A declaration, from the operator of a licensed novelty vehicle will be required, that side facing seats will never be used to carry passengers under 16 years of age, regardless of whether the vehicle is fitted with or without seat belts page 15.4 VEHICLE BODY, SECURITY AND CONDITION INTERIOR – Method of Inspection Reason for Rejection Limousines Vehicles - Additional items to be inspected: Any fixture or fitting, that is loose or insecure or All fixtures and fittings i.e. mirror balls, drinks cabinets, where walkways are blocked that prevents ease of televisions etc must be stored securely and not hinder the ingress or egress from the passenger compartment ingress or egress from the passenger compartment No maximum seating capacity sign or signs A notice identifying the maximum seating capacity to be displayed and or a sign or signs not clearly visible to displayed in the passenger compartment and clearly visible to all passengers all passengers. It may be necessary to display more than one sign indicating the maximum seating capacity Important note: Stretched Limousines: Stretched limousines In the case of American imported stretched limousines, vehicle More information and guidance can be obtained from: inspectors will need to be vigilant when inspecting tyres for National Limousine & Chauffeur Association on: suitability, and an assessment should be made with the information detailed on the convertor plate. Most converted stretched limousines are converted from Ford Lincoln Town Cars with a number of Cadillac variants also. In approved the maximum weight ‘stretch’ limousine conversions, can be in excess of 7,100lbs (3.2 tonnes) and care should be exercised when determining suitable tyre ratings. Generally speaking a Ford Lincoln or Cadillac would require a tyre rating index of at least 107T, which gives a load rating of 2,149lbs (975kgs) with a maximum speed of 118 miles per hour. page
A declaration, from the operator of a licensed novelty vehicle will be required, that side facing seats will never be used to carry passengers under 16 years of age, regardless of whether the vehicle is fitted with or without seat belts page 15.4 VEHICLE BODY, SECURITY AND CONDITION – INTERIOR Method of Inspection Reason for Rejection Limousines Vehicles - Additional items to be inspected: All fixtures and fittings i.e. mirror balls, drinks cabinets, televisions etc must be stored securely and not hinder the ingress or egress from the passenger compartment A notice identifying the maximum seating capacity to be displayed in the passenger compartment and clearly visible to all passengers. It may be necessary to display more than one sign indicating the maximum seating capacity Any fixture or fitting, that is loose or insecure or where walkways are blocked that prevents ease of ingress or egress from the passenger compartment No maximum seating capacity sign or signs displayed and or a sign or signs not clearly visible to all passengers Important note: Stretched Limousines: In the case of American imported stretched limousines, vehicle inspectors will need to be vigilant when inspecting tyres for suitability, and an assessment should be made with the information detailed on the convertor plate. Most converted stretched limousines are converted from Ford Lincoln Town Cars with a number of Cadillac variants also. In approved ‘stretch’ limousine conversions, the maximum weight can be in excess of 7,100lbs (3.2 tonnes) and care should be exercised when determining suitable tyre ratings. Generally speaking a Ford Lincoln or Cadillac would require a tyre rating index of at least 107T, which gives a load rating of 2,149lbs (975kgs) with a maximum speed of 118 miles per hour. Stretched limousines More information and guidance can be obtained from: National Limousine & Chauffeur Association on: page
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