Why use a London Taxi as a family car ?

They are large virtually indestructible vehicles
They are easily one of the safest cars on the road
They are built on a solid chassis
They can carry huge amounts of shopping
They can carry up to seven persons
They are ideal school runs vehicles
They sit up high and give a fantastic command of the road
They give a sense of invincibility
They easily accept the largest push-chairs
Other drivers keep clear of taxis
They are simple to drive & easy to service
They have loads of street cred
The division window can close off noisy kids
They can do over 30 miles to a diesel gallon
They are cheap to insure being group 4 (low)
Parts are not expensive
They can be hosed out after dogs and kids
They look great with graphics and artwork
They are good business tools

In short an ex-London taxi is the ideal people carrier tried tested and proven on the streets of London and really good value against the cost of a purpose built MPV which can cost between £10,000-£20,000. The taxis represents tremendous value at an average budget cost of between £1500-£3000.