PESHAWAR: The provincial government has ordered to install meters and machines in the yellow cabs to check overcharging by drivers.
According to a statement issued by the transport department, by installing meters in the cabs, the vehicles would charge fare according to the distance and kilometers.
It added that the passengers will be given fare receipts and in this connection machines will also be installed in the yellow cabs.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Department said that all taxi owners have been given a one-month deadline, during which they will be required to bring themselves under the purview of the law.