Uber has suspended surge pricing in Karnataka in return for which the government will not impound the company’s cabs, reports Economic Times. The temporary truce was called during a hearing at the Karnataka High Court, challenging the state’s transport rules. We have asked Uber for a statement, and will update when we hear back. The temporary agreement will be valid for three weeks, however, cab drivers violating the fare schedule will still have their cars impounded. Note that cab drivers also petitioned in the High Court for a change in the rules, arguing that they provided services based on the license granted by the Government, and the role of companies like Uber and Ola was limited to aggregation. Speaking to MediaNama, M Manjunath of Bangalore's Adarsha taxi union had said that, "The companies first need to talk to us and only then can we figure out what to do. The drivers work very hard and put even 16-18 hours shifts sometimes but the RTO seizing the cars is not good for us. It began when companies started asking customers to pay more, like 1.3X or 1.8X, during peak hours and ever since then we have been penalised and our cars have been taken away. The RTO is catching the drivers and filing cases against them. The drivers don’t know about the increase in fares when you make the booking and that’s why we, the Union are supporting them and asking RTO file such cases against the companies." Read more here.…
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