The Transport Department which has been cracking down on bike taxi aggregators operating illegally has asked the public not to book bike rides on their mobile apps. The Traffic Commissioner on Wednesday also asked owners not to attach their two-wheelers with aggregators.
Citing illegal operations, the department had recently carried out multiple drives and impounded hundreds of bikes attached to aggregators. Two-wheeler owners were fined as much as ₹15,000 for using their white-board private vehicles for commercial purposes on mobile app platforms.
Many unions of auto and taxi drivers have also staged protests in the past demanding action against aggregators providing bike taxi services. In a drive that was carried out in the last week of January, the department impounded 120 bikes in Yeshwanthpur and booked cases against owners.
