The owner of this Hummer H2 limo appeals to police after the vehicle was impounded
A Manchester based limo hire company was left baffled after police impounded one of its most prized vehicles after claiming that the chauffeur’s licence did not cover him to drive the limo.
The 18 seater hummerzine H2 limo, which holds a full COIF certificate, was taken in by the police after they inspected the driver’s licence. The operation was part of a crackdown in the run up to Christmas to uncover rogue limo providers. VOSA officials passed the hummer limo as safe and legal, but traffic officers were not satisfied with the drivers licence and believed he was not eligible to drive the vehicle.
The owner of the limo company, Jason Earl, explained the events which lead up to the limo being impounded: “The driver has a full D Category on his license to drive any PCV vehicle. The Police said this did not cover this type of vehicle as it was a small PCV, requiring a D1 Category on his license. I spoke to the officer and explained he was wrong, but he would not accept this and impounded the vehicle based on this.”
The police consulted the DVLA after impounding the limo and were told that the D Category licence did indeed cover a PCV vehicle, and the limo was duly released back to the company.
However the decision to impound the hummer limousine cost the hire company dearly as they were unable to fulfill booking made for the limo at one of the busiest times of the year.
Jason Earl is now appealing to the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police against the action taken to impound the limo, and is also seeking to recover costs of £1,500.
