While much has been written about carpooling, one thing is still unclear — if carpooling is legal and in case of any eventuality, who bears the brunt? Globally, carpooling is considered as a good option to reduce vehicular emissions and congestion but the RTOs in Mumbai are not sure how to verify it by law. An RTO official said, "Carpooling is a grey area. It is not clear who takes responsibility if anything untoward happens. Besides, the law is not too much in favour of carpooling. Section 66(1) in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 reads, "No owner of a motor vehicle shall use or permit the use of the vehicle as a transport vehicle in any public place whether or not such vehicle is actually carrying any passengers or goods save in accordance with the conditions of a permit granted or countersigned by a Regional or State Transport Authority.""

Yagnesh Vora, a Dadar resident, who travels to Pune and Nashik for work said, "Carpooling is a great concept to utilise your money if you are travelling long distance and time is not an issue. But within the city, carpooling is not possible. In Mumbai, time is important, carpooling may not work."