Taxi trip- Kolkata

The metered-cabs are mostly of the brand "Ambassador" manufactured by Hindustan Motors. Once in a while, one or two Maruti Omnis, and Tata Indigo can be seen painted in yellow. Recently, air-conditioned cabs (known as "Blue-Arrow") and maroon cabs ( running on Compressed natural gas) have been introduced. The meters - though digital - are generally out-of-date and there is a conversion chart to refer to while converting the meter-reading to the actual fare. But recently ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services Ltd. has introduced an air-conditioned Radio Taxi service in Kolkata with the name 'Kolkata Cab' with fleets consisting of Indigo Marina only, which has gained popularity among the city dwellers because it has comfortable seats, GPS monitoring, digital tamper-proof meters, receipt printers and lost-and-found facilities. Mega Cabs are also there with the same facilities. Some other prospective Radio Taxis to be rolled into the city are Easy Cabs and Meru Cabs.

The Meter Taxi/Cab Rates of Kolkata and Howrah have changed and new rates are applicable from 1st of November 2012. The new formula or equation for calculating the same is(Meter Reading X 2.4 + 1 = Fare).

Source: Wikipedia

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