Fuel Just Went Up Again — So Why Won't Every Three-Wheeler Union Raise Fares?

After the fuel price hike on November 2, bus and school van fares stayed frozen because the increase didn't cross the formula's trigger point. Three-wheeler unions couldn't agree on what to do next. One union wants the first-km rate moved from Rs 110 to Rs 120, and every km after from Rs 90 to Rs 100, saying fuel costs have already eaten their margins. Other unions say fares should stay put for now, worried a hike just pushes more passengers onto app-based rides or makes them negotiate the meter away entirely. Drivers running the numbers say a flat Rs 10 bump barely covers a bad traffic day's fuel, let alone insurance, parts and loan payments on the trishaw itself. Passengers counter that fares already beat what a bus or a shared app ride costs for the same distance, and that haggling instead of using the meter means nobody actually knows what "the fare" is anyway. If you drive a three-wheeler, does a Rs 10/km jump even cover your real cost increase? If you ride them, would you accept it on the meter, or still try to talk it down? ඉන්ධන මිල ඉහළ ගියාට පස්සේ, ත්‍රීවිල් කුලී වැඩි කරන එක සාධාරණද? ඔබේ අත්දැකීම කියන්න.