<p>The spacious vehicle with five-passenger seats, glass partition and two-way microphones -- as synonymous with London as red double-decker buses and Big Ben -- is on sale in France from 33,900 Euros, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.<br /><br />"We have had interest from French taxi drivers, in particular due to the cab's special ramp for the mobility- impaired and the security of having an ultra-resistant partition between passengers and driver," Elisabeth Young of EMG, the company importing the cabs, was quoted as saying.<br /><br />However, there is no guarantee that driving black cabs will improve Paris cabbies' sense of direction or customer service. London's licensed cabbies follow a tough three-year training programme dubbed "the knowledge" that is far more rigorous than their French counterparts.<br /><br />"It's true that there is a great deal of progress to be made both in terms of knowledge of the streets and taking into accounts the customer's wishes," Young said, adding there were plans to introduce a training programme identical to "the knowledge" within six to nine months.<br /><br />After being the preserve of the British for almost a century, black cabs are now going global. This month, Manganese Bronze signed a contract to supply Saudi Arabia with 150 cabs.<br /><br />They can already be spotted in Germany, Poland, Beirut and Bahrain and are to be introduced to Barcelona, Kuwait, and Moscow, according to parent group, The London Taxi Company.<br /><br />While the TX4 models on sale in France look identical to their London counterparts, they will be made not in Britain but China through a joint venture between the Midlands-based manufacturer Manganese Bronze and Chinese maker Geel.</p>
<p>The spacious vehicle with five-passenger seats, glass partition and two-way microphones -- as synonymous with London as red double-decker buses and Big Ben -- is on sale in France from 33,900 Euros, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.<br /><br />"We have had interest from French taxi drivers, in particular due to the cab's special ramp for the mobility- impaired and the security of having an ultra-resistant partition between passengers and driver," Elisabeth Young of EMG, the company importing the cabs, was quoted as saying.<br /><br />However, there is no guarantee that driving black cabs will improve Paris cabbies' sense of direction or customer service. London's licensed cabbies follow a tough three-year training programme dubbed "the knowledge" that is far more rigorous than their French counterparts.<br /><br />"It's true that there is a great deal of progress to be made both in terms of knowledge of the streets and taking into accounts the customer's wishes," Young said, adding there were plans to introduce a training programme identical to "the knowledge" within six to nine months.<br /><br />After being the preserve of the British for almost a century, black cabs are now going global. This month, Manganese Bronze signed a contract to supply Saudi Arabia with 150 cabs.<br /><br />They can already be spotted in Germany, Poland, Beirut and Bahrain and are to be introduced to Barcelona, Kuwait, and Moscow, according to parent group, The London Taxi Company.<br /><br />While the TX4 models on sale in France look identical to their London counterparts, they will be made not in Britain but China through a joint venture between the Midlands-based manufacturer Manganese Bronze and Chinese maker Geel.</p>