The Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, one of the city’s oldest consumer bodies, has called for the recalibration of taxi and autorickshaw meters in a time-bound manner before the implementation of the fare hike.

“Last time, fares were hiked first and then the meters were calibrated. Tariff cards hadn’t been printed either. Doing such things leaves a window for taxi and auto drivers to cheat innocent citizens,” Shirish Deshpande of Mumbai Grahak Panchayat said.