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Great exhibition of UK approved Limousines
An exhibit was made for all the biggest coach builders around the world to show off their stunning vehicles. Executive Coachbuilders (ECB) brand new Icon Demon Dodge Charger limousine with its showy interior attracted lots of interest at Drive 09. Adding further to its development of sales into Europe, 1st4Limosales currently supplies ECB limousines to the UK and mainland Europe including Sweden, France, Italy and Belgium.

Also, 1st4Limosales displayed a range of ECB built Chrysler 300 Limousines who have received the SVA and new IVA approval certificate. Mark Farrell from 1st4Limo commented ‘this event really showed how much operators want to purchase legal and quality built limousines. We have worked hard with ECB to develop this product into one of the most stunning limousines available in the market.’

At Drive 09, visitors had the chance to stock-up on limousine parts and discover new insurance and finance companies. A variety of government agencies, unions and associations were also on hand in the event unique business start-up workshop, and were given advice and answering questions from those looking to enter the business and those already in it. The National Limousine and Chauffeur Association and the Institute of Professional Drivers and Chauffeurs were all helping new operators with licensing advice and welcome a large number of new members to the association. The GMB Drivers Union was also on hand, and giving operators even more advice on issues such as driver working hours and sick pay.

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ITV Local Launches ‘One-Stop’ Traffic&Travel News   Service

ITV Local has teamed up with the Highways Agency and Transport for London to put more than 1,200 road traffic cameras online. The traffic cams give motorists a snapshot of the nations road hold-ups, updated every few minutes.  As well as being the first broadcaster to be granted access to the cameras on such a scale, to create a completely use-friendly experience, ITV Local has placed a heavy emphasis on the overall look and feel of the website with a view to giving a truly useful and distinctive service that is second to none.

‘it’s a real plus for motorists to be able see exactly what’s happening on motorways and trunk roads. But out travel service is much more than that. Our aim is a one-stop-shop for travel, with information that’s easy to access and easy to use’, said ITV Local Project Manager Nick Haworth.

In addition to the traffic cams, the services focus on four key areas:

Interactive Traffic Mapping displaying road works, hold-ups and speed restrictions in real-time on an interactive map of England & Wales.
Rail, Air and Sea news with real-time data feeds of major public transport delays.
Travel links providing users with easy access local travel related websites.
And for regions in the London travel-to-work are Live Tube Service Updates provided by Transport for London.

The launch gives every ITV region its own dedicated online traffic and travel service. ITV Local’s Director Lindsay Charlton said ‘travel stories have always been on of the staples of ITV1’s regional news programmes. Launching travel news online gives ITV a really comprehensive service that can deliver trusted traffic and travel news whenever people need it and at a really local level’
The launch of the ITV Local traffic and travel service follows a successful trial in the London region last year. ITV local is ITV’s regional broadband international TV service. Launched in the Meridian region in 2007, the service rolled out to all eleven ITV regions in 2009.

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Show of the Year!
The British Motor Show may have been cancelled this year, but we’ve got plenty of automotive premiers at Drive ’09, including luxury, executive and mid market models from Audi, BMW, Citroen, Jaguar, Lexus, Porsche, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, and Skoda. With more than 40 vehicles on track and on display you are sure to find something to take your fancy.
From the world of Limousines 1st4LimoSales is showing the new Dodge Charger based Icon Demon 120in stretch built in the USA by Executive Coach Builders, while charisma will be displaying for the first time its amazing V1 1st Class Luxury Lounge Mercedes Viano conversion.

Drive ’09 is not just about the cars, such other companies like the only SEO (search engine optimization) company at the show is ProWeb Direct, who is in partnership with Limo Hire Association. There’s a great opportunity to learn more about the business in out professional seminars, pick up tips and ideas on how to make your business more profitable as well as networking will colleagues and professionals.
With more than 40 exhibiting companies with experts from the world of finance, insurance, aftersales, IT, accountary and  governing bodies from the chauffeur, Private Hire and Limousine Industries as well as government and NOGs, you’ll find all you need to know at the show. We even have something for the kids with the children’s entertainers on the side, a café and special discount vouchers that can be collected at the show for the nearby Coral Reef Water Park. We look forward to welcoming you at Drive ’09 and remember, it’s not too late to register and win £500 worth of free fuel.

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Limousine Operator gets fined and points

The ‘Full Stretch Limousine Company’ which is based in Carmarthenshire, West Wales had endured 3 months of courts appearances resulting in no more less than £10,000 in fines over an illegal tyre. The couple have said that many more operators will find themselves in a similar position with the new laws being applied from October 1st 2009.

A VOSA agent said that the tyre was illegal to proceed with and GV9’d the vehicle some 60 miles from its home base. The owner, which is also the chauffeur of the small company was offered a choice of which was if the owner had lived closer he could have drove home, as this was not possible, due to the distance involved, the owner suggested if he could go and get the tyre changed locally. This was agreed with by the VOSA agent. The owner had gone to meet a colleague who was 15 miles away from where he was, and kept in contact with the VOSA agent so that he could meet the agent after to get the GV9 lifted. The tyre was changed and the GV9 lifted, but this was not the end of it. Four days later, the limousine owner received a summons concerning driving a vehicle with a defective tyre whilst under a GV9 prohibition.

The limousine owner was fined for driving under a mechanical prohibition and was fined £750 and an additional £965.85, three penalty points and his licence, and subsequently lost his PSV driving licence.

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