Gerry,
The color of the license plates determines what type of transportation class the vehicle is in. White plates are private passenger vehicles - just as the car you drive at home is a private passenger vehicle. It is not licensed or insured to carry paying passengers. Your car you drive everyday at home in not a taxi. There is no white plated vehicles in Jamaica that are legal taxis.
Red license plates are public passenger vehicles, meaning they are taxis. They are the ONLY LEGAL AND LEGIT TAXIS - all other vehicles that are acting as a taxi are illegal taxis.
