The District Police Office, Makwanpur, has urged passengers not to pay more than the prescribed transport fare, calling on travellers to file complaints with the concerned authorities if they are charged above the set rate. The appeal, made by the office of the District Police Office Makwanpur, asks people travelling in public vehicles to remain alert about the fares they are asked to pay and not to comply with demands for amounts beyond the officially prescribed level. The office's message, as reported by Nagarik News and Pradesha Khabar, places the focus squarely on the passenger: pay only the prescribed fare, and complain when asked to pay more.
Police Appeal Against Excess Fares
The appeal from the District Police Office Makwanpur centres on a simple instruction: passengers should not pay more than the prescribed transport fare. According to the office, travellers who are asked to pay amounts above the set rate should not do so, and should instead bring the matter to the notice of the concerned authorities.
The appeal was made by the office of the District Police Office Makwanpur, which has taken up the issue of excess fares being collected from passengers. By publicising its message, the office is seeking to make travellers aware that the fare they are required to pay is limited to the prescribed rate, and that any demand beyond that is not something they are obliged to meet.
In essence, the appeal asks passengers to:
- pay only the fare prescribed for the journey they are making
- not pay amounts demanded above the prescribed rate
- file complaints with the concerned authorities if they are charged more than the set rate
Complaints to the Concerned Authorities
A key element of the appeal is the instruction to file complaints. The District Police Office Makwanpur has asked passengers who face demands for excess fare to approach the concerned authorities and report the matter. According to the office, this is the appropriate course of action for travellers who are charged above the prescribed rate.
The appeal, as carried by Nagarik News and Pradesha Khabar, makes it clear that passengers are not simply expected to absorb the extra amount when they are overcharged. Instead, the office's position is that such incidents should be reported, so that the concerned authorities are informed of what has taken place.
The message is significant for travellers who may previously have paid whatever was demanded of them. Under the appeal, the response to a demand for more than the prescribed fare is not silence or compliance, but a complaint filed with the concerned authorities. The District Police Office Makwanpur has framed this as the step passengers should take whenever they are charged above the set rate.
The Prescribed Fare and What It Means
The prescribed transport fare referred to in the appeal is the fare fixed for transportation, and passengers are expected to pay no more than this amount. When a passenger is asked to pay above this level, the extra demand constitutes an excess fare, which is precisely what the District Police Office Makwanpur's appeal targets.
For travellers, the practical meaning of the appeal is that the fare they are asked to pay should match the prescribed rate. The office's message distinguishes clearly between the two situations a passenger may face: paying the prescribed fare, which is expected, and paying more than that rate, which the office has urged passengers not to do.
This framing places the emphasis on the passenger's own conduct at the point of payment. Rather than treating overcharging as something beyond a traveller's control, the appeal from the District Police Office Makwanpur presents it as a situation in which the passenger has a clear choice: refuse to pay the excess and report the demand to the concerned authorities.
A Reminder for Travellers
The appeal serves as a public reminder from the office of the District Police Office Makwanpur about the limits of what passengers should pay for transport. It addresses travellers directly, urging them not to pay excess fares and to take the step of filing complaints when they are charged above the prescribed rate.
The office's message also underscores the role it has assigned to the concerned authorities in responding to such complaints. By directing passengers to file complaints rather than simply advising them against paying excess fares, the District Police Office Makwanpur has outlined a course of action that begins with the passenger's decision not to pay more than the prescribed amount and continues with a formal report to the authorities.
With the appeal now public, the District Police Office Makwanpur's message to passengers is straightforward. Travellers should pay only the fare prescribed for their journey. If they are asked to pay more than that set rate, they should not pay the excess. And in every such case, the office has urged them to take their complaint to the concerned authorities.
