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The most common taxi cars in Beijing are Hyundai ELANTRA and Citroen FUKANG. ELANTRA cars are new cars and usually green, red, blue and purple on yellow background. Each taxi in Beijing has a sign upon the roof reads TAXI and a red one sign can be seen in the middle of the front window when it is ready to serve you. Passengers had better to hair hail a car in at the taxi stops. All taxis have price labels on both side windows near the back seats. The rent starts from RMB 10; however the meter runs after 4 kilometers and charges you RMB 2 per kilometer. If your ride between 23:00 and 5:00, the meter automatically charges you extra 20%. Furthermore, toll fee and parking fee go to the passenger, and charge for return ride occurs in case of a ride over 15 kilometers. You are entitled to make the taxi driver use the meter, and never forget to ask for an invoice with the plate number and the company of the car as well as its telephone number for complaint, through which you may find the car in case that you have lost your valuables in it or been soaked, or complain to administrative authorities.
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