Are you aware that hidden in the Law Commission’s proposals for “Reforming the law of taxi and private hire services” is a clause that says “Weddings and funerals should no longer be expressly excluded from private hire licensing through primary legislation”. Meaning that all cars will have to pass local authority tests, all operators will require a local authority operator’s licence and of course be CRB checked. Every driver will also have to be licensed and that will involve a Driving Standards Agency driving test, a CRB check and a medical. Cost around £40K per vehicle for a Hackney Plate!
Renting out a Delorean or any Classic car for wedding hire is currently excluded. Proms, Birthdays etc and ANY event where payment is recieved for vehicle hire technically falls under the existing law for private hire, so you need a local authority operators licence plus all the other stuff otherwise you are technically breaking the law.
If the Law Commissions proposal goes through after August this year, they'll be a real crackdown on hiring out cars.
But of course we in the Delorean community NEVER take any payment
