On 2011\02\24 12:47, Bruce wrote:
[wake wrote:
[wake wrote:

Knowing that Reading has 'proper' cabs, I was surpised to see a LC58 reg
Vito in a rank there and I did see that it had a Reading plate.


Why should that be a surprise? There is a thriving market in used
London cabs. That market is national. It is certainly not restricted
to London.

As for the registration number, Mercedes-Benz sells them through one
dealer based in East London, so all Mercedes Vito Taxis will have
London registrations unless the new owner has a personal plate.

I can't believe this as I'm sure that the dealer you refer to only sells
the London version, hence the surprise to see one in Reading.


There *is* only one version. Call it "the London version" if you
wish, but there isn't any other version of the Vito Taxi.

You can find cab conversions of Vitos done by several coachbuilders,
but there is only one Vito Taxi.

I sense that I'm wasting my time and the message probably still won't
get across, so I'll make that my last contribution to this thread. ;-)

Just watched this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hziiR7-vLWg
I hadn't realised that the rear wheel steering only works going forward.
That means it's theoretically possible to drive forward into places that
you can't reverse from!