The
following is regarding the law relating to the carriage of passengers in
a stretch limousine.
Any
Stretch Limousine no matter how many seats it has is only allowed to
carry a maximum of eight passengers, the UK law states
that to carry more than eight passengers you require a PCV licence: for
the driver and the vehicle. While it is relatively simple to obtain a
PCV licence personally, it is virtually impossible to obtain one for a
Stretch Limousine to carry more than eight passengers, as the vehicles
do not comply with UK regulations regarding headroom, doors etc. To
comply with the regulations the vehicle has to be issued with a certificate
of initial fitness, this certificate will not be issued by the
authorities due to the vehicles non-compliance. Without this certificate
and in the event of an accident are you insured with more than eight of
you in a stretch limousine?