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A Service taxi is a low-cost taxi
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
 service available in Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 and a few other countries, somewhat akin to a shuttle
Shuttle

The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....
 but usually provided by minivans or ordinary 4-door sedans which look like taxis. Service taxis travel mostly along major streets, where potential passengers on the sidewalks hail the passing service taxis and tell the drivers their desired destinations. Each driver then decides whether this is close enough to the destinations of other passengers already in the taxi, either declining or accepting the passenger.






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A Service taxi is a low-cost taxi
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
 service available in Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 and a few other countries, somewhat akin to a shuttle
Shuttle

The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....
 but usually provided by minivans or ordinary 4-door sedans which look like taxis. Service taxis travel mostly along major streets, where potential passengers on the sidewalks hail the passing service taxis and tell the drivers their desired destinations. Each driver then decides whether this is close enough to the destinations of other passengers already in the taxi, either declining or accepting the passenger. The price of a service taxi ride is almost always a fixed, pre-agreed price which may be as low as a third of the metered or otherwise comparable single fare trip in a regular taxi.