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  • What is Funeral Limo Service?

    Limousines are longer, luxury cars typically driven by chauffeurs. Until the mid-1990’s limousine service was the exclusive domain of the very wealthy. Limousine services typically involve hiring one of several luxury vehicles as a livery vehicle including limo buses, hummer limos, luxurious sedans, Lincoln town cars, stretch limos, luxury limos, classic limos, or Chrysler 300 limos. A funeral limo is professional limousine service which helps ensure a smooth funeral ceremony. Limousines can accommodate large groups of people and ensure a dependable ride. Funeral limousine drivers are expected to be on-time, respectful and very knowledgeable about the area. Funeral limos should be clean and well-maintained. Besides offering quality service and reliability, limousine services may also come loaded with every option, including flat screen TV’s, surround-sound stereos, and enhanced fiber optic lighting. The very best limousine services have complete control over the maintenance of their vehicles, train their drivers and customer service personnel, have high standards of cleanliness, perform safety checks, and include communications equipment in their vehicles. Often the biggest reason people choose funeral limousine service is VIP attention. Limo passengers receive the ultimate in personal attention, with passengers being assisted out of the car and if the situation warrants; rolling out a red carpet before the passengers disembark.

  • What type of Limousine is best for Funeral Limo Service?

    Lincoln town car sedans (four passengers) and stretch limos (10 passengers) are most commonly used for funeral ceremonies. There are many other options depending on the wishes of the deceased’s family; or the deceased themselves. Other options include: limo buses, hummer limos, luxurious sedans, luxury limos, classic limos, and the Chrysler 300 limo. The hearse, also known as the funeral coach, has been around since the 1700's. Limousines began as horse-drawn hearses made by various carriage companies. The carriage was hand carved usually out of mahogany and featured ornately carved pillars, drapes, glass windows, and other funerary icons to denote their status as a special occasion vehicle. In the early days of the motorized coach, the first motorized limousines were funeral omnibuses. Typically they were not built by professional car manufacturers. More often than not they were one-off vehicles built on a commercial truck or bus chassis and manufactured by commercial vehicle body builders. On June 15th, 1909, a builder of horse-drawn hearses, Crane & Breed of Cincinnati, Ohio, along with long established coachbuilder Cunningham of Rochester, N.Y., introduced the first commercially available auto hearses. Sayers and Scovill, and Meteor followed soon after. By the early 1920s the automobile had found more acceptance in the funeral procession and metal began replacing wood as the most popular body building material. This began the trend of styling of hearses to match other automobiles of the day. The limousine style hearse, featuring windows down the entire side of the vehicle, became the most popular type. Hearse styles ran cycles of 10 to 15 years up thru the Second World War. In the latter half of the 1920s the Henney and Eureka companies introduced the first 3-way hearses, featuring a casket table that moved along a Y-shaped track to emerge from either the side or rear of the coach. This curb-loading feature, if anything, raised the loading height of a hearse, because of the necessary space displaced by the side loading mechanism. Curbside loading caught on because for safety and neatness reasons. Loading from the curb kept the pallbearers from stepping into a street that was still most likely unpaved and muddy.

  • Is Limo Service for a Funeral Expensive?

    Utilizing a limo service falls under charges for optional services and merchandise which includes transporting the remains, embalming and other preparation, use of the funeral home for the viewing, ceremony or memorial service, use of equipment and staff for a graveside service, use of a hearse or limousine, a casket, outer burial container or alternate container, and cremation or interment. Funerals are the third largest expenditure that a person makes over their lifetime, after the purchase of a home and an automobile. Limo rates and other extras can add thousands of dollars to the base price. It is possible to secure cheap limo services through rental agencies which offer limousine rental packages. The very best thing a person can do is preplan their funeral. A pre-need contract can be set up with a funeral director and pre-funded through life insurance, bank trust agreement, or another method. Many people purchase a life insurance policy with a small face value just to cover funeral expenses. Yearly premiums are easier to handle, often in monthly installments with carrying charges built into the cost. This type of affordable policy grows at the same rate as a permanent life policy, and it is not considered taxable income. Another option is renewable term insurance, which may provide the most death-benefit protection. The Federal Trade Commission has a "Funeral Rule" which requires mortuaries to present a price list of services to consumers before showing them merchandise such as caskets. It is important to go over this price list with the funeral counselor because funeral homes use different categories of merchandise with varying levels of value for their services.

  • How do I choose a company for a Funeral Limo Service?

    Reliability, safety, and driver qualifications are usually the first questions people ask when choosing a funeral limo service. The wisest consumer should not be afraid of asking the limo company lots of questions. The best limo companies to approach have several years of experience and will probably offer you better services and more products. Start by calling or going online to the Better Business Bureau. Asking them for references and if they are affiliated with any other companies or organizations can also help you determine how reliable the companies will be. There are many car services which operate without licenses or performing background checks on their drivers. If the limousine service company doesn't offer a written contract and won't show you proof of driver insurance and car safety certification, they are definitely hiding something. Also check to see if the company is affiliated with the National Limousine Association (www.limo.org), a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to representing and furthering the interests of the luxury chauffeured ground transportation industry. Remember that with limousine service, you often get what you pay for. Low prices usually mean older vehicles, inexperienced chauffeurs, and companies with no insurance.

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