The Express Car Service (also variously referred to as Bellic Enterprises, Bellic & Bellic Enterprises, Bellic Cab Service, and Roman's Taxi Service) is a taxi depot featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Description[]
The depot, located on the corner of Cisco Street and Iroquois Avenue in Broker, Liberty City, is owned by Roman Bellic. The company's phone number is 555-2222. Roman spent a period of time sleeping under his desk at the depot before he was able to move into an apartment.
Events[]
Events of Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The depot makes its first appearance in The Cousins Bellic if the player drives past it as they leave East Hook and enter Hove Beach. The depot has a slightly dilapidated exterior and consists of a large garage and a small office. A map of Liberty City can be seen inside. Taxi drivers can be seen repairing the vehicles in the garage, with other vehicles seen entering and leaving the depot. A Security Guard can often be seen outside.
The business, along with Roman and Niko's apartment, is later burnt down by the Russian Mafia on the orders of Dimitri Rascalov, which forces the cousins to escape to Bohan. Weazel News later reports that two men were seen setting fire to the building using Molotov Cocktails. Roman's insurers later pay out for the damage after believing the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
Roman later moves to Algonquin and opens a new taxi depot in an unspecified location. He will also eventually replace the fleet of Esperantos with a new fleet of Cavalcades. After the player obtains a high enough friendship level with Roman, Niko Bellic can call Roman for a taxi.
Events of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
By 2009, the setting of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the depot has been repaired though it is unknown if Roman still owns it.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
On Tavell Clinton's Lifeinvader page, he claims that Roman's Taxi Service was the "worst cab company ever." which suggests that the company is still operating as of 2013. In the enhanced version, Niko's Lifeinvader page reveals that he is working as a cab driver for the company.
Known Employees[]
Vehicles[]
- Roman's Taxi
- Black Esperanto
- Cavalcade
- Primo (only in Roman's Sorrow)
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- The Cousins Bellic
- It's Your Call
- Three's a Crowd
- Bleed Out
- Easy Fare
- Jamaican Heat
- Ivan the Not So Terrible
- Uncle Vlad
- Logging On
- Roman's Sorrow
- All Roman's Taxi Driver side missions
Bugs/Glitches[]
- Roman's office appears to have a texturing glitch, as the office door has the office sign on the inside of the office.
- It is possible for Luis Lopez to enter the depot in The Ballad of Gay Tony by spawning a motorbike halfway through the entrance. However, there are no accessible features inside. To exit, the player can walk through the burnt wooden blocks at the other end of the depot.
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