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Illegal taxicabs, sometimes known as pirate taxis, gypsy cabs, or jitney cabs, are taxicabs and other for-hire vehicles that are not duly licensed or permitted by the jurisdiction in which they operate.
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A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice.
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New York medallion taxicab in a prior livery. The medallion number is on the side of the taxicab. Medallion (yellow) cabs are concentrated in the borough of Manhattan, but can be hailed anywhere throughout the five boroughs of New York City and may be hailed with a raised hand or by standing at a taxi stand. [7]
There was a gypsy cab that was featured in the 1979 movie Going in Style. It was used for a plan to rob a bank in the Manhattan area. It was used for a plan to rob a bank in the Manhattan area. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.118.108.222 ( talk ) 20:14, 19 December 2006 (UTC) .
The taxi system is highly decentralized, with the cab generally belonging to the driver and operated as a private business by him. Consequently, there is some variation in the types of cars used as taxis, although the Tofaş Şahin (including the licensed version produced by Nasr ) and Hyundai Accent predominate.
In Russian literature and in Russian folklore the term kibitka is used mainly [quantify] to refer to Gypsy wagons. The use in the Russian Empire of kibitki to transport disgraced noblemen into exile inspired the German-language term Kibitkenjustiz [3] [4] and the equivalent English-language concept of "kibitka justice". [5]