New CA Rules Cloud Future Of The Stretch Limousine

Companies providing limousine services have decisions to make if their equipment does not meet the new criteria as of January 1. One of the decisions could be to replace their current fleet with vans. The purpose of the new criteria is to provide passengers with an easy escape from the vehicle should the need arise because of traffic accidents or equipment failure

Key Takeaways:

• Another bill, SB 812, sponsored by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, passed in 2016, extends the date for the modification of stretched limousines to include two pop-out windows to January 2018.
• The Greater California Livery Association has worked extensively to modify this bill.
• It initially would have cost limo operators anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 in modifications had the GCLA not lobbied to tone it down.

“The Greater California Livery Association has worked extensively to modify this bill. It initially would have cost limo operators anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 in modifications had the GCLA not lobbied to tone it down.”

http://www.lctmag.com/regulations/news/719404/new-ca-rules-cloud-future-of-the-stretch-limousine