taxi

Yellow cabs driven in The United States by men who speak little English.
Black cabs driven in England by men who speak too much English.
Beige cabs driven in Germany by men who speak perfect English.
Rusty cabs driven in India by men who speak some English but can shout Hindi/Telgu/Tamil/Kamada/Udu/Gujarati/Bengali/Punjabi.

Trivia: Stephen Fry owns his own black taxi cab.

Sydney, Australia
Taxi Fares inclusive of Goods and Services tax (GST) effective from 1 July 2000
Hiring charge: $2.35
Distance rate: (Tariff 1 - 6am-10pm daily) $1.32/km (Tariff 2 - 10pm-6am daily) Tariff 1 + 20%
Radio booking fee: $1.10
Waiting time: $36.84/hr (61.4 cents/min)
Luggage rates: First 25kg no charge, then 10 cents per subsequent 25kg or part thereof, maximum payable 55 cents
Toll & ferry charges: The hirer must pay the full toll and ferry charges which are GST inclusive that apply to a journey.
Note a return toll is payable on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.

Attribution: Sydney Taxis Combined Taxi #T-2272, sticker affixed to driver's cage, 23-July-2000