2,500 Taxis Renovated Since March

A total of 2,500 dilapidated urban taxis have been renovated and delivered to applicants since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), the head of Iran Taxi Union said.
According to Morteza Zameni, 3,800 applications have been received in the current Iranian year, 1,300 of which are being processed, IRNA reported.
The endeavor is in line with the government's taxi renovation program, which was proposed four years ago in collaboration with ITU, local banks and automakers.
Zameni said 78,655 old taxis have been restored since 2016, 11,120 of which have been scrapped and replaced with new vehicles.