Tuk Drivers Want Rs 120 for the First Km — Fair Hike or Pay More, Ride Less?

Petrol went up again on November 1, and the National United Three-Wheeler Drivers' and Industrialists' Association is now pushing to raise the metered fare: first km from Rs 110 to Rs 120, and every km after from Rs 90 to Rs 100. Other three-wheeler associations disagree, saying there's no real need to revise charges right now, while bus and school van fares were left untouched after the same fuel hike. Drivers say fuel, spare parts, tyres and insurance have all climbed while the fare stayed flat for months, so they're the ones eating every price shock. Passengers say a tuk is already the costliest short hop in town, and a fare hike means little anyway when most drivers don't run the meter in the first place, they just quote a price at the window. If you take tuk-tuks regularly, are you actually getting metered rates these days, or is it all negotiated or app-only now? And if the fare does go up to Rs 120, do you pay it or start booking a bike taxi instead? ඔයාලා තුන් රෝදයක යද්දී මීටරය දානවද, නැත්නම් මිල කතා කරගන්නවද?