Taxis and autorickshaws will face a daily fine and their permit may even be suspended if they fail to recalibrate their meters as per the new fare structure by November 30, the transport department announced earlier this week. Till last week, only 4 per cent of taxis and 11 per cent of autos in the city had updated their meters.

As per the announcement, autos and taxis will face one-day permit suspension for each day’s delay till December 7. Thereafter, if anybody fails to get the meter recalibrated by February-end, a fine ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 5,000 will be levied when the vehicle is brought to the RTO for recalibration.