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Old October 18th 15, 07:33 PM
Robin9 Robin9 is offline
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Originally Posted by Basil Jet[_4_] View Post
On 2015\10\17 10:02, Robin9 wrote:

However, any mentally competent person can tell
the difference between a London Hackney Cab and a minicab. The
idea that a meter - inside the vehicle, remember - is necessary to
enable people to differentiate is absurd.


What if the taxi and PH are both Mercedes "Vito"s?
You have a good point. There is of course a slight difference:
the taxi will have a small square white plate at the bottom of
the back doors while the minicab will have yellow stickers on the
windscreens.

I've been told by a taxi driver that the famous taxi vehicle is
unpleasant and liable to catch fire, and that consequently many
taxi drivers are eager to have a different vehicle. That they have
chosen the same vehicle many minicab drivers use is something
that never seems to arouse comment.