New York's yellow cab driver, Sukhcharn Singh, who drove Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland as the group tried to escape media attention, looks on during an interview with Reuters, in New York, U.S, May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Michalska 

New York's yellow cab driver, Sukhcharn Singh, who drove Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland as the group tried to escape media attention, looks on during an interview with Reuters, in New York, U.S, May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Aleksandra Michalska 

Yellow taxi cab driver Martin Oseseyi uses disinfectant wipes while cleaning his cab amid the coronavirus outbreak in midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile 

Yellow taxi cab driver Martin Oseseyi uses disinfectant while cleaning his cab amid the coronavirus outbreak in midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile 

Yellow taxi cab driver Martin Oseseyi shows a can of disinfectant while cleaning his cab amid the coronavirus outbreak in midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile 

Yellow taxi cab driver Martin Oseseyi uses disinfectant while cleaning his cab amid the coronavirus outbreak in midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile 

Yellow cabs are seen on Times Square, New York, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Rosem Morton 

People cross 6th Avenue and 42nd Street as a cold weather front hits the region, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 30, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Yellow tape surrounds the scene where a taxi cab crashed into a group of bystanders at the taxi pool at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Yellow tape surrounds the scene where a taxi cab crashed into a group of bystanders at the taxi pool at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Yellow tape surrounds the scene where a taxi cab crashed into a group of bystanders at the taxi pool at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

Cab driver Curtis Seymour got the call at 3:30 a.m. to pick up a passenger at the Greyhound bus station in Plattsburgh, New York, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Canadian border. An older Haitian woman wearing a purple and yellow headwrap, mauve lipstick and big gold earrings descended from the bus with two handbags, a backpack and a suitcase. Seymour placed her luggage in the car, and asked where she was headed. "Canada," the woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Cilotte, said in broken English. "No police," she added. Seymour, 62, who has driven the same streets in upstate New York for more than a decade, voted for Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election, partly because of his tough stance on immigration.REUTERS/Christinne Muschi SEARCH "MUSCHI CABBIE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. Matching text: USA-IMMIGRATION/CANADA-TAXI 

A woman gets into a yellow and black cab in front of L-Passage food hall on Fouad street in Alexandria, Egypt, February 23, 2016. In Egypt's Alexandria, Fouad Street reflects the city's rich history and is known for its elegant villas and antique shops. Today the Mediterranean coastal city, once a melting pot of nationalities and faith groups, is overcrowded and dilapidated, like many of Egypt's urban centres. Fouad, among the city's oldest streets and once home to a Greek poet and a British novelist, today features modern retail brands and is an area still popular with antique fans and art lovers. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih SEARCH "FOUAD STREET" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A television screen automatically plays inside of a taxi in New York October 14, 2015. A pair of initiatives designed to bring more peace and quiet to taxis, buses and trains moving in and about New York City have been set in motion, promising to boost the supply of a scarce commodity in the metropolitan area - silence. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a pilot program that could eliminate Taxi TV, a service that brings movie reviews, Broadway show ads and the like to yellow-cab riders after complaints about the screens, which double as credit card payment systems in the city's fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, were among the factors that prompted the proposed change, said Allan Fromberg, the TLC's deputy commissioner for public affairs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

A television screen automatically plays inside of a taxi in New York October 14, 2015. A pair of initiatives designed to bring more peace and quiet to taxis, buses and trains moving in and about New York City have been set in motion, promising to boost the supply of a scarce commodity in the metropolitan area - silence. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a pilot program that could eliminate Taxi TV, a service that brings movie reviews, Broadway show ads and the like to yellow-cab riders after complaints about the screens, which double as credit card payment systems in the city's fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, were among the factors that prompted the proposed change, said Allan Fromberg, the TLC's deputy commissioner for public affairs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

A television screen automatically plays inside of a taxi in New York October 14, 2015. A pair of initiatives designed to bring more peace and quiet to taxis, buses and trains moving in and about New York City have been set in motion, promising to boost the supply of a scarce commodity in the metropolitan area - silence. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a pilot program that could eliminate Taxi TV, a service that brings movie reviews, Broadway show ads and the like to yellow-cab riders after complaints about the screens, which double as credit card payment systems in the city's fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, were among the factors that prompted the proposed change, said Allan Fromberg, the TLC's deputy commissioner for public affairs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

A television screen automatically plays inside of a taxi in New York October 14, 2015. A pair of initiatives designed to bring more peace and quiet to taxis, buses and trains moving in and about New York City have been set in motion, promising to boost the supply of a scarce commodity in the metropolitan area - silence. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a pilot program that could eliminate Taxi TV, a service that brings movie reviews, Broadway show ads and the like to yellow-cab riders after complaints about the screens, which double as credit card payment systems in the city's fleet of 13,500 yellow taxis, were among the factors that prompted the proposed change, said Allan Fromberg, the TLC's deputy commissioner for public affairs. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Drivers decorate a yellow ambassador taxi to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja or the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, outside a temple in Kolkata, India, September 18, 2015. During the festival, most of the vehicles and machines are decorated and prayers are offered for trouble-free working and good business all the year. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A driver decorates his yellow ambassador taxi to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja or the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, outside a temple in Kolkata, India, September 18, 2015. During the festival, most of the vehicles and machines are decorated and prayers are offered for trouble-free working and good business all the year. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri 

A yellow taxi cab turns down a street in Oceanside, California January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Yellow Ambassador taxis are seen in front of a roadside wall decorated with paintings of Brazilian players Fred and Neymar, a large Brazilian flag and World Cup teams' national flags in Kolkata June 12, 2014. The 2014 World Cup soccer tournament will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) 

A man walks on a wall painted with a mural of the iconic yellow train of Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro June 4, 2014. Rio de Janeiro, with its white beaches, blue ocean and jungle-covered mountains, is still the place that comes to mind when people think of Brazil. Soccer fans coming to Rio for the World Cup will be too late for the city's famed Carnival bash, but they'll also miss the energy-sapping Southern Hemisphere summer heat. By all means visit tourist favorites such as Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain) and the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado, but here are places that locals enjoy, too. Despite its party reputation, Rio is also a daytime city. Obsessed with health and good looks, many Cariocas, as the locals are known, work hard to keep tan and fit. The beach is best at late morning and late afternoon. Rio food lacks S?o Paulo sophistication but is served with panache. For a classic Rio food experience, take a cab to Santa Teresa, the charming old neighborhood overlooking downtown. To match story TRAVEL-RIO/ Picture taken June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TRAVEL) 

A Citi Bike bicycle is seen at a rental location in New York May 27, 2014. Citi Bike is celebrating its one-year anniversary Tuesday with $1 day passes.
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A mechanic repairs a yellow ambassador taxi at a workshop in Kolkata May 25, 2014. The maker of the iconic Ambassador has halted production of the car that was long the choice of Indian officialdom, citing weak demand and a lack of funds, casting doubt on the future of a vehicle that has looked essentially the same for more than five decades. Hindustan Motors Ltd said in a statement that it had suspended work at its Uttarpara plant until further notice. Modelled after the British Morris Oxford, the Ambassador was the first car to be made in India and was once a status symbol, but began losing its dominance in the mid-1980s when Maruti Suzuki introduced its low-priced 800 hatchback. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT) 

Menu prices are on display outside a restaurant in Athens April 2, 2014. The falling price of living in Athens presented the unmistakable spectre of deflation to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi during his visit to the Greek capital this week yet there is little he will do to heal this pain. The long lines of empty yellow cabs scouting the dusty streets of Athens for custom, offering fares at a fraction of peers in Frankfurt or Brussels, bear testament to the country's sudden adjustment. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A taxi driver enters her car at a taxi rank at central Syntagma square in Athens April 2, 2014. The falling price of living in Athens presented the unmistakable spectre of deflation to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi during his visit to the Greek capital this week yet there is little he will do to heal this pain. The long lines of empty yellow cabs scouting the dusty streets of Athens for custom, offering fares at a fraction of peers in Frankfurt or Brussels, bear testament to the country's sudden adjustment. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A man buys from a kiosk at central Syntagma square in Athens April 2, 2014. The falling price of living in Athens presented the unmistakable spectre of deflation to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi during his visit to the Greek capital this week yet there is little he will do to heal this pain. The long lines of empty yellow cabs scouting the dusty streets of Athens for custom, offering fares at a fraction of peers in Frankfurt or Brussels, bear testament to the country's sudden adjustment. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A man crosses a street in front of taxis waiting for passengers at central Syntagma square in Athens April 2, 2014. The falling price of living in Athens presented the unmistakable spectre of deflation to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi during his visit to the Greek capital this week yet there is little he will do to heal this pain. The long lines of empty yellow cabs scouting the dusty streets of Athens for custom, offering fares at a fraction of peers in Frankfurt or Brussels, bear testament to the country's sudden adjustment. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) 

A yellow Ambassador taxi moves past cycle rickshaw pullers sleeping along a roadside in the early morning in Kolkata April 1, 2014. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT) 

Sumitra Sarkar, 35, cleans a yellow ambassador taxi at a parking area along a roadside in Kolkata March 8, 2014. Sarkar cleans ten cars everyday and earns 150 Indian rupees per day. On March 8, activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

A taxi cab drives through tire marks in Brooklyn, New York January 25, 2014. Snowfall continued through the region which has been hit by a string of freezing days recently. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A yellow ambassador taxi drives past the HSBC bank building in Kolkata November 5, 2013. The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Market, rose to 47.1 last month from 44.6 in September, which was the weakest reading since April 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS) 

Sightseers await to turn in an intersection during a Central Park carriage ride in New York October 16, 2013. The Central Park horse and buggy ride, for decades an iconic New York experience along with a Broadway show or a visit to the Empire State Building, is facing extinction. Three weeks before the city's November 5 mayoral election, the top candidates both support ending the practice and say they are open to alternatives, like replacing the horses with 8-seat electric cars. Picture taken on October 16, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY POLITICS ELECTIONS TRAVEL) 

Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, is unveiled during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (C) of Germany walks in the Matsuya Ginza department store to attend a pre-launch event for Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany attends a pre-launch event for Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE BUSINESS) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany attends a pre-launch event for Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT BUSINESS) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses with Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses with Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses with Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses with Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses with Nissan Motor's NV200 Taxi, New York city's next-generation yellow cab, during its pre-launch event at the Matsuya Ginza department store in the Tokyo's Ginza shopping district October 9, 2013. The Nissan's NV200 is scheduled to enter New York city's taxi fleet near the end of October 2013, the automaker said. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A woman exits a taxi on Third Avenue in heavy traffic caused by road closures due to high security and official motorcades during the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) 

A driver gestures as he decorates his iconic yellow ambassador taxi to celebrate the festival of Vishwakarma Puja or the festival of the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery in Kolkata September 17, 2013. People mainly from eastern India observe Vishwakarma Puja by worshiping their machines, vehicles and computers. Most of the vehicles and machines are decorated and prayers are offered for trouble-free working and good business all the year. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TRANSPORT) 

A yellow cab passes by as a man holds a placard during an anti-war rally in Times Square, New York September 7, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama appealed on Saturday to a dubious American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria while supporters scrambled to persuade lawmakers to authorize the move. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Yellow taxis pass people standing in silence during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 19, 2013. Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent demonstrations. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TRANSPORT) 

Yellow cabs drive past high-end retail stores along 5th Avenue in New York May 19, 2013. Luxury spending in the United States collapsed after the 2008 financial crisis but roared back to pre-crisis levels by 2012. Sales in the Americas is expected to rise 5-7 percent this year, compared to 6-8 percent in mainland China and 0-2 percent in Europe, according to consultancy Bain & Co. Picture taken May 19, 2013. To match Insight LUXURY-US/ REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT SOCIETY WEALTH) 

A New York City taxicab drives past 51 Park Place where debris from 9/11 is believed to have been found in New York, April 26, 2013. A piece of a plane believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER CRIME LAW) 

A police officer crosses a street as he keeps watch on tourists at Times Square in New York April 21, 2013. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, remained in serious condition in the hospital on Sunday, unable to speak due to injuries to his neck and tongue sustained while on the run from police, officials said.. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) 

A woman tries, unsuccessfully, to hail a taxi cab during a snowstorm in Times Square in New York, March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT) 

New York City yellow taxi cabs pass by the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Times Square, New York February 15, 2013. Picture taken February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A taxi passes by in front of The New York Times head office in New York, February 7, 2013. The New York Times Co, on Thursday, reported higher quarterly revenue as more people paid for its digital newspapers, and its shares jumped 11 percent. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS MEDIA) 

A policeman stands guard between a line of New York City yellow taxis and cabs waiting to get fuel from a gas station in Midtown Manhattan November 2, 2012. A key pipeline delivering fuel into the storm-stricken New York area has resumed shipments and barge shipments were slowly returning to normal, offering hope for relief from a gasoline supply crunch that has frustrated the region. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY TRANSPORT) 

A policeman stands guard between a line of New York City yellow taxi cabs waiting to get fuel from a gas station in Midtown Manhattan November 2, 2012. A key pipeline delivering fuel into the storm-stricken New York area has resumed shipments and barge shipments were slowly returning to normal, offering hope for relief from a gasoline supply crunch that has frustrated the region. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY) 

New York City yellow taxi cabs line up for fuel ahead of a gas station in Midtown Manhattan November 2, 2012. A key pipeline delivering fuel into the storm-stricken New York area has resumed shipments and barge shipments were slowly returning to normal, offering hope for relief from a gasoline supply crunch that has frustrated the region. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ENERGY) 

A mechanic salvages engine parts from a Premier Padmini taxi which will be scrapped at a scrapyard in Mumbai October 1, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A mechanic sits in the boot of a Premier Padmini taxi as he tries to fix the vehicle's brake lights at a workshop in Mumbai October 2, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) 

A driver waits for customers in front of an apartment building in his Premier Padmini taxi in Mumbai's suburbs October 3, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old. Picture taken October 3, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A mechanic sits on a seat salvaged from a scrapped Premier Padmini taxi at a workshop in Mumbai October 2, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old. Picture taken October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)

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A goat walks past a mechanic sitting inside a Premier Padmini taxi before it's scrapped at a scrap yard in Mumbai October 1, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old. Picture taken October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

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