Taxi hard-driver! Cabbie claims he has the most high-tech rickshaw in India after kitting out his vehicle with a computer, TV and wi-fi

G Annadurai in Chennai, India has upgraded his three-wheel rickshaw

It includes a mobile phone charger, wi-fi, a tablet and magazines

Gives free rides to teachers and hospital workers and on Mother's Day

He spends his profits educating poor children living on the streets



When working in the service industry, returning customers are king, and with all the extras that come with this bike-taxi ride, he should have them queuing up in no-time.

G Annadurai has upgraded his rickshaw with amenities a passenger in a London black cab could only dream of, including magazines, a mobile phone charger and a tablet.

Annadurai, from Chennai in South India, also offers free rides for teachers and hospital workers and spends his profits on education for impoverished street children.

Top ride: G. Annadurai sits at the wheel of his pimped out auto-rickshaw in Chennai, India, which is kitted out with all the latest mod cons

Lux journey: As well as a tablet to borrow, Mr Annadurai offers his passengers free use of his wi-fi, a TV and somewhere to charge their mobile phones

Got a ticket to ride: Mr Annadurai waves from the back of his rickshaw, surrounded by his magazines and newspapers

Annadurai has become famous across Chennai thanks to his unique three-wheeler, which boasts a wide selection of newspapers and magazines as well as wi-fi and a TV for his passengers.

The 28-year-old believes in putting the customer first, offering free rides to the deserving and even running regular prize draws for his returning passengers.

Annadurai, 28, said: ‘Customer satisfaction is the most important thing in my work. Customer is God. I try to keep my rickshaw well decked up.’

The humble taxi driver even offers free rides on Mother’s Day, Valentine's Day and his own birthday.

He added: ‘All customers will also get a chocolate on all these days.’

They see me rollin': Once Mr Annadurai has taken care of his personal finances, he spends all his profits on educating poor children living in the streets of Chennai

They hatin': The back of the pimped out rickshaw looks more like a living room than a three-wheel taxi

Patrollin', they try to catch me ridin' dirty: Mr Annadurai offers free taxi journeys for teachers and hospital workers as well as loved-up couples on Valentine's Day Signs hanging in Mr Annadurai's pimped out rickshaw explains the rules of the ride The signs promote a prize draw, or 'customer relationship development contest' and give the details to the free wifi

It took Annadurai years to save up and afford many of the luxury items he offers his passengers.

‘The rickshaw has a wide range of magazines and newspapers for the passengers. I also offer mobile phone and satellite TV service recharge,’ he said.

‘I have Wi-Fi, but not all passengers have a device, so I offer them a tablet.’

Annadurai also issues lucky coupons to passengers, and come end of month, he has a prize draw.

The winners get free rides throughout the following month, and sometimes a cash reward too.

Got it all covered: Mr Annadurai shows all the different types of phone chargers he has got hooked up to the back of his three-wheeler

Charge up: Mr Annadurai shows how his passengers can charge up their iPhones in the back of his taxi

For a good cause: This year, he is sponsoring three street children's education, but hopes to increase the number to ten by next year The good samaritan also provides his services free of charge to teachers and hospital workers, and spends most of his earnings on educating poor kids throughout Chennai. Last year he sponsored the education of three street kids and later this year he intends to sponsor 10 more from a local government school. ‘I also want to provide a place where the elderly don't feel they are a burden, an old age home maybe,’ he said. ‘There they can be taught simple skills which they can use to earn a little money and spend it the way they want to.’

Entertainment: Another note with the wifi details is set up next to the TV and the radio in the rickshaw

Red man: Mr Annadurai next to his idol 'the real hero' Karl Marx