In 1960, in order to assist tricycle rickshaw drivers in changing jobs, the government instituted an "outmoded vehicles elimination charge," and required applicants for taxi license plates to pay a charge which was used to help trishaw drivers find new work. This is the origin of today's payments for taxi plates.
民國四十九年，政府為輔導三輪車伕轉業，開徵「淘汰落後車輛費」，規定申領計程車牌者必須繳納一筆費用，以協助三輪車伕購車轉業，這也就是今天計程車車牌買賣的開端。