S-6.01, r. 3 - Taxi Transportation Regulation

Section 25 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

25. The holder of a taxi owner’s permit offering specialized “de grand luxe” limousine transportation services must use as a “de grand luxe” limousine an automobile or vehicle referred to in section 22, but with a wheelbase of at least 340 cm. In addition, the automobile or vehicle must

(1)  be a model that is not more than 4 years old at the time of the application to the Commission to have it attached to a taxi owner’s permit and correspond to the most luxurious make marketed by its manufacturer at the time;

(2)  have side doors with power windows;

(3)  have a partition separating the front seat from the passenger compartment;

(4)  be equipped with temperature-controlled air conditioning and heating that can be controlled by passengers in the back seat;

(5)  be equipped with a cellular phone accessible to clients; and

(6)  have a rust-free body coated with paint that is neither flaking nor scratched.

Notwithstanding the first paragraph, an automobile or vehicle with an unaltered chassis may also be used if it has a wheelbase of more than 330 cm. Likewise, a vehicle weighing over 3,500 kg may be used if it is referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 22 even if it has only 2 drive wheels.

O.C. 690-2002, s. 25.