Good old Delhi taxis, with black and yellow Ambassadors and new Maruti vans

From the archive record

The black and yellow ambassador cabs are reminiscent of one's childhood days. When owning a private car was still considered a luxury, travelling by these sturdy ambassadors painted in a standard black and yellow marked the travel method for all middle class families in the capital. The hue of these bulky ambassadors acted as the identification marker for the taxi services, something similar to the popular black cabs in London, and these black and yellow cabs enjoyed a successful stint in the absence of alternative taxi service providers. However as the years passed, the taxi scenario in the city changed drastically! Govt. policies and opening of taxi services as private ventures implied the extinction of the famous black and yellow cabs of Delhi. The private entrants hence marked the exit