Greetings Friends.
Mumbai prides itself on being perhaps
the only city in India
with a driver's use the meter.
But there are still some cowboys here
that you might have to deal with.
So let me show you how to deal with them.
But first, how not to deal with them.
In Mumbai, you get in the rickshaw
and the driver starts the meter.
This is the norm there.
Now, tell me how this has happened to you
in the comments.
That one time
that you don't check that the driver has started
the meter.
This happens...
I told him so many times, but he’s not ready to turn on the meter.
By law, all rickshaw drivers
have to go by the meter in Mumbai
and when they do I always tip them
because coming from Delhi
where meters aren't used,
I really appreciate this.
Most Maharashtrian drivers are so honest
that they'll tell you not to tip,
that you don't need to tip.
Before you take a rickshaw here in India.
Just see what the meters look like.
So this meter is running correctly
and this is what it looks like
when the driver has it
on waiting fee or for hire,
meaning it's off.
So if the driver won't use the meter,
don't go with him.
Ask him to stop and get out.
He didn't want to stop for us,
so we decided to pay the meter rate
when we arrived.
But now, as you're going to see,
you've got an argument on your hands
and I know most foreigners would just not go here
and they would just pay
whatever the driver was asking.
But my wife's in Haryana
and she knows the rules, so
let's see how she handles it.
Unfortunately, this wasn't a one off either.
See how we handle it in the next clip.
This was during rush hour
and there was a lot of traffic.
So I kind of understand him
wanting a bit more than the meter rate.
At least we're not paying three times like that
last guy was asking for.
We got there and gave a tip,
but Manisha wasn't so lucky.
And sometimes you just don't want to fight
and spoil your mood.
What happened?
We had to pay ₹250.
You paid ₹250? Why didn’t you fight on it?
We did.
What they didn’t take the meter? - Nope.
I thought they always took the meter in Mumbai?
That’s what I heard.
So to avoid all this hassle, just use
ridesharing apps like Uber or Ola
as often as you can.
Rides aren't always available in Mumbai, though,
which is why we couldn't
take Uber or Ola in those two cases.
And across the rest of India,
you're going to have to bargain.
So use Uber as an estimate.
You can estimate how much the rickshaw driver
will ask you for to go from A
to B, So use that as a tool.
Enjoy a time here in incredible India and long live India.