MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates

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Tue 15 Jan 2019 09:58
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - oldroverboy.

Slightly surprised.. saw a silver MG ZS on an 18 plate as a taxi., but see no reason why not...

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Tue 15 Jan 2019 18:57
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - SLO76
Seen stranger things with taxi plates but it’s not what I’d buy for the job. A used Honda Civic 1.6 diesel would cost vastly less to run over such high mileages and would be more likely to stand up to it. Even the 7yr warranty wouldn’t help much as it is limited to 80,000 miles. Great for a private low mileage owner however, especially bought used or new with big enough discount.

Edited by SLO76 on 15/01/2019 at 18:58

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Tue 15 Jan 2019 19:11
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - badbusdriver

I've seen a Dacia Duster taxi on my travels around my work area. Like the MG, not an obvious choice, but hey ho, up to them innit!.

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Tue 15 Jan 2019 23:18
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - SLO76

I've seen a Dacia Duster taxi on my travels around my work area. Like the MG, not an obvious choice, but hey ho, up to them innit!.

The 1.5 dci Renault diesel has been tested to destruction across Europe as a taxi for many years both in Dacia’s and Renault’s however and with proper care it’s economical and very robust. The MG is a bit too thirsty to be a good taxi in my opinion and will quickly wipe out any initial saving on purchase price.
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Wed 16 Jan 2019 07:44
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - oldroverboy.

Dacia duster dci 115 prestige pre-reg £17995... we buyanycar £12640..

They ALL lose.

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Wed 16 Jan 2019 08:20
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - Cris_on_the_gas

Would be nice to see it after 3 years and 150k + still cabbing...

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Wed 16 Jan 2019 10:43
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - SkodaIan

It surprises me how few 'Crossover' type cars such as the MGZS, Duster, Qasquai etc are used as taxis.

They have much more space in the back seats than the typical medium hatch, and not really any more expensive these days for the base model versions.

I don't know how much that is down to the drivers not choosing them, and how much it's because of licensing authorities specifying ''Saloon Car" though.

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Wed 16 Jan 2019 11:07
MG ZS 2018 - Seen one on Taxi Plates - oldroverboy.

Here in Colchester, I have seen, Jaguar XF and XJ taxis, Dacias, all of them! sanderos, logan, stepway and Duster, Hyundai IX35, and just about everything else, plus Astra hatch and estate.

I think there are a lot of cars usable as taxis, but a bit left of field.

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