Cars for Stars - Limo Hire & Chauffeur Cars

If you are looking to use the internet, then there are a number of specialist directories that feature chauffeur driven cars. The type of directory you use will be depend on whether you are looking for a chauffeur driven car, stretched limousine, or wedding car.
The Chauffeur Cars Directory provides a search enabled directory allowing users […]

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There can be few cars that share the same pedigree, prestige and sheer presence than that offered by the all new, flag ship model of the Jaguar XJ, long wheel based saloon and if any car deserves to be chauffeur driven, then it just has to be the Jaguar XJ. Operated by UK based, award winning, […]

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There are few chauffeur driven cars, that for the budget, have the same level of presence as the new Chrysler 300 chauffeur driven car. Operated by the UK based, award winning chauffeur car hire company, Cars for Stars, the Chrysler 300 has proven to be a firm favourite with business and leisure clients alike. The […]

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Well it is not quite what it appears. In order that a limousine can carry more than 8 passengers for hire and reward, it must first be issued with what is known as a Certificate of Initial Fitness, or by its abbreviated term, a CoIF. The problem here is that the conversion work to gain […]

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The first hurdle is age, because, whilst there is no issue with ageism within the chauffeur industry, insurance can be an issue. Typically, to secure the position of a chauffeur you will need to be over 25, some companies will only employ chauffeur over the age of 30 because of insurance issues.
If you have no […]

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It is important to state at the outset that the Schedule 6 (Construction of Minibuses) conversion is not a limousine ‘approval scheme’. It is conversion completed in order that a vehicle can pass the DVLA Private Minibus test. Thereafter, the vehicle can be used to carry up to 8 passengers for hire and reward under a Restricted PSV Operators […]

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If you are looking to set up a business offering chauffeur driven cars or limousine for hire, it is essential that you understand the definition of ‘Hire and Reward’. With the prevelance of companies offering a stretched limousine on a “self-drive hire” basis, in order that more than 8 passengers can be carried it is also […]

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There are two principal types of licence available to operate a limousine business in England and Wales (Scotland differs and is not covered here). In other words,  a business where passengers are going to be carried on a ‘hire and reward‘ basis. Currently, if you only provide stretched limousines for weddings or funerals, you do not […]

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The internet has spawned an increasingly common occurence of copyright infringements. Given, rather than create their own unique content,  some website owners, or their webmaster, prefer to scour the internet looking for suitable copy. If this is for inspiration, then no-one will ever know, but if you (or someone acting on your behalf) choose to use ‘copy’ that […]

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There are a number of possibilities, five of which are dealt with below, with their relative merits.
 
Yell.com
This is one of the most popular sites on the internet and is often one of the first places consumers and business users look when they are looking for chauffeur cars or limousine hire. For top positions, it is […]

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If it is already registered with the DVLA and has been issued with a registration number and, you do not intend to use it for ‘hire and reward’, then probably not. However, if you want to use your limousine for private hire, rather than just for weddings, then in all likelihood, your local licensing authority […]

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Royal Ascot week is the event of the year for those seeking a little glamour, a flutter on the horses and the chance to spend quality time with friends and colleagues. Increasingly, people want to arrive in style and a stretched limousine or prestige car such as a Rolls Royce Phantom, Maybach or Bentley Arnage is […]

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In short the answer is yes.
In the middle of 2006, the Road Safety Act 2006 was introduced which closed the ‘loophole’ by which companies could operate a limousine hire business without an operators or private hire licence. Because this was an amendment to an existing act and as a consequence of the material affect it would […]

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Setting up a limousine business in the UK does not have to be difficult. Cars for Stars are a well established, award winning company operating a franchised business model for budding entrepreneurs.  Independent limousine operators have an unenviable position trying to break into the market and many struggle with the red tape, the risk associated […]

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Although this blog is written with a UK audience in mind, many of the pointers provided will apply equally to hires in other countries.
The first rule for booking your limousine is to start as early as possible. The reality is that the ’school prom season’ is a relatively short one and as a consequence, demand […]

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