Yellow-Top taxis
Yellow-Top taxis are a collective group of individually owned taxis in Singapore. The name is derived from their yellow top and black body.
The Singapore Taxi Transport Association (STTA) is a union catering to those private taxi drivers. The Association mainly takes care of administrative matters, such as the purchasing/selling of licenses and new vehicles.
History[]
In 1933, Wearnes introduced the first private Yellow-Top taxis. These cabs were the first of their kind in colonial Singapore.
No new private licenses have been issued since the 1970s, and holders of existing licenses face mandatory retirement at age 75. The number of taxis in the group also has declined significantly due to competition from Grab.[1]
ComfortDelGro used to operate Yellow-top taxis under the subsidiary Yellow-Top Cab Pte Ltd but however, this ceased operation on 1 October 2007.[2]
Vehicles used[]
In the late 1960s the first Yellow-Top taxis were the Mercedes Benz 220S Ponton, followed by the Austin Cambridge A60. In the 1970s the Cambridge A60 still continued until the early 1980s followed by the Opel Rekord D, Peugeot 504, Morris Marina and the Russian GAZ Volga 24. The static Nissan Cedric and Toyota Crown has been there for decades from 1980s. The Nissan Cedric taxis were scrapped in 2008 and Toyota Crown taxis were scrapped in 2014.
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ Lim, Adrian (7 May 2017). "Vanishing tribe of Yellow-Top taxis". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Maxi Cab in Singapore" "maxicabtaxiinsingapore". Retrieved 5 September 2020
- Taxis of Singapore