Cars for Stars - Limo Hire & Chauffeur Cars

 
Whilst the controversy about what value Limousine Hire Agencies provide rages on in the United States, the onset of similar businesses in the UK continues unabated. In fact, there appears to be a new agency opening up every month! In America, they have gone so far as to start issuing warnings about the risks of […]

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Are you are looking to hire a limousine in London? Did you know, that because London has a valid private hire licensing scheme, provided by the Public Carriage Office (PCO), that any company with an operating base within the greater London area, offering limousines that seat up to 8 passengers, must Licensed by the PCO? […]

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Assuming that you are using the internet to conduct your search, you can safely assume, that most companies that are licensed to provide limousines for hire or reward will make this very clear on their website. In all probability, they will also include their Licence Number, together with the body that has provided the Licence. […]

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If you are visiting London, then you may decide to treat yourself to the hire of a stretched limousine for the night. Most visitors unfamiliar with London will ask the Hotel or the Concierge to recommend a limousine company with whom they are familiar, most of whom will be happy to oblige. They may even […]

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Mandy has decided that she wants to go to the NIA in Birmingham to see her favourite band, with a group of her friends and, has been charged with the hire a limousine to take them to and from the event. Mandy searches the internet, completes some online forms and receives two replies, one limo […]

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If you are looking for a limousine to hire, it is safe to assume that you will want one the has an established reputation for service and reliability. But what else?
 
No two companies offering American limousines for hire are alike and inevitably you will have to establish between what is hype and fact. A starting […]

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Do you really? Ask any reputable limousine company what happens when the school prom season start,  and they will tell you that every year, without fail, they receive countless calls from school leavers, often very upset, who have been let down because they opted for a cheap limo. Maybe the company has disappeared, or perhaps […]

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The word cheap conjures up different things to different people, but when it is mentioned in tandem with something that you would normally expect to be of some value, what message do you get? For example, cheap jewellery, cheap clothes, cheap service and to come back to the subject matter, cheap limo hire. The dictionary […]

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From the 1st January 2008, all UK limousine companies must be registered in order that they can provide limousines for hire or reward, typically most will licence with their district council as a Private Hire Operator, in which case they will be licensed to carry up to 8 passengers. Some may elect to register with […]

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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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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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