Tuk Drivers Want Rs 120 for the First Km After the Fuel Hike — Fair or Price Gouging?

After CPC raised petrol 92 to Rs 424 and diesel to Rs 397 from November 2, the three-wheeler drivers' union has asked the National Transport Commission to lift the metered fare from Rs 110 to Rs 120 for the first km, and from Rs 90 to Rs 100 for every km after. Drivers say fuel is their single biggest daily cost and past revisions haven't kept pace with repeated hikes this year. Riders push back that fares were already raised earlier this year, and that most tuks don't run the meter honestly to begin with, so a new "official" rate just becomes the starting point before the haggling starts anyway. Should the NTC approve this quickly since the fuel cost increase is real and documented, or hold the line until meters are actually used consistently island-wide? If you take tuks regularly, what are you actually paying per km right now versus what any meter shows? ඉන්ධන මිල වැඩි වීම නිසා තුන් රෝද මීටර් කුලිය වැඩි කරන එක සාධාරණද? ඔබේ අත්දැකීම කියන්න.