Updated On: 05 March, 2021 12:22 PM IST | Mumbai | Vishal Singh
Traffic cops pull up new-age companies, as Zomato, Swiggy delivery personnel, Ola, Uber cabbies rack up infringements

The vehicles used for these services are registered with the companies as ‘partners’, which is why the traffic police have reached out to them. File pic
The traffic police have started a drive to recover pending e-challan dues from online delivery service providers and cab aggregators including Uber, Ola, Swiggy and Zomato. The companies have been issued letters by the traffic police regarding violation of rules and a meeting, too, was held in this regard. The collective amount by drivers/riders of the four is Rs 3.6 crore. Drivers of cab companies Ola and Uber have e-challans pertaining to breaking signals, parking in no-parking zones, talking on the phone while driving, among others.
While Ola, Zomato, Uber did not comment, Swiggy said it conducts training for its delivery partners. Representation pic