{"id":11587,"date":"2026-08-12T14:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11587"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:30:27","slug":"stop-advance-tip-feature-centre-tells-ride-hailing-apps-to-discontinue-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11587","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stop advance tip feature&#8217;: Centre tells ride-hailing apps to discontinue practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133185482,imgsize-423765,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"'Stop advance tip feature': Centre tells ride-hailing apps to discontinue practice\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday directed ride-hailing platforms to review and stop any provision for giving an &#8220;advance tip&#8221; to riders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>In a circular, the ministry of road transport and Highways said there have been instances where some platforms have introduced this feature on their apps to lure people into paying a tip in advance, increasing the chances of getting a vehicle quickly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The ministry said any tip is voluntary and can be paid only after completing a ride.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/stop-advance-tip-feature-centre-tells-ride-hailing-apps-to-discontinue-practice\/articleshow\/133185463.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday directed ride-hailing platforms to review and stop any provision for giving an &#8220;advance tip&#8221; to riders.In a circular, the ministry of road transport and Highways said there have been instances where some platforms have introduced this feature on their apps to lure people into paying a tip in advance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786545027_representative-image.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday directed ride-hailing platforms to review and stop any provision for giving an &#8220;advance tip&#8221; 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