LAHORE (Web Desk) – National Highways & Motorway Police, Central Zone has made transport owner to pay back Rs 1.4 million overcharged from them to passengers during recent vacations of Eid days.
This was stated by DIG Mirza Faran Baig while reviewing the performance of NH&MP at Zonal Office, Lahore.
The central zone returned an overly charged amount of Rs 1.4 million to 8, 489 passengers and imposed fine to PSVs vehicles involved in overcharging.
The Motorway Police have initiated stern action against buses , coaches and other PSVs in Lahore, Manga Mandi, Pattoki, Sahiwal , Multan , Okara, Khanewal, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, and other major cities on the complaints of overcharging and has taken all possible steps to reimburse extra fare to the passengers.
The police were also charged fine to the vehicles for overcharging as well other legal action. The passengers were also appreciated and prayed the NH&MP s initiative and stern action against overcharging.
The citizens were also acknowledged the motorway police action against the public transport vehicles involved in overcharging. The passengers appreciated the NH&MP s initiative.
The performance of Motorway Police Help Line 130 was fabulous as they facilitated the thousands of passengers in distress and in the case of overcharging, said spokesman Motorway Police Syed Imran Ahmed Shah.
