Ferrari limo spotted on Christmas shopping trip outside Harrods

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The one-of-a-kind Ferrari limo, available for hire exclusively through Limo Broker, caused quite a stir when it rocked up in London’s swanky Knightsbridge yesterday to drop its passengers off for a spot of last minute Christmas shopping at Harrods. The luxury shopping trip to Harrods in the Ferrari limo was arranged by the UK’s leading limo hire operator, Limo Broker.

The stretch limo had a little bit of trouble finding a parking spot because of its extended length and so the chauffeur ended up pulling the attention grabbing limousine up right outside the doors to Harrods so his passengers could easily hop inside the luxury department store for their last minute Christmas shopping spree.

With room onboard for as a many as eight passengers, all comfortably seated in luxurious leather trim bucket seats, the Ferrari limousine is the ultimate vehicle to arrive onboard for a special shopping trip. Plus, thanks to its stretched shape which means the Ferrari measures a whopping 20 feet in length, there’s more than enough room onboard for all of your shopping bags.

The Ferrari limo is the only one of its kind in existence and was created by taking a regular Ferrari 360 sports car, cutting it in half and adding a limo style interior complete with eight seats to the middle of the vehicle. Due to its unique status, the Ferrari limo has attracted attention from around the world and has featured in a number of TV programmes including the BBC motoring show, Top Gear.

Not surprisingly, the Ferrari limo is in huge demand in all parts of the UK and is regularly hired for school proms, weddings, hen and stag parties, corporate events and of course, Christmas shopping trips.

Mobility scooter transformed into Thunderbirds inspired Rolls Royce

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A grandfather from Worcestershire hit the headlines last week after he debuted his pimped up mobility scooter which he’d lovingly transformed into a Thunderbirds inspired Rolls Royce complete with a Lady Penelope lookalike doll.

Brian Vann from Evesham transformed his regular mobility scooter especially for a cancer charity race after his wife passed away following a battle with the illness back in 2010. The 74-year-old crafted the silver car from cardboard and foil, completing the iconic Rolls Royce look with his own Spirit of Ecstasy created from a Barbie doll and a life size doll in the passenger seat as his own Lady Penelope.

The retired construction worker said he got a picture of the original Thunderbirds car and worked from that to craft his own unique version of the much loved car. The granddad had some help from a couple of friends who made the Lady Penelope doll which rides alongside Mr Vann in the scooter.

The transformation for the 10mph scooter took its inspiration from the legendary 1960’s TV show, thunderbirds, with Mr Vann taking on the role of the chauffeur in his very own Rolls Royce style mobility scooter.

As well as crafting his own Thunderbirds car, the 74-year-old also created his own Batmobile earlier in the year which he spent several weeks making from scratch.

Sick 5-year-old taken to hospital in the Prime Minister’s personal limo

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5-year-old Savannah Nicholls was had been invited to number 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron, when the sick youngster took a turn for the worse during the visit and had to be rushed to hospital in the PM’s personal limo.

Savannah was accompanied by her mother Lisa during the visit which saw a number of poorly children meet David Cameron at number 10 as part of a special party organised by the children’s charity Together for Short Lives. As well as meeting the Prime Minister briefly before she was taken ill, Savannah also got to meet Mr Tumble from the CBeebies show, Something Special.

The 5-year-old from Penzance in Cornwall has been suffering from Leukaemia, Cerebral Palsy and epilepsy since birth, however the youngster was overcoming a chest infection at the time of her visit to number 10 which flared up during the party.

Savannah’s mother, Lisa, was full of praise for Cameron’s aides who quickly ushered the young girl and her family into a side room, which turned out to be the famous Cabinet Room, while they arranged for the PM’s chauffeured limo to collect the 5-year-old and take her to hospital.

After her hospital dash in Cameron’s personal limo, Savannah is now back in Cornwall recovering in hospital, although her family hope she’ll be allowed home in the coming days.

Rolls Royce Phantom 2012 – an overview

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As the flagship Rolls Royce model, the Phantom delivers on all fronts offering an aesthetically faultless exterior, superior onboard comfort and state of the art entertainment features as well as driving experience that would give cars of half the Phantom’s size a run for its money.

The Rolls Royce Phantom is one of the few luxury cars which succeeds in embodying its past and present all in one neat package. Its design is classic and yet distinctively modern with the imposing front grill, the iconic Sprit of Ecstasy emblem standing proudly at the head of the car and its sleek clean lines; you can’t help but be in awe of a car of this calibre.

Take a look inside the Phantom continues to wow. With wood veneer interiors, chromed metal controls and the very finest stitched leather upholstery, the Phantom offers a type of onboard comfort unrivalled by many leading brands.

If you’ve got money to spare, then your Phantom can be customised to your heart’s content. The features list of the Rolls Royce Phantom includes everything from custom paint to embroidered upholstery, drinks cabinets, a selection of wheel choices, headliners and as much high tech onboard technology as you can handle.

Under the bonnet, the Rolls Royce Phantom boasts a 6.75 litre V12 engine with an output of 453horsepower and still has the ability to hit 0-60mph is less than 6 seconds which is more than impressive for a vehicle of this size. With an almost silent engine and expert handling, the Rolls Royce Phantom is as much a joy to drive as it is to travel onboard.

For your chance to hire the very latest Rolls Royce Phantom model, visit the UK’s leading provider of Rolls Royce Phantom rentals, Rent-a-Roller.

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.

The Limo Broker finalists for the Transport Broker Awards 2011/12 finally revealed

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The Limo Broker finalists for this year’s Transport Broker Awards have finally been revealed ahead of the glitzy awards ceremony due to take place on January 7th at the Celtic Manor Resort and Spa in South Wales.

The awards are split into two categories namely the regional awards and the national awards. The Limo Broker finalists in the running for the regional awards are as follow –

Agent of the Year – Scotland

Clyde Valley, The Pink Limo Co, Choice Limos

Agent of the Year – North East

Millennium, Elite Limos N/E, Dumfries Limos

Agent of the Year – North West

Oasis Limousines, CLH, Posh Limos

Agent of the Year – Midlands

Maans Limos, SV Limos, Lux Limos

Agent of the Year – South West and London

High Profile, Christies, Glamour Limos

Agent of the Year – South East and London

Wild Stretch, Essex Limos, Absolute Style

Agent of the Year – Wales and West Country

Just For You, The Limo People, All Stretched Out

Agent of the Year – Ireland

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In addition to the fiercely contested regional awards for the limo hire agents of the year for operators working under the Limo Broker brand, a further seven national awards for Best Fleet, Best Customer Services, Best Wedding Car Company, Best Limousine, Best Wedding Car, Best Coach and Agent of the Year which will see all companies working across Limo Broker and Cars for Stars battle it out for these coveted titles. The finalists and eventual winners for the national awards will be announced on the night.

For more information on this year’s Transport Broker Awards and to see a full rundown of all of the finalists including those nominated in the Coach Broker and Cars for Stars categories, please see the main awards website.

Limo chauffeurs to star in their own TV show

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Limousine chauffeurs from Jet Set Limousines based in Lancashire  have had their first big break in the world of show business having landed their own fly-on-the-wall documentary for Channel 4.

The Lytham based limo hire company are no strangers to the small screen having appeared in several other reality TV shows including Sky 1’s Ladies who Lunch, Channel 4’s Four in a Bed, and a celebrity wedding planners who for Channel 5, according to local newspaper The Blackpool Gazette.

Filming for the as yet unnamed show has already taken place, although the limo hire boss revealed the process was especially time consuming and was a tricky juggling act as they had to schedule filming around their existing client bookings. However the hard work has all been done and the first series is in the can and being prepared ready for broadcast.

Appearing in a fly-on-the-wall documentary can be extremely beneficial for small businesses if the show is well received as pervious companies and establishments who’ve had their own series have reported significant increases in business. Jet Set Limousines hope that their 15 minutes of fame will have a positive effect on the company and will help them reach a wider audience.

Filming has been completed on the first show although no broadcast date has been announced as yet.

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.

Limo Broker chauffeurs youngsters to the Brave Heart Awards North East

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Leading national limousine hire provider, Limo Broker, were delighted to be asked to transport the courageous youngsters nominated for a Brave Heart Award to this week’s ceremony which took place at St James Park, Newcastle.

Limo Broker provided a total of 11 of their finest chauffeur driven limousines for the special event which saw 33 children awarded Brave Heart medals for displaying exceptional character in the face of serious illness. All of the children honoured at the Brave Heart of the North East awards ceremony have battled serious or terminal illness in the last year, with many still receiving medical treatments.

Only the very best limousines were used to transport the 33 youngsters and their families to the glitzy awards ceremony on Tuesday with state of the art hummer limos with onboard plasma screens and dance floors, and luxury Chrysler limos with fibre optic disco lighting chauffeuring the award-winning young people to the Newcastle event.

Last year Limo Broker was approached by the Brave Hearts of the North East charity to provide chauffeur driven limos for their winners as the 2010 ceremony marked the charity’s 25th anniversary. However the limousine hire went down so well with the youngsters that the event organisers decided to use Limo Broker’s services again this year.

Limo Broker are delighted to report that all 33 brave children and their families enjoyed the event and their chauffeur driven limo ride immensely; the top name luxury transport provider looks forward to treating the youngsters again next year.

The world’s biggest limo available for bookings in California

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Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the heaviest limousine in the world, there’s no denying the Midnight Rider is a beast of a limousine and guaranteed to turn heads wherever it goes.

Boasting three separate onboard lounge or entertaining areas, each with their own bars, big screens and phones, the 25 ton 70 foot long limo has more than enough room to accommodate up to 40 passengers very comfortably. However this impressive limousine isn’t cheap to hire, commanding an hourly rate of $1,000, although the limo hire does come with 5 staff including 2 drivers, a hostess and bartenders. The limo is lit with 3.2 million candlepower which is achieved through two mighty onboard generators.

The Midnight Rider took many years to construct, being built between the years of 1997-2004. 90% of the vehicle’s 4,200 different components parts built in-house by the original team who masterminded the jaw-dropping creation.

The interior of the tractor trailer limo was inspired by the presidential Pullman cars of the 1870’s and so features as great deal of polished brass, wood veneer trim and heavy velvet curtains.

Due to its unique style and expansive onboard entertaining space, the Midnight Rider is in demand for events and occasions taking place throughout the South California region, although the 70 foot limo is permitted for travel throughout the USA which means it can be hired anywhere in the country for a price.