1.   Often they are locals trying to make extra money rather than licensed taxi operators who have passed safety training or a background check.

2.   Preying on Mexicans and foreign tourists alike, illegal taxi operators have recently drawn the spotlight.

3.   Peregrine collapsed in January after its fixed income department made loans to a number of Asian companies, most notably Steady Safe, an indonesian taxi operator.

4.   A Peregrine spokesman said on Tuesday that the rights issue for Indonesian taxi operator Steady Safe was expected to be completed next month.

5.   Clashes between rival taxi operators erupt regularly in South Africa, often resulting in deaths and injuries.

6.   Claudia Samuel, a boat taxi operator, testified Wednesday that she took Redhead to the Carefree sometime in late August.

7.   Claudia Samuel, another boat taxi operator, said Wednesday that she took Redhead to the Carefree sometime in late August.

8.   Eight buses have been hijacked and burned in the area since December in what many residents see as a dispute between the company and private taxi operators.

9.   He added that taxi operators and other transport companies had already raised their prices in accordance with the increase in prices of petrol and diesel after the budget announcement.

10.   He said by combining their financial resources, management expertise and fleet of vehicles, taxi operators could expand their operations to derive more profits.