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Kings Of Leon Rocked The Ricoh Arena

julie — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:23:01 +0000

Coventry Limo took a well earned rest and attended the Kings Of Leon Concert at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry limo treated their staff to a 5 course sumptuous meal followed by wine and champagne in the eon hospitality suite. The crowd rocked the staduim and the atmosphere was electric, the band played tracks thier 5th album, Come Around Sundown, but it was “ Sex On Fire” that sent the fans wild. The Ricoh put on a fantastic show and as the final song was playing the skies lit up with magnificent fire works. The after party was buzzing and the staff at Coventry Limo danced the night away until the early hours. The Ricoh Arena has hosted several bands such as Bon Jovi, Oasis, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Take That it is a great venue for The Midlands with easy access to all the major motorways. A good night was had by all.

Going Green…..

julie — Sat, 07 May 2011 20:52:19 +0000

Going Green……
Limo hire Coventry are looking for a few good reasons to go green, by adding a little green to our daily routine we can help the environment and take a little responsibility.
Limo hire is committed to reducing its own carbon footprint, and we are keen to find ways that help our customers to do this too,and of course because EVERY LITTLE HELPS
Limousine hire turns off PCs at the end of each day, printing as infrequently as possible, using double-sided copies when acceptable, this is just a few of the ways we adapted to become more eco friendly conducting green office procedures such as converting paper documents over to digital formats and reducing paper usage by more than 65%,
More importantly to save on carbon footprint, we have several depots/franchise/partners around the Midlands area such as Nuneaton, Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Rugby Leicester and so on. These depots enables American Limousine Company to to reduce the carbon footprint by leaving a vehicle in the closest depot for the next job requireing a limo or hummer
Sometimes people are amazed that we travel cross country. Our goal is to get you to your destination in comfort, safely, on time, with a reduced carbon footprint. How far you need to go is irrelevant; as long as you’re Going Green we’ll take you there.

How Will The 2011 Budget Affect The Limo Hire Industry.

julie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:07:51 +0000

Here at Coventry limo we are anxiously waiting the out come of the 2011 Budget to see how it is going to effect the limo hire industry, after all fuel duty has a massive impact on small business’s and hitting them hard, limo hire is more costly and peole do not have the money to spend. Families are finding it tough, but youngsters still have school proms, birthdays, and want to celebrate the traditional way by hiring a limo or a hummer.

Limo hire brings large groups of party-goers out to the big City’s such as Birmingham, Coventry and London, which in effect keeps the City’s buzzing and people spending.

Petrol prices have soared to an all time high making, The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) call on the government to reverse the planned 1p rise in fuel duty in the Budget and is urging it to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser.

Coventry limo has not increased their limo hire this year so far, lets hope the 2011 budget lets it stay that way with fuel duty!

Potential Investers for Coventry City Football Club.

julie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:26:27 +0000

The Coventry evening telegraph has reported that a local Coventry business has returned to the board of Coventry City, after 18 years. John Clarke is now on the board of directors as vice chairman.

The uneasiness of the way the club was being run lead to Gary Hoffman quitting his position. John Clarke has no desire to be at the top but is pleased to be back on board. Having had several different positions within the club over a period of 25 years shows his genuine love for the club, he said Coventry Evening Telegraph

Twitter And Facebook Is The Way Forward with Snow On The Way Again

julie — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:34:10 +0000

The UK has been covered with snow and ice on and off for weeks now, with more snow expected to fall this week, with the help of twitterers tweeting and Facebook members throughout the midlands and the UK being able create an instant snow map. With twitter there is an instant update the same as Facebook,the postcode they currently see snow and the amount of snow determined as 0/10 for nothing, 5/10 for steady snow and 10/10 for arctic blizzard conditions. Here at limo hire Coventry we are friends on Facebook with the weather girl Emma Jesson from ITV Central News, she tweets on a regular basis, about every 2 minutes, keeping us up to date with the weather conditions all over the UK, hundreds and hundreds of people will tweet as soon as it starts snowing in their area. This is one major geographic collaborative event the UK has a reason to twitter for. Users can either take a photo on their web enabled phone and attach the image onto the snow map.

As always take care whilst driving in snow and icy conditions, whether you drive a small car, a jeep, a Monster Hummer or a limo, it is treacherous conditions out there, remember not all roads have been covered with grit, the gritters just can’t cover every inch of the UK’s roads.

Here at limo hire Coventry we are very prepared for the snow and only employ expert chauffeurs to ensure you reach your celebration safely.

Checkout The Worlds Longest Hummer

julie — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:30:34 +0000

The Worlds longest pink Hummer stretch limousine has been unveiled in Sydney Australia, this luxury hummer can carry 24 passengers, weighing over 9.5 tonnes, spreading the load across eight 24-inch (60cm) alloy wheels. Check out the pink hummer reported in The Canberra Times.
Here in the UK the legal m passengers you can carry in a hummer is 16 every hummer limo over 8 passengers has to hold a C.O.I.F certificate. ( certificate of Initial Fitness)

Severe Weather Warnings Issued Once Again

julie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:08:44 +0000

MET OFFICE warning issued just now for between 10cms & 25cms of snow from 3am tomorrow morning until midday. Affected area’s in the East Midlands – Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland. Affected area’s in the West Midlands – Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford & Wrekin, West Midlands, Warwickshire & Worcestershire.

The big freeze will be causing havoc with many limo hire and hummer hire companies throughout the Midlands and infact the whole of the UK.

Arctic Weather conditions to hit the UK

julie — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:43:56 +0000

The UK is bracing itself for another spout of freezing weather conditions. Snow is expected to fall in most parts of the Country, including the Scotland the Midlands and as far down as Cornwall.

Icy roads are expected to cause problems initially but Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang has warned there could be up to 20cm (8in) of snow. The big freeze will start today and continue over the weekend with snow hitting most of the UK. Rail services, Airports and especially recovery breakdown services are preparing for wide disruption.

Julian Mayes from MeteoGroup said: “Night-time temperatures will fall to -5C in southern England and -10C in Scotland. Quite a few places may be starting below -10C.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for icy roads across Scotland, the North West and the North East, and heavy snow for almost all of the UK.

Christmas is just around the corner and the severe arctic conditions is expected to cause widespread chaos for travellers hoping to get away for the festive season. With most business having probably the busiest weekend of the year with all the xmas parties Coventry limos will still be operating as usual for filling all our limo hire bookings. The Monster Hummers and limos are perfect vehicles for the snow as the massive wheels just grip and the weight of the hummer sticks to the road. It is a very busy weekend with booking s for limos in Nuneaton, limo hire in Solihull and Birmingham and several one hour limos hire in Coventry.

Be Safe!!!

Take That add 4 More Dates to Their Tour Progress Live 2011

julie — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:11:20 +0000

Take That have added 4 more dates to their tour as due to extraordinary demand, this tour is the biggest selling tour to go down in history. With Robbie Williams joining the successful band it is a complete sell out. Although to accomodate disappointed fans the only way to add the extra date at Wembley Stadium was to rescedule the 3rd July to 30th June, but reports having been coming by outraged customers that had booked for the 3rd July, some have already arranged transport by hiring a limos and hiring a hummers to take them to the venue. American Limousine Company are trying to rebook unhappy customers due to the change of the tour date.

Take That have reported to have said ”We are really sorry to have to move the dates in London but we’d heard that there was a lot of disappointment from those not being able get tickets and this was the only way that we could fit in another show. We hope everyone understands and look forward to seeing you all next year.”

Friday 27 May 2011 Sunderland Stadium Of Light

Saturday 28 May 2011 Sunderland Stadium Of Light

Sunday 12 June 2011 Manchester Manchester City Stadium

Monday 4 July 2011 London Wembley Stadium

Tickets for all four new dates go on sale at 10am on Friday 10 December. BE QUICK!!!!!

Disappointment As Englands Bid Failed To Host The World Cup In 2018

julie — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:10:10 +0000

Huge disappointment as Englands bid has failed to host the world cup in 2018. Here in the Midlands dreams have been totally shattered, Birmingham and Nottingham were to host world cup games. English football is not coming home Central News has reported. Limo companies all over the Midlands will also suffer as large parties travel in style to the matches, it would have been such a boost.