Prajavani office is in mg road... 🤔👍

[@samueljohnson314]

Prepaid auto counters should be opened in almost all the metro stations and should be working from 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM

[@padmanabhanbv4102]

NONE of the Auto driver s uses meters, it is better transport dept asks them to remove, And Govt should allow more no.of autos to operate, Govt should allow shared taxi and auto services , which will help in last mile connectivity from metros , and also decongest thee traffic, Which also helps common man for commuting.

[@riteshkumarsingh2557]

Even if u renew the meter charges today, they will not charge by meter.

[@tmw007]

Govt should introduce metre or App system were both commuters and drivers are in win win situation.

[@purusvh]

Sir meter 1.5😂😂😂 in the beginning I thought it was 1.5 extra then I understood it's double the meter. Once from silk board to bannarghata I paid 700 rs😢 got fooled. Reason his meter was faster than usain bolt Werin cab was just 380😂😂😂😂

[@ravirocking35]

I'm also auto driver That 1st auto driver ask 100 rs but meter is 74 rs Asking only 26rs extra Not asking 500 and 1000 Please understand All auto drivers asking meter fare + 20 to 80rs extra Please Understand All Public

[@HM-lm7zc]

After traveling last week banglore in auto from goguntapalya metro station to morden bakery is rs 100 for 1.2Km More respect to mumbai auto driver 1.5 km for 23 rs

[@joshuacherian6718]

Point to point connectivity is not there by FLYOVER or METRO which r mega projects of corruption. This has given a golden opportunity to auto drivers to fleece the commuters. With rising fuel prices and costs .. and apathy of RTO and RTC ... expect worse... In Hyderabad the meter is a museum item 😁😆😆😄😜

[@pavansurya]

Make video of rapido bike taxi

[@travelraw5788]

we need more prepaid auto counters

[@layesetti99]

This was the issue in BLR from start and government have to keep checking on the gas price to correct the min. i wish no auto driver will say no when we ask them for ride. they should not ask where. they have just start the meter and ask us where to drop.

[@soumojitbasu2835]

I was visiting bangalore as a tourist just a few days ago. I was at the same MG road metro prepaid auto counter. However, my experience was bad. I wanted to go to vasant nagar which should be about 50rs from there. None of the auto drivers agreed to go below 100rs. They wouldn’t even listen to the prepaid auto guy 😂. He tried to get hold of a driver for 30 min. We got fed up and agreed to go for rs100 and also paid the rs2 service charge.

[@manjunathams8865]

Their rogue behavior costing them trips today! highly unprofessional individuals