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Radio Cabs launched in Delhi

Continuing with the steps being taken to overhaul the public transport system in the city, the government has introduced the first batch of new Radio taxis in the capital on Friday. The dial-a-cab service is part of the government’s plan to reduce dependence on personal cars in the run up to the Commonwealth Games 2010.

Under this service, people would be able to call the taxis over the telephone and would be charged only for the distance actually traveled by them. The round-the-clock service would be operated from a centralized control room that would coordinate between the passengers and the taxis, thereby ensuring that the taxi closest to a passenger reaches him or her quickly. For this purpose all the taxis had been fitted with two way radio communication devices, hence the name - Radio Cabs. The centralized control room would be manned round the clock by trained personnel.

However, the charges for this new service would be rather steep. In fact, at Rs. 15 per kilometer, it will be almost double that of the regular black-and-yellow cabs plying on the roads. But, with the extra money, will come extra facilities like air-conditioning, bigger and better cars, luxurious and comfortable interiors, etc. For the convenience of the commuters, credit card swipe machine and online reservations system would also be introduced through the website.

According to the Delhi Transport Minister, the radio cab service would also make travel safer for passengers, especially women, since all these taxis would come equipped with a panic button which would be connected to the police control room and trigger an alarm over there in case it was pressed by a commuter, thereby providing for quick help.

This new state-of-the-art service would run on the global positioning system and had been launched keeping the present and future needs of the city in mind. The plan was to have 10,000 such taxis on the city roads by 2010, when the Commonwealth Games take place.

The license for providing this service had been issued to three companies – Metro Radio Cab, Carzenent and Mega Corporation – who would be running a modern fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) fitted AC taxis. To begin with, Metro Cab has introduced Tata Indigo Marina vehicles for the service and it intends to increase the number of vehicles on the service to 500 by March 2007 and 3,000 by 2010.

Below are the name of Cab companies operating in Delhi and their numbers..national callers have to prefix city code of 011 and international callers have to put country code (091) and city code (011)..

Mega Cab : 41414141
Delhi Cab : 44333222
Easy Cab : 43434343
Quick Cab: 45333333

Meru Cab: 44224422

 

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Amit mitra's picture

i wana cab at22nd feb in

i wana cab at22nd feb in delhi ,so kindly let me know d charges&contact no.

regards
Amit

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suresh's picture

required taxi from delhi to gurgaon

i want taxi from delhi to gurgaon on sunday(21/02/10).give me the phone number and price per km .....non ac taxi........

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Manab Misra's picture

POOR SERVICE QUICKCAB

I have realized the worst cab services are from quickcab...
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cab service from New Delhi Air Port to ALTTC-GHAZIABAD-Reg

is there any cab service available from New Delhi Air Port to ALTTC-GHAZIABAD? pl give info---thanks--
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bakwaas service of quick cab

bakwaas service of quick cab
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Gaurav Singh Rawat's picture

Poor service of quick cabs 45333333

This Cab service is among poorest service I have ever seen in my life NEVER use them.
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Gaurav Singh Rawat's picture

Poor service of quick cabs 45333333

I have booked a quick cab on 18-08-2009 and they said that their representative will given me a call I have to leave for airport at 10:15 at 10:00 I called them and they said that Cab is not available this time and I reached Airport by an Autorikshaw very poor service must stop their service lack of customer servics as I never received a call from them.
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query

Hello sir, r the quick cabs available at agra also
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inquiry

I need to go to railway station at nizamuddin early mornig from jankpuri. how much km is it and what would be fare per km.and which cab will be the most economical one.
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Pooja A's picture

heya ppl...i want to go to

heya ppl...i want to go to domestic airport from dhaula kuan..can ny1 suggest the best& cheapest way???? plz reply asap
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pulkit bhatnagar's picture

can you tell me cabs from

can you tell me cabs from north campus,roop nagar,kamla nagar or shakti nagar to noida sector-4... i will be obliged if somone tells me....
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meha's picture

enquire for cab

can any one let me know any taxi service from shalimaar bagh cc block to tughlakabad railway colony which is cheapable in tha way of cost, how much money will i spend on ur cab? how much time reach to destination? is there any extra charge? how many passengers u commited on one taxi? give me the whole detail... plz reply me as much as posible...... from meha
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shekh's picture

You can go by quick cabs by

You can go by quick cabs by dialing 45333333 its cheap 7.5 per KM
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You can go by quick cabs by

You can go by quick cabs by dialing 45333333 its cheap 7.5 per KM
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Cab from Noida to Gurgaon

Hi, I want a economical Cab from Noida sector 53 to Grugaon sector 4. How much will it cost? can u please suggest me any??? Thanks and regards; Manish Gupta
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cab from Nizamuddin to Saket

Hi, Could you let me know how much time it will take from from Nizamuddin railway station to Saket. And also please let me know how much they charge for taxi,
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Hi, can any one let me know

Hi, can any one let me know any taxi servie from sonipat to delhi-c.p
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cab from noida sec 62 to new rajender nagar.

hi, can anyone suggest me the most economical cab serive from noida sec 62 to new rajender nagar.
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Rishi Raj Baruah's picture

Enquiry

Could anyone provide me with the phone numbers of all the radio taxi services operating in New Delhi and Gurgoan.?????
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Bharati's picture

fares of radio taxi

the delhi govt. official website states that the revised taxi fares in delhi is Rs15 for first km n thereafter Rs8.50 per km. why is this not being followed with these companies providing radio taxi services?
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MANSI's picture

enquiry

If we have to go from Faridabad Sec-28/B to Noida Sec-51, is there any cab available within 1/2hr. for less than Rs.10, as i have seen Caba printed with Rs.7 rates also. Can you provide me their numbers. Thanks & regards, mansi.
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take an auto instead

Mansi, if you want to take a cab from Faridabad to Noida - either you will get the cab tht charge Rs. 15/- per KM or else you can take the auto instead. All radio cab will reach you withing 15-20 mins. The Rs. 7.50 per KM you are referring to is "Quick Cab" but as far as i knw they do not cover noida and faridabad at this moment :-(
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Abo to Jago PWD

there should be no to; tax as Govt is not able to repair the roads,I am surprised to see where the plent of Light is there e.From Kalyan Puri to Mayur Vihar Phase I near DND Fly over where the Malls are comin already there were plenty of Lights but still our PWD Dept has time & funds to replace the light.WHen there is Prime need of ROAD which is bad shape then need of maintnace work.So I request Govt to mointor at least the proprity of things and understand the basic needs off a common man. So in my opinion there is no need of Govt as has surplus of Funds so why a common Tax payers should be boudned,as Govt officails still enjoying free tol tax.
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Taxi for Domestic Aiport to Noida

Is there any Cab service available for Domestic Aiport to Noids, Secto 14? How much will it cost?
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airport to noida

all radio cabs, autos go to noida from airport radio cabs generally charge 15Rs per KM and if you choose to go by DND (expressway) then you will have to give additional 20Rs. Along with this cabs will also charge you 25-35Rs as tax (charged to all commercial cabs)..

Regards

Anuj Gupta

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Who pay d toll fee in radio taxi ,passenger or the taxi company?

To hire a taxi the rate is fixed as Rs. 15 per kilomete. but if toll is collected on the way who will going to pay that? Will it be added in the fare to be paid by the passenger? Regards, Ajay
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Toll tax

it is paid by customer
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I enquired about the same

I enquired about the same from one my cab drives on my way back home from office and the he said the fair would be paid by the passenger only .....

Regards

Anuj Gupta

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