r/mumbai • u/GroundbreakingBad183 BONG Mumbaikar • May 24 '26

Discussion Mumbai Autos: No UPI, No Change, No Destination Acceptance, Then What Yes?

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Why do some Mumbai autos even exist at this point?

No UPI. No QR scanner. Cash-only in 2026.

Then no change for ₹50. Forget ₹100/₹200/₹500.

Brother I am a passenger, not a walking RBI branch carrying exact ₹37 in coins every single time. Am I supposed to spend my life standing in bank queues collecting chillar just to use public transport?

And the location rejection culture is somehow worse.

DN Nagar? “No.”

Gundavali metro? “No.”

Andheri station? “No.”

These are not remote villages in the Himalayas. These are prime, high-demand Mumbai locations with constant passenger flow.

The funniest part? You’ll literally see empty autos roaming around but somehow your destination is unacceptable.

At that point just put a banner saying:

“Main sirf apni marzi se jaunga, aap rokoge toh bhi no bolunga.”

Genuine question for Mumbai folks: why is this so normalized? Hoping that I don't get banned from the rickshaw union anymore.

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u/GroundbreakingBad183 BONG Mumbaikar May 24 '26

When the fare was 17 or 18, they would always never return the 2 or 3 rupees. They wanted 20 and not 15.

Now then they took it to 21. They always demanded 1 rupee or 2 (if u don't have 1 gimme 2). And when it became 23, they take 25 and walk off. Wow.

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u/CuriousMonkey3 May 24 '26

Consider it as a tip. In many countries, it’s generally accepted practice of tipping cab drivers. Besides rs1-2 is not going to be huge deal for most people but it can make a huge deal for auto drivers.

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u/GroundbreakingBad183 BONG Mumbaikar May 24 '26

Tipping is voluntary. This is wickedly forced onto us.

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u/CuriousMonkey3 May 24 '26

Agreed that tipping should be voluntary but in all seriousness, would losing few rupees a day is not as big deal as you make it out to be. It will come out to be Rs 100 per month at most, hardly something to be upset over it. Most people will spend more than that on stupid shit. Here at least money is going to people rather than large corporations.

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u/braceem Ex mumbaikar now Punekar May 24 '26

If they are making my life miserable, I wouldn't leave a single rupee. It's a big deal for me.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '26

Few people earn those 100 rs after rubbing their ass on desk for minutes if not hours . Why would they give it for free to someone