At the end of July 2009 SA Taxi Finance (“SA Taxi”) made a commitment of R20 million to ensure that those taxis which have been financed by SA Taxi and are converted panel vans, will be inspected, made structurally compliant and returned to the roads to safely continue servicing the needs of commuters. SA Taxi is pleased to show that progress has been made on resolving the issue of legalising converted panel vans as TRP compliant vehicles and SA Taxi is particularly pleased with the announcement by the Deputy...

Presenter: Taxi commuters continue to risk their lives by having to be ferried in unsafe taxis - taxis that do not meet the government safety standard. It is reported that 4 000 illegally converted taxis were operating on South African roads and some may have been used to transport FIFA Confederations Cup fans to stadiums last month despite their questionable safety standards. On Monday we spoke to acting CEO of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications, Moses Moeletsi. And he told us that his organisation...

Pretoria News 11 August 2009 Pretoria News 11 August 2009 The Tshwane Metro Police have heeded the call by the national Department of Transport to clamp down on converted panel vans illegally being used as taxis. Last week the department called on provincial and municipal authorities to be on the lookout for the 1 070 or so vehicles it had identified as being converted. In the market, panel vans are about R45 000 cheaper than taxis. Dealers buy these vehicles, convert them into taxis and then sell them to operators at the same price as a standard specification taxi to cream off large profits....