{"id":7160,"date":"2015-02-23T17:39:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7160"},"modified":"2015-02-23T17:39:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:39:48","slug":"van-based-vito-taxi-offers-big-advantages-over-traditional-black-cab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7160","title":{"rendered":"Van-based Vito Taxi offers big advantages over traditional black cab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7161\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7161\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mercedes-vito-taxi-2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes-Benz Vito London Taxi\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mercedes-vito-taxi-2-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mercedes-vito-taxi-2-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/mercedes-vito-taxi-2-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">London cabbie Mike Fleischmann has just taken delivery of his second Vito Taxi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The van-based Mercedes-Benz Vito Tax is gaining a growing following amongst the demanding ranks of London&#8217;s black cab drivers, thanks to the superior mix of comfort, space, sophistication and fuel consumption it offers in comparison to the classic but dated black cab.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its innovative turning rear axle the Vito Taxi conforms to Transport for London Conditions of Fitness and can seat six adults, one more than its traditional competitor.<\/p>\n<p>Standard technical equipment includes the Adaptive ESP stability programme, Parktronic with visual and audible aids, and Speedtronic with cruise control and variable speed limiter.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Fleischmann, who has been driving London cabs for 31 years, is a convinced advocate of the Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a \u2018chalk and cheese\u2019 comparison,\u201d he enthused. \u201cThe Vito is a wonderful, premium quality vehicle and passengers invariably appreciate its comfort and extra space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the cabbie\u2019s point of view, meanwhile, its extra sophistication gives rise to a smoother, more relaxed driving style than you\u2019d employ in an ordinary taxi \u2013 no-one drives like a lunatic in a Vito Taxi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fuel consumption is definitely better too, while the after sales back-up is unbelievable; in the event that you\u2019re unlucky enough to suffer a breakdown you make one call and someone comes along to sort you out. Fantastic!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vito Taxi owners also benefit from a comprehensive three-year\/150,000 mile warranty, service intervals of up to 24,000 miles and free Service24h emergency roadside assistance as standard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi is continuing to make inroads into the market share of the traditional London black cab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1891],"tags":[1744,1822,855],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7162,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7160\/revisions\/7162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}