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Old 06-19-2018, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Colly0410 View Post
My brother-in-law who's a taxi driver refuses to have a diesel car, he tried one but it cost so much to get through the taxi roadworthy/emissions test every year that his next car was petrol/gasoline. Doesn't get so many miles per gallon as a diesel but less costly to maintain. The annual taxi test is much stricter than a normal cars annual MOT test, slightest defect that would pass or be a minor advisory notice on an MOT test will fail the taxi test...
The larger size Toyota Prius Hybrid is getting more popular for Taxi use.
NY and Chicago has many for that use.
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