Can a 15-passenger van be used as a taxi?
On One Hand: They can and they are.Most states in the United States define the 15-passenger van as the largest multipassenger vehicle you can drive without a commercial license. This means they make for great large group taxi vehicles. Many taxi and shuttle companies, as well as other businesses that provide courtesy transportation, use 15-passenger vans for just that reason.On the Other: They’re not the best tool most of the time.Fifteen-passenger vans are hard to drive in heavy traffic, difficult to get in and out of and use a lot of gas. Since 2006, they also tend to lose value more rapidly. Although they are excellent in a narrow range of uses, they are a liability as a general service taxi.Bottom LineIf you only use one vehicle as a taxi, a 15-passenger rig is not the best choice.
