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If the medallions are fixed to the hood of the cab what is to prevent the medallion from being stolen? Do the medallions represent permission and can be replac
by citricsquid 14y ago
If the medallions are fixed to the hood of the cab what is to prevent the medallion from being stolen? Do the medallions represent permission and can be replaced easily? The option to "buy" them is making me question my assumption, are people in fact buying what they represent?
- wtn 14y ago"A Million Bucks Lying on the Ground! Not Exactly" http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/a-million-bucks-lying-on-the-ground-not-exactly/ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/a-million-bucks...
- larrys 14y agoThe physical object is not what matters. Same thing that prevents someone from stealing a license plate or counterfeiting one or putting a bogus health inspection cert in their restaurant window. Obviously if you were to affix a medallion (or license) to a vehicle at some point that would be discovered and you would be in hot water. Obviously. You are not buying the medallion. You are buying the right to operate a taxi. The medallion is just an easy way for a) riders and b) enforcement to at least attempt to judge who is legit and who isn't. And as the financial people noted they can remove the medallion if someone is in default. If all you had was a number painted on the side of a taxi that wouldn't work the same (someone could say "oops" and still pickup fares.)