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Shanghai Daily is shouting that taxi cabs are now going to be more expensive. Starting from October 11th, the floor price will be raised from the 11RMB/3KM we've been used to all these years to a wallet-busting 12RMB/3KM. The stretch cabbies drive after that 3KM floor will be increased to 2.40RMB, from its original 2.10RMB per km. There was never a better time to learn how to ride the bus.

The days of the hallowed Volkswagen Santana, long the automobile of choice for basically all Shanghai taxi companies, may soon be screeching to a full stop.

Shanghai officials have issued a warning against taxi drivers that may be using black market devices to scam passengers. The gidgets, which can be had for "several dozen yuan" either make the meter tick faster or increase the distance traveled.

City Weekend brings us murmurs that the Shanghai government may soon crack down on those taxi televisions that broadcast ads nonstop (with nary an off button in sight). Declarations by the local government and officials from the World Expo Environment Improvement campaign hinted that taxi commercials could fall into the category of visual and audio pollution.