Today, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra also gave a tribute to the iconic Mumbai Taxis and said that though they were clunkers, uncomfortable and noisy, they carried tons of memories for many people.
A transport department official said the last Premier Padmini was registered as a black-and-yellow taxi at the Tardeo RTO, which has jurisdiction over the island city of Mumbai, on October 29, 2003.
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For decades, if one had to conjure up a picture of Mumbai, the imagery would be incomplete without the city's Premier Padmini' taxis. For, the public carriers, fondly called kaali-peeli', were more than just a mode of transport.