Mumbai - taxis

Auto rickshaws are not allowed to operate in the center of the city so the only suitable means of transportation remains taxi. Vast demands for comfort travel are satisfied by numerous Padminis shaped as the rally racers from the sixties and having the similar age. As many taxi drivers are not satisfied with black and yellow uniform they embellish their taxies in different frippery. After the brisk attempt of the driver to rip us off by offering a triple price we get to our hotel only paying twice the sum. Learning curve is here and my first question to the reception is how to find whether one overpays or not. Here is the deal for all those to plan to visit Mumbai shortly. You get into the taxi. You ask to turn the meter on. Once you reach the destination you ask driver for the fare explanation sheet (all of them carry one). When you find the sum corresponding to the meter readings and, voila, end up paying as an Indian.