Article: Safety rules extended for stretch limos

THEY may be regarded by some as a rather brash and ostentatious mode of transport, but American stretch limos have now been officially accepted by the authorities.

Rotherham Council's licensing board set up a new Special Occasion Private Hire category last year to take account of such vehicles and the first has now been registered.

Stretch limos did not fall into any of the existing licensing categories but will now be subjected to similar rules affecting private hire vehicles and hackney carriages.

Lee Antcliff, owner of the firm 21st Century, is the first to get official council plates for his vehicle.

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