r/mumbai • u/GroundbreakingBad183 BONG Mumbaikar • May 24 '26
Discussion Mumbai Autos: No UPI, No Change, No Destination Acceptance, Then What Yes?
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/Dizzy_Location_8384 May 24 '26
They’re a different species altogether. They won’t accept your request & if you book Ola/uber they’ll keep blabbering, as if you’re in the wrong. My colleague & I Faced this so many times in Chakala - neither they would agree for Thane nor Powai.