Taxi Tales

Taxis are called Ilban in Korean and referred to as Grey Taxis by expats, are usually silver with a white or blue line. Fares start 2,400 won (S$3.00)
Deluxe Taxies, called "mobeom" taxis in Korean, are black with a yellow sign on the top and the words "Deluxe Taxi" written on the side. Fares start 4,500 won (S$5.50)

Left: Grey cab, Right: Mobeom cab

Seoul launched Haechi taxi in May 2009. The Haechi cab is expected to replace Seoul's current fleet of taxi within the next 4 to 5 years. The fare is the same as that of the grey taxis.

Haechi Cab

Tokyo can boast of having the most colourful taxi fleet in the world. They can also safely claim the most type of taxi signs, not seen anywhere else on earth which stand corrected, of course.

Colourful fleet -Tokyo

Some of the taxi signs

And Bangkok is not about to be runner up in the colour race.

Bangkok Taxis, top/below

And yes, purple cabs too...