Call us if found driving recklessly - Does it actually work?

PatchyBoy · 10th September 2008, 20:19

Guys,

I was on the way home from work tonight. A white indicab in front took the turn from Kanakapura main road to Subramayapura main road, side swiped a minibus parked there and took off without stopping. I memorized the regn number and the call us number and called that number first thing when I got home.

The guy who answered the phone, gave me a mobile number and asked me to contact that number, which presumably belongs to the owner of the transport agency.

When I called that number and reported the incident, I was told that the particular taxi was released from their fleet 15 days back and he promised to call me back with the cab owner's number.

My question is:

1. Do they actually take any action against the driver?
2. Is it a legal requirement to display this info on the taxi?
3. If not, then why bother?

Cheers,

Rajan

sammyboy · 10th September 2008, 20:27

Rajan, I have been wondering the same thing , have never known anybody who has managed to get any help from these numbers. Today while driving I saw a cab with the note : " This Cab Drives Recklessly . Call :XXXX" I guess this sums it up.

Eddy · 10th September 2008, 23:40

Patchy,

This has been discussed here before. And unfortunately, it does not work most of the times.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ving-call.html

Rudra Sen · 11th September 2008, 07:30

As Eddy says, check here

Thread closed.

10th September 2008, 20:19	#1
PatchyBoy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 923 Thanked: 2,161 Times View My Garage	Call us if found driving recklessly - Does it actually work? Guys, I was on the way home from work tonight. A white indicab in front took the turn from Kanakapura main road to Subramayapura main road, side swiped a minibus parked there and took off without stopping. I memorized the regn number and the call us number and called that number first thing when I got home. The guy who answered the phone, gave me a mobile number and asked me to contact that number, which presumably belongs to the owner of the transport agency. When I called that number and reported the incident, I was told that the particular taxi was released from their fleet 15 days back and he promised to call me back with the cab owner's number. My question is: 1. Do they actually take any action against the driver? 2. Is it a legal requirement to display this info on the taxi? 3. If not, then why bother? Cheers, Rajan
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10th September 2008, 20:27	#2
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 526 Times View My Garage	Rajan, I have been wondering the same thing , have never known anybody who has managed to get any help from these numbers. Today while driving I saw a cab with the note : " This Cab Drives Recklessly . Call :XXXX" I guess this sums it up.
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10th September 2008, 23:40	#3
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 9,566 Thanked: 14,533 Times	Patchy, This has been discussed here before. And unfortunately, it does not work most of the times. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...ving-call.html
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11th September 2008, 07:30	#4
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,752 Thanked: 6,871 Times View My Garage	As Eddy says, check here Thread closed.
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