Mumbai's Premier Padmini taxis reach the end of the road Daily News & Analysis - ‎41 minutes ago‎ A government order that all vehicles more than 20 years old be taken off the streets took effect this week, meaning about 4,500 of the remaining 9,500 Padmini cars — known locally as "Fiat taxis" after the Italian model they were based on — will not have their ... Mumbai's venerable 'Fiat taxis' begin to disappear gulfnews.com - ‎49 minutes ago‎ Mumbai, India: To anyone who's ever visited Mumbai, they are as evocative a symbol as the Gateway to India. The boxy, black-and-yellow Premier Padmini taxis have plied the city's streets for nearly half a century, defying their old age to become a part of the ... Mumbai to send venerable 'Fiat taxis' to the scrap heap Straits Times - ‎5 hours ago‎ A Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi is seen on a road, in Mumbai, India on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. More than 4500 Premier Padmini taxis are expected to be banned from the roads in Mumbai this year, starting in August, in line with a government order that ... Mumbai taxis facing the end of the road Telegraph.co.uk - ‎18 hours ago‎ However, the days of the Premier Padmini taxis that for decades have dominated Mumbai's potholed highways and lanes, often lined up bumper-to-bumper in queues stretching back miles, are drawing to a close. A government order that all vehicles more ...