Taxis may soon carry cards with particulars of the owner

The Bengal Taxi Association is trying to ensure that passengers get back articles left behind in a taxi.

Cards bearing the name of the owner, his contact number, the driver’s name, the vehicle’s registration number and the association’s phone number will be kept in taxis, said Bimal Guha, the secretary of the association. “We will request passengers to pick up a card every time they hire a taxi. If someone leaves an article behind, he can then contact the taxi-owner or inform the police.”

The card can be utilised in other ways too. “If a passenger likes a driver, he can contact the owner to send the same taxi over to his house. Similarly, passengers who collect the cards can easily lodge complaints with the association. We will take action against the driver,” stated Guha.

A fare chart issued by the state transport department, will be pasted on the back of the driver’s seat. “The fare charts being carried by drivers now may not be authentic.”

The association has requested the transport department to make it mandatory for taxis to carry the card and fare chart.

More than 35,000 taxis affiliated with the association are set to implement the measures from next month.