Limo Broker’s Audi R8 limousine taking bookings for school proms 2012

January 19, 2012 By Dez Rowley
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After unveiling plans to create the world’s fastest limousine, the Audi R8 Limo, leading UK limo hire provider, Limo Broker, have been inundated with requests for bookings for the yet-to-be-completed supercar, and so have decided to bring the completion date forward by several months in order to offer the exclusive Audi R8 Limo for hire for school proms in 2012.

Since news broke of Limo Broker’s plans to create the world’s first Audi R8 Limo, the luxury transport industry and the motoring press has gone into overdrive as the news has gone global, with renowned American magazine, Forbes, even picking up on the exciting project and featuring it in an article.

The exclusive YouTube video featuring a 3D impression of how the finished Audi R8 limo will look has received almost 37,000 hits just a week after being posted online. A special Facebook page dedicated to the Audi R8 Limo has been created which will allow fans of the supercar to keep up to date on the latest developments in the limo’s creation, and the Facebook page will also act as a forum where fans can discuss features they’d like to see included in the finished limo and their opinions on the latest additions and inclusions on the limo’s design.

Due to the overwhelming response to the Audi R8 Limo, Limo Broker, in association with Carbonyte UK, are planning to have the Audi R8 limousine ready ahead of time, in just 3-4 months time. Work is already underway on the creation of the white stretch Audi R8 Limo and the design team are pulling out all of the stops to have the finished limo ready to go in time for the peak school prom and wedding season 2012.

To register your interest in hiring the Audi R8 Limo this summer, and to receive a free quote, get in touch with Limo Broker today.

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Funeral limo rescues stranded prom goers

July 14, 2011 By Carl Wheeler
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A group of school girls were rescued by a funeral limo after the company they’d booked a luxury stretch limousine with to transport them to their school prom in Sunderland went bust.

Like most high school students, the seven girls who all attend Farringdon School began planning for their prom night months in advance, booking their limo hire at the first opportunity.

However their plans were thrown into disarray when one of the party received a phone call from their limousine hire company to inform them that the firm had ceased trading and would therefore be unable to provide them with a chauffeur driven limo come prom night.

With only a few weeks to go until the prom, all of the local luxury transport providers were fully booked and so it looked as though the girls’ dreams of arriving at their prom in the back of a chauffeur driven limo were over, that was until a local funeral directors heard about the limo-less prom girls and decided to offer their services.

Scollen and Wright Funeral Services offered the girls the use of their black funeral limo free of charge to ensure they had a night to remember.

The funeral directors were unsure if the 16-year-old girls would feel uneasy about travelling to their prom in a funeral car, however the prom goers were actually thrilled with their prom ride as it was something different and there was definitely no danger of any other pupils turning up in a funeral limo!

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School prom dress sales expected to bring £750k worth of business to UK retailer

March 7, 2011 By Trudi Johnson
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A school prom dress retailer in Staffordshire is bracing itself for a busy couple of months ahead of the peak prom season in the UK.

Fashion Factory near Cannock in Staffordshire are forecasting sales of prom dresses of £750,000 over the coming weeks as school leavers flock to their shop to search for their perfect prom frock.

The prom season in Britain runs from March right through until July, so the next few months are expected to be hectic for prom dress retailers, and also associated suppliers such as limo hire companies, hairdressers and beauticians.

The phenomenon of school proms originated from American schools, but has now made its way over to the UK where almost every single secondary school in the country now holds an annual prom, and in some cases, primary schools have also starting hosting end of year proms.

Prom dress retailers, Fashion Factory, have witnessed the meteoric rise of the school prom in the UK first hand. The shop described having just one rail of prom dresses for sale several years ago, but fast forward to the present day and the Staffordshire retailer has over 1,000 prom dresses in stock, with 200 girls visiting every Saturday and a dedicated team working on prom gowns and accessories. With prom dresses selling from anything from £50 to £500, not surprisingly prom wear is big business.

If you’re still looking for the perfect ride to your school prom in the UK, get in touch with Limo Broker today for the widest range of chauffeur driven limousines and party buses, all of which are available to hire at ultra low rates.

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Limos to Take That Concert Targeted

July 8, 2009 By Trudi Johnson
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Metropolitan Police Service pounced on suspect limousines as they took transported fans to the  Take That concert in Wembley.

The stretch limousines were stopped and taken to an inspection site in Carey Way, Wembley, Middlesex where officers, working together with VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency), carried out comprehensivemechanical examinations on the different types of limos.

Only two left with a clean bill of health, of the twelve limos stopped by traffic officers last Friday.

At the same time relevant checks were made on the drivers. One limo driver was arrested and later charged for driving whilst disqualified.

Another limo was seized, as the driver was not qualified to drive a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) for hire and reward. In addition there were two driver’s hours offences detected, which resulted in a £200 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued by VOSA.

A further five immediate PG9′s (prohibition notices) were issued for dangerous offences and one limo received a delayed PG9 for a maintenance matter, with two drivers receiving verbal warnings for minor infractions.

The UK limousine industry has been cleaned up recently by, both the operators and VOSA who are working with the Police.

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