Intrastate Limo Outlaws
United we stand, divided we fall. The trouble is that the United States of America are anything but united when it comes to vehicle laws.
Connecticut's Department of Transportation has outlawed the registration or intrastate use of extra-long Hummers since 2004, citing the manufacturer's recommendation against stretching them. But that hasn't prevented limo operators from registering them out of state, then playing a cat-and-mouse game with DOT inspectors.
Huge Hummers are cruising the prom circuit, despite a state law outlawing them. If they have interstate plates from New York or Massachusetts, chances are fairly good you're looking at an unwelcome guest; a stealth visitor that just might be committing a crime in Connecticut. The law makes some odd distinctions. If the trip includes a state border—such as a journey into Manhattan to see a show—it's out of the DOT's jurisdiction. But if the whole voyage is within Connecticut, state law is being broken i.e. stretch Hummers are overweight and illegal if they're carrying more than eight passengers.
For proms and weddings, the stretch limousine was once the ultimate status symbol. But after the H2 Hummer blundered its macho way into American hearts in 2003, the standard stretch was soon outclassed. Somebody had the bright idea of stretching an H2 to 28 feet, and soon this 22-passenger vehicle was the cool choice. A 200-inch stretch—that's 16-plus feet added between the axles—yields a vehicle that could hardly be expected to go off road, let alone tackle a speed bump. Typical luxury amenities include a flat-screen monitor and DVD player, a high-end stereo, lava lamps, a fake fireplace, mirrored ceilings, strobe and laser lights, a bar and smoke machines.
The marriage of the H2, the country's most popular urban assault vehicle, and the formal limousine took the livery business by storm, especially for young partygoers steeped in Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and desert war footage.
So, hiring from a Limousine Group, like HireLimos which works all over the country, means we know about all of the licensing laws for all states. If you're planning to make your event extra special by using a stretched exotic American limousine, let HireLimos do your homework. We do all the checks to make sure that the limo hire company is licensed and that their cars are legally registered in the area that you intend to visit.
So, whether you’re after a hire limo locally or you’re interested in hiring a limo interstate contact HireLimos. Even if you cross state borders on your limo ride you can feel confident that your limo operator is not breaching any state laws and that you are fully covered.
