Travelled to Chennai after a gap of more than 4 years

hi maximax8,

thanks for the immediate response,how are you living away from London,i know that there are three airports in London,have a nice day

hi sharay,

thanks for the quick response,10 years back,regularly i am going to Chennai,about the autos why the govt. will not take any necessary steps to curtail this type of looting by auto walas,i have not found this either at Bangalore or Hyderabad,there they are collecting according to the meter,why do not you put this matter to local news papers? have a nice day

The problem is most of the Auto wallas in Chennai take the Auto's on Hire basis which is being owned by the Local MLA or MP. Hence whenever the Police intervenes the autowalas use these politicians name and because of that the Police too are negligent on this issue many times. While coming to Chennai, you must have noticed a Pre-Paid Auto Stand being closed. Its due to the politics played by these Auto walas that the system is being close so that the individuals could extract exhorbidant amount. Nowadays, the MTC(LOCAL) buses cover almost every part in the city of Chennai from Central and hence its advisable to contact the Bus Depot officer\time keeper seated in the Bus bay located in front of the station. Have a great day and thanks for posting this discussion. Cheers:-)

yeah...but i think if you get down from the train in Egmore oir Central station, there you have government fixed tariff rates for all the autos depending ont he distances you travel, next time, you can take an auto from there if you plan to come by train to chennai

As vinslounge has mentioned, it is better to take a bus from the railway stations,than haggling with the Autos in Chennai. Now days, you have different kind of buses, like the ordinary service, deluxe and of the mother of all, the A/C coaches. If you do not want to travel, in a bus, it is always better to take a call taxi, who may be a little expensive than the autos, but, charge only by the meter.