A Bengaluru-based content creator has urged the government to regularize fares on ride-hailing apps, claiming that they are becoming increasingly unaffordable. Tripti, who posts under the Instagram handle @curatedbytriptii, sparked a conversation on Uber, Rapido and Namma Yatri fares by highlighting her own experience.
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She claimed that non driver accepted her booking despite offering a ₹ 70 pre-tip ride.
“Day by day it’s getting worse, today I spent an hour at Indiranagar metro station waiting for a Rapido auto,” Tripti said in her Instagram post. “At this point someone really needs to regulate Rapido, Uber and all these other apps because it’s literally getting out of control,” she said, asking: “How do you expect someone in their early 20s trying to manage life on a budget.” In an Instagram post shared yesterday, Tripti said that she spent an hour waiting at Indiranagar metro station for a Rapido auto to accept her booking.
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“Please I urge the government and all the other concerned authorities to look into this, a very humble request,” she concluded. “Bangalore is hellhole, people join here with 50 lakh package and end up spending 49.99 lakh within Bangalore itself,” another said.
