The Black and yellow taxi’s play a major role of public transport in Mumbai other then auto rickshaws, trains and buses. In New York they are yellow, in London they are Black and in Mumbai they’re both yellow and black.
These metered taxis ply throughout Mumbai. Almost 99% of the black and yellow cabs are Premier Padmini by FIAT, FIAT does not produce these cars any more so all the cars on the road are 20/30 years old. They run on CNG which is why the taxi fares have not been hiked with the petrol prices.
Though there are new air conditioned taxis on the road which are yet to become mainstream. These will be air conditioned and fitted with GPS, cordless phones, electronic meters with printers. These new taxis will charge a little extra than the traditional black and yellow taxis because of the luxury frills.
Recently one Cab Company has decided to employ ladies drivers, catering mainly to lady passengers, this service should start by November.
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