Fare unfair! As more and more autos and taxis begin charging as per new fares without recalibrating meters, leading to confusion among commuters, the Maharashtra transport department has said that it has stepped up recalibration efforts and made a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to streamline and expedite the process.

A senior transport department official said that there are two elements to it – one that auto and taxi drivers are finding it expensive to recalibrate the meters and the other is that meter calibrators have been demanding a hike in charges.