Luxury car and limo hire company facing investigation over insurance

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A luxury car and limo rental firm, co owned by Manchester City footballer, Vincent Kompany, is being put under the spotlight by Greater Manchester Police after they found a number of issues with the vehicles and the drivers after carrying out a spot check on five vehicles back in May.

The Manchester city skipper owns 300 out of the 900 shares of Elite Limousines VIP Protection Services which regularly chauffeurs a high volume of players and officials from the football club. The 600 other shares are split equally between Mohammed Fayaz Hussain and Alyas Hussain making all three, including Kompany, equal partners in the firm.

Elite Limousines were in the process of chauffeuring a number of players and officials to City’s ground back in May when the Great Manchester police stopped the vehicle to carry out routine checks.

The authorities found a number of issues and now co-owner of the company, Mohammed Fayaz Hussain is due in Manchester Magistrates Court later this month standing accused of three counts of employing an unlicensed driver, five charges of using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, five counts of using a private hire vehicle without correctly displayed plate or tax disc information and one count of withholding information in order to obtain motor insurance.

Elite Limousines boasts an enviable fleet of luxury vehicles at its disposal including a Mercedes S Class, Rolls Royce Phantom, Chrysler limo, Hummer H2 limousine, Lincoln Navigator and Bentley Flying Spur amongst others.

New Rolls Royce car hire website Rent-a-Roller launched today

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A brand new website dealing specifically in chauffeur driven hire of Rolls Royce models has celebrated is grand launch today. The sleek new website for Rent-a-Roller features high quality images, exclusive video clips and an easy to navigate lay out making it easier than ever to track down a Rolls Royce hire service.

As experts in the provision of chauffeur driven Rolls Royce hire throughout the UK, Rent-a-Roller are able to offer a rental services across an enviable range of immaculate Rolls Royce vehicles including the very latest models, right through to vintage Rolls Royce cars in pristine condition, so whatever your reason for hiring a Rolls Royce, whatever your budget, you’ll find a service which ticks all of your boxes when you log onto Rent-a-Roller.

Whether you’re looking for a wedding car with the wow factor, or an impressive chauffeur car for an airport transfer or for travel to a red carpet event, or perhaps you want to surprise a friend or loved one on their birthday with a ride in an exclusive Rolls Royce limo, the people at Rent-a-Roller are the specialists so you won’t find a better service anywhere else.

Rent-a-Roller boast an enviable fleet of stunning Rolls Royce models including the very latest additions to the luxury brand including brand new Rolls Royce Ghost and Rolls Royce Phantom models as well as the stunning Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead.

If it’s a classic Rolls Royce you’re looking for then you’re in luck as Rent-a-Roller has access to an immaculately maintained fleet of pristine classic models including the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow and the Silver Dawn to name just a handful of their popular classic cars.

Take a look at the brand new website and let and request your free quote for chauffeur driven Rolls Royce hire today.

Chauffeur driven limo collects Pink Floyd guitarist’s son from jail

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Charlie Gilmour, the son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, left prison in the back of a chauffeur driven limo this week after serving a quarter of his sentence for violent disorder during the December student fee demo.

The 65-year-old guitarist was thought to be waiting inside the chauffeur driven Mercedes when 21-year-old Charlie was seen leaving the medium security Wayland Prison near Thetford, Norfolk.

The luxury car took the reunited party to the family’s mansion home in Sussex where the Cambridge student must keep to a strict curfew for the next four months while he’s electronically tagged. After the four months are up, he will serve the last half of his jail sentence on probation.

The adopted son of the Pink Floyd star was jailed in July for 16 months after pleading guilty to the charge of violent disorder during the student riots of last December. Charlie Gilmour was photographed swinging from the Cenotaph Union flag, and also hurled a bin at the passing Rolls Royce carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Following his release from the Norfolk prison, Cambridge University, where the 21-year-old was studying for a degree in history, will decide whether or not to allow Charlie to return to his studies. The son of the Pink Floyd guitarist has been released after serving just a quarter of his 16-month jail term.

Lindsay Lohan in hot water over limo hire bill

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Actress Lindsay Lohan is reported to be back in trouble with the law after failing to pay a limo hire bill she ran up in 2009.

It’s been alleged that the Mean Girls actress hired chauffeur driven limousines on a regular basis between February and May 2009 for transport to events and occasions, running up a bill of $33,978. However the bill has since escalated to $90,000 as a result of late payment fees and other penalties.

Despite many attempts to settle the bill, the limo hire operator, Elite Transportation Limo and Security Services who charge £3,860 an hour for chauffeur driven limo hire, say they are yet to receive a many in payment from the actress and model.

A spokesperson for the 25-year-old said that Lindsay Lohan has not been informed of any new charges and therefore refused to comment further on the issue as they were not aware of any legal action being taken against the star.

The limo hire operator has confirmed that they are suing Lindsay Lohan and Tri Star Entertainment for the non payment of their fees.

Lindsay Lohan has become more famous for her brushes with the law than her movies in recent times. In June of this year, Lohan was put under house arrest for 35 days, and ordered to undertake 480 of community service, after pleading no contest to the theft of a $2,500 necklace. The 25-year-old hasn’t had a hit movie since 2005, although she is expected to star in upcoming mafia movie, Mob Street.

Bride runs to wedding after vintage Bentley gets stuck

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A bride from York had to hot-foot it to her own wedding after the vintage car she’d hired to transport her on the big day got stuck turning around in the hotel car park.

Kirsty Beckett had arranged for her chauffeur driven Bentley wedding car to collect her from The Churchill Hotel in York on the morning of her wedding to transport her to the nearby church where she was due to marry fiancé Johnny Vintis.

However disaster struck when the chauffeur attempted to turn the classic wedding car around ready to whisk the bride off to the church as the vehicle became stuck. Despite several attempts to manoeuvre the Bentley out of its tight spot, the bride decided time was ticking away and if she left it any longer, the groom might think she was having second thoughts.

At this point bride Kirsty put her vanity to one side, hitched her wedding dress up and ran the short distance to the church in heels. The runaway bride also attracted lots of attention from passersby, many of whom stopped and stared as Kirsty ran down the street in her full bridal outfit.

The vicar and bridesmaids had assembled outside as they waited anxiously to see what the hold-up was. Luckily, it is the bride’s prerogative to be late, and Kirsty certainly made the most of the tradition, arriving just over 20 minutes late for the ceremony. Despite the wedding car mishap, the Kirsty and Johnny made it down the aisle and the rest of the wedding went according to plan.

Bride arrives in Porsche wedding car she hand-built herself

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26-year-old Megan Ashton has always had a passion for cars, so when it came to choosing the right wedding car to transport her on her big day, she needed something extra special. So when her partner popped the question two years ago, Megan rolled up her sleeves and got stuck into building her own dream wedding car.

Having grown up around motors at her dad’s garage in Devon, tinkering with cars is second nature to the bride-to-be. The Royal Navy engineer had bought a clapped out Volkswagen Beetle 6 years ago with the plan of creating a Porsche replica, however it wasn’t until the wedding started to loom that the brunette began work in earnest on her restoration project.

Fitting her time around wedding planning, dress shopping, and work on her would-be wedding car proved challenging for Megan, not to mention costly. The 26-year-old even asked for her parents to buy her parts for her car in place of gifts every Christmas and birthday to help with her project.

However all of the hard work more than paid off as the blushing bride succeeded in transforming the wreck of a car into a gleaming Porsche replica estimated to be worth a massive £25,000. The silver sports car was decked out with ribbons especially for the big day in Wiltshire and proved to be one of the main focal points of the wedding day.

Limo Broker launches online limousine hire pricing system

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Limo Broker have launched an ambitious new online pricing system which will allow customers across the country the opportunity to obtain accurate quotes for their chosen limo hire trip in real time.

As a national limo hire broker, offering an online pricing facility in real time is no easy task as Limo Broker offers thousands of different limousines, chauffeur cars and party buses for hire in all parts of the UK so any combination of limo and location could arise, which means the systems has to be prepared for any eventuality.

For a single limo hire operator, offering an online pricing service is straight forward as they only cover a limited area and have a handful of limousines to manage, thereby reducing the potential journey options available.

The new Limo Broker service will take all of the hassle out of tracking down a competitive deal on chauffeur driven limo hire as customers can obtain a quote quickly and efficiently. The whole process takes minutes, just fill in the basic information for your desired limo hire trip, and a cost effective quote will be generated in seconds.

Not ones to rest on their laurels, Limo Broker have already set their sights on their latest project to offer their customers the very best deal on chauffeur driven limo hire. The leading limousine hire provider is currently in the process of developing discount voucher codes which will be redeemable against all limo hire booking made with the national operator.

Forklift truck wedding car has special meaning for couple in China

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A bride and groom in China travelled to their wedding in the front basket of a forklift truck earlier this month as the couple wanted to commemorate the vehicle which brought them together.

Forklift truck driver, Kong Qing Yang met his now wife, Shen Likun, when he went to buy a forklift truck from her at the company where she worked as a salesperson. After the initial meeting at the forklift truck company, love blossomed between the pair and they decided to tie the knot.

Not wanting to forget the reason they got together in the first place, the groom left his home in the Hebei Province in North China at 8am onboard a specially decorated forklift truck. Kong collected his bride en route to the church, and the couple travelled through the village of Beiwangduan in their forklift truck, throwing lollies at the locals who lined the street to see them pass by.

The wedding motorcade comprised of eight forklift trucks in total, all of which were travelling at a top speed of just 8mph. Unsurprisingly, the wedding parade took several hours to arrive at ceremony venue, with the bride and groom finally exchanging vows just after 11:30am, some three and a half hours after the groom set off from his house.

App makes light work of limo hire in the US

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A number of leading limousine hire companies in the US have introduced mobile apps, making it easier than ever for clients to request a chauffeur driven limo at a moment’s notice.

LimoRes, Limos.com and Uber all offer mobile apps which allow customers to request a chauffeur driven limo immediately. While LimoRes and Limos.com offer chauffeur driven private hire services through much of the US, the latter only offers limo hire services in the city of New York and also San Francisco/ Palo Alto.

In most cases it is possible to book a limo hire service in advance using the app, however the mobile application is most handy when clients wish to order a limo at short notice.

The apps, which are free in some cases for customers to download onto their iPhones and android devices, allows clients to share with the company their exact location and also view the locations of chauffeur driven limos in the vicinity using GPS signals. Customers can input their desired collection and drop off locations using the interactive map, and also estimate their chosen limo driver’s time of arrival by pin pointing their exact location via the app.

A second screen can also be accessed which guides users through the car options available, and also advises them on the hourly or daily rates for the hire of the limo and driver. Selected apps offer set rate services, for example, the cost of airport transfers and transport between railway stations and specific hotels.

Although the majority of limo hire bookings are still taken by phone, with new apps being launched and existing applications being updated daily, hiring limos via mobile apps is likely to become a key booking facility over the coming years.