Photos: Mumbai bids farewell to classic Premier Padmini taxis
August 2, 2013
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, a MumbaiĆs Premier Padmini taxi is seen as rain droplets gather on the window of another taxi in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi waits for customers in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Indian workers push a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi in a scrapyard for dismantling, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, an Indian worker dismantles a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi in a scrapyard, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, an Indian taxi driver poses for photos from inside his vehicle in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi seen on a road, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
A Premier Padmini taxi is overloaded with vegetables as it drives through a street in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug 2, 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Indian elderly women customers get on a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi driver applies a touch up with paint on his vehicle at the regional transport office, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, people travel in a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi rides past a horse drawn carriage, in Mumbai, India. More than 400 Premier Padmini taxis are expected to stop running in Mumbai in August in line with a Maharashtra government order that bans cabs that are more than 20 years old running. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Indian flag is painted on the back windshield of a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Aug. 1, 2013 photo, a Taxi driver of Premier Padmini taxi waits for passengers in Mumbai, India. More than 400 Premier Padmini taxis are expected to stop running in Mumbai in August in line with a Maharashtra government order that bans cabs that are more than 20 years old from plying in the city from Aug. 1. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo aTaxi driver of Premier Padmini taxi waits for passengers in Mumbai, India . 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Indian workers push a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi into a scrapyard for dismantling, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, an Indian worker dismantles a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi in a scrapyard in Mumbai, India. More than 400 Premier Padmini taxis are expected to stop running in Mumbai in August in line with a Maharashtra government order that bans cabs that are more than 20 years old running. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Indian workers dismantle a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi in a scrapyard, in Mumbai, India. 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 bans cabs that are more than 20 years old. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013, an Indian worker dismantles a Mumbai Premier Padmini taxi in a scrapyard, in Mumbai, India. More than 400 Premier Padmini taxis are expected to stop running in Mumbai in August in line with a Maharashtra government order that bans cabs that are more than 20 years old running. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Taxi Farewell )