Limo Hire in London, are they PCO Licensed?

Legal Issues, Choosing a company - No Comments » - Posted on October, 22 at 11:28 am

 
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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Should you hire a limo through your London Hotel?

Legal Issues, Choosing a company - No Comments » - Posted on October, 19 at 2:28 pm

 
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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Do your email or limo quotes meet current UK laws?

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on October, 13 at 5:42 pm

 
If you are sending an email or perhaps a limousine quotation using electronic means, then from 1st January 2007, you are required to include certain statutory information within the document, as the laws related to ‘other forms’ of business communications and business letters are updated to include electronic communications. It is not clear how many […]

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Does my limousine hire website conform to current legislation?

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on October, 13 at 3:00 pm

 
Some do, most do not and it is only a matter of time before the relevant authorities start to target websites which, for all intents and purposes flout legislation which has been in place since the 1st January 2006. In addition, if a customer, of for that matter a prospective client, has cause to complain, […]

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Someone is using my limo pictures on their website

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on October, 11 at 4:03 pm

 
The obvious question you are asking is can they do this and the answer is yes, otherwise you would not have started to read this article? Whether they can do so legally of course, is quite different and this applies to the use of any pictures, images or text that belongs to you. But what […]

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Schedule 6 Conversion - Is this the answer to a legal limo?

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on September, 26 at 10:38 pm

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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What is the definition of Hire and Reward?

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on September, 25 at 6:34 pm

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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What type of licence do I need for my limo business?

Legal Issues - No Comments » - Posted on September, 25 at 6:06 pm

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 […]