Rapido auto driver asked me to cancel the ride and then charged me ₹310 was this legit?
I think I got scammed So I booked a Rapido auto today for a little over 16 km. The fare shown on the app was around ₹225.
The driver told me that Rapido hadn’t updated its fares according to the “new RTO rates” and that I should cancel the ride in the app and that he would charge me according to the meter instead.
I had luggage with me and was already on my way home, so I didn’t really have many alternatives. Uber/cabs weren’t connecting and the local autos around me were asking for even more, so I ended up cancelling and going with him.
After reaching, he charged me ₹310. He kept insisting that the app was wrong/outdated and also said something along the lines of “your app probably showed 19 km, I took you in 16 km,” as if that proved the ₹310 fare was correct.
The whole interaction was also pretty uncomfortable because of the way he was behaving, and I felt like I couldn’t really argue with him while I was alone with luggage.
I’m reporting the driver to Rapido, but I’m curious — is there actually some new fare change that Rapido hasn’t updated, or was he just making this up?