Taksi to South

batterboy58



Joined: 20/04/2008
Posts: 442

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:20

Can anyone tell me why Taksi's remove their sign from their roof at the border crossing and use masking tape on number plates.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:26

Because they are not legal taxis in the south...

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:26

Hi batterboy58.



Could be awkward picking up punters,



and unable to speak the lingo,



Also may not be legal as a taxi in south!!!

batterboy58



Joined: 20/04/2008
Posts: 442

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:28

Thanks for the quick answers, what about the small strip of tape on each number plates what are they hiding there.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:30

The number plate !

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:32

The letter T that denotes a legal taxi....

batterboy58



Joined: 20/04/2008
Posts: 442

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:37

Thanks, just curious, it was the first time we had crossed the border and were interested.

Did wonder after the recent riots whether there were any dangers to vehicles clearly from the north.

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 14:38

I THINK.........



There's a T in front of most commercial vehicles in north,



and most private No plates here have 2 letters and 3 numbers.



In the south most private number plates have 3 letters and 3 numbers.



If Taxi's left T uncovered, may be the same as a south registered vehicle.



These are what I think, but no doubt someone else will maybe know better.

Hilltop



Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 636

Message Posted:
16/11/2008 19:47

The T is at the start of North and South Taxis an other PSVs.



Older vehicles in the South also have 2 numbers and 3 letters. The way to ID a TRNC vehicle is the red strip around the number plate.