Under pressure, Fast Track slashes rates

Chennai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK





Under heat from app-based cab aggregators, city-based taxi operator Fast Track has slashed its rates by 60% on bookings made on its mobile app from Chennai airport and Chennai Central railway station. Fast Track chairman R Prabhu said drivers will not be charged any commission. “It means cabbies can take home the entire amount for the trip. The tariff for the trip will be reflected on the app. We are relaunching our app with additional features.Our drivers will be equipped with smartphones to enhance prompt pickups within the estimated time figuring on the app,“ he said.

The app, launched in 2016, has recorded more than 2 lakh downloads, with the number of bookings ranging anywhere between 1,500 and 2,000 every day , Prabhu said.There have also been regular voice bookings of 15,000 per day in Chennai.

Prabhu said conventional metres in cars will be replaced as the rates will show on the cellphone app.
Fast Track currently has a fleet strength of 10,000 cabs across Tamil Nadu, of which 5,000 are operated in Chennai, the company said.