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[Sarcastic mode on] "wow"
[Sarcastic mode off] ok ok, i know it's not very common there as a taxi 
Same in Belgium.
Most common are Mercedes C & E-class of course, but it seems that Skoda become popular for that. I should try to pay attention to taxis, right now I can't really give other popular models.
Only common small taxis are A-class Mercedes.
[Sarcastic mode on] "wow"
[Sarcastic mode off] ok ok, i know it's not very common there as a taxi So what, smaller is possible. In 1997 I'd been in Israel, there was the brand new VW Polo Classic getting very popular as a taxi.
In Germany the Jetta is not very popular as a taxi. If VW's are in use, it's mostly the Passat Variant or the T4 or T5 Multivan. Where I lived until 2005, there was even a Vento running as a taxi, not very common either.
But nowadays you can see more and more Dacia's as taxi in Germany, not only the Wagon, even the Sedan. This is really a bit too small and shabby IMHO.
In Germany the Jetta is not very popular as a taxi. If VW's are in use, it's mostly the Passat Variant or the T4 or T5 Multivan. Where I lived until 2005, there was even a Vento running as a taxi, not very common either.
But nowadays you can see more and more Dacia's as taxi in Germany, not only the Wagon, even the Sedan. This is really a bit too small and shabby IMHO.
Same in Belgium.
Most common are Mercedes C & E-class of course, but it seems that Skoda become popular for that. I should try to pay attention to taxis, right now I can't really give other popular models.
Only common small taxis are A-class Mercedes.
Sadly to say, the taxis where I live are mostly all Scion XBs (Yuck!). I was upset to see them replaced by the Crown Vics.
A lot of taxi-drivers in Germany are immigrants, and several of them illegal ones. Also it's popular to drive illegally taxi, while getting social welfare for the same time.
There are razzia's, organized by the police and the finance-and-tax-authorities (as on big building areas or foreign restaurants, too).
Once suddenly they closed the whole taxi-lanes and -parking-lots at the Hamburg Airport, to control the driver's for their papers and permissions.
No joke, a plenty of taxi-drivers jumped out of the cars, over the fence and run away. So the police-investigators stand on a big parking-lane with a few dozens abandoned taxis. Must be a strange view
The cars were later picked up by the company-owners. Naturally they couldn't help the police with indentifying the escaped drivers. "Eeeh, I wasn't driving, a friend of my brother-in-law has helped me, because I'm ill. I'm very sorry, but I forgot his address" and so on...
There are razzia's, organized by the police and the finance-and-tax-authorities (as on big building areas or foreign restaurants, too).
Once suddenly they closed the whole taxi-lanes and -parking-lots at the Hamburg Airport, to control the driver's for their papers and permissions.
No joke, a plenty of taxi-drivers jumped out of the cars, over the fence and run away. So the police-investigators stand on a big parking-lane with a few dozens abandoned taxis. Must be a strange view
The cars were later picked up by the company-owners. Naturally they couldn't help the police with indentifying the escaped drivers. "Eeeh, I wasn't driving, a friend of my brother-in-law has helped me, because I'm ill. I'm very sorry, but I forgot his address" and so on...
The activities of the Fringe Festival we only have seen partly "by the side". The main reason for us to go there was the "Military Tattoo".
My wife an me are Scotland-fans, and we like the original "pipes and drums"-music, too.
It's funny, if you are stuck in the traffic, when you start a "pipes-and-drums"-CD in your stereo (by open windows for sure).
The guys besides you, who let some Rap- or House-junk running loudly (or some Turkish stuff), are always very irritated.
My wife an me are Scotland-fans, and we like the original "pipes and drums"-music, too.
It's funny, if you are stuck in the traffic, when you start a "pipes-and-drums"-CD in your stereo (by open windows for sure).
The guys besides you, who let some Rap- or House-junk running loudly (or some Turkish stuff), are always very irritated.
Last weekend I've been to a short trip to Edinburgh/Scotland.
Did you happen to go to the "Fringe Festival"?
You have probably never even heard of it, but there's a chance you might know of it. Anyway my high school's theatre group is there right now, they were selected to represent the US in the festival. I would have gone too as I am in theatre, but my family doesn't have enough money to send me 
But now, since we've bought a house, my hobby travelling went to the background.
But I couldn't take pictures of taxis, too by travelling. Except the usual impressions, I was busy to take pic of police-cars (for my brother-in-law) and pharmacies (for my sister).
P.S.
@taxiguy: even Canada can be a strange and dangerous place:
http://imcdb.org/movie.php?id=109370
But I couldn't take pictures of taxis, too by travelling. Except the usual impressions, I was busy to take pic of police-cars (for my brother-in-law) and pharmacies (for my sister).
P.S.
@taxiguy: even Canada can be a strange and dangerous place:
http://imcdb.org/movie.php?id=109370