Merseyside Police has crushed a stretched limo as part of an on-going operation to ensure the safety of passengers being carried by limousines and public service vehicles.

As part of this operation a 'stretched limousine', which had been illegally modified with a third axle being fitted, was seized and was crushed on Friday, 9 January because it did not meet UK safety laws. The vehicle was also operating outside of the conditions of the insurance policy and driver’s licensing conditions.

Companies running public service vehicles (PSVs) with eight seats or more must have an operator’s licence to show that they meet strict rules on safety procedures and financial standing.

If a limousine company does not have an operator’s licence and is not registered for private hire with a local authority then there is a risk that the driver may not hold the correct licence, any insurance could be invalid and it might not be constructed or maintained to a safe standard.

http://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/latest-news/2015/01/stretched-limousine-crushed-as-part-of-on-going-safety-operation/

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