I work for a large minicab firm in London
which runs a fleet of Priuses (sp?) for several reasons:

1. They look nice;
2. They have low fuel consumption and so cost the drivers less to fill up;
3. They're quiet;
4. They're comfortable;
5. They're very roomy;
6. Toyota have a very good dealer network and you can easily arrange an appointment to take your vehicle for a 10,000 mile service (the firm have their own garage for repairs and minor servicing);
7. They have a fantastic space for putting the company logo in the bottom half of the split rear windscreen;
8. Oh, and they happen to emit less pollution than some of the other cars on the road.

The last point is probably the least important from a professional point of view. There are cars on the road that have lower emissions, but they're just too small to use as minicabs. The Prius is a very good combination of large, comfortable, quiet, and professional looking, and also happens to be a hybrid.

Apologies for length, they're about 4.5m.
(Sir Itchalot has a very self-referential signature, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 12:45, Reply)