Fake In China: Destruction Of Bogus Taxi Fleet Ordered

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: August 20th, 2012

fake in china destruction of bogus taxi fleet ordered

Black taxis are a menace, in China and elsewhere. The criminal taxi element and Chinese rip-off artists joined forces and created a whole fleet of fake taxis, Carnewschina reports.

The regulation Jettas were painted in the regulation colors of the Hefei taxi company, equipped with fake taxi meters and fake license plates.

Police in Hefei impounded the fleet of 156 taxis, and ordered their destruction. City workers received assistance of legal taxis drivers who finally could what they wanted to do for years: Take sledge hammers and smash the fake taxis to bits.

Fake license plates were torched.

Fake taxi meters went to the dogs.

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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B72 on Aug 20, 2012

Why didn't they sell them to the taxi company?

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Bertel Schmitt on Aug 21, 2012

User amac has been banned from commenting for violating several chapters of TTAC's commenting policy. He did so after a warning had been issued. A few commenters on this thread violated the policy, but stopped after the warning. See http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/faqs/#commentpolicy

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