A friend of mine who is licensed through VOSA was sent one of these letters and received a visit. They spent a couple of hours going through the paperwork and then asked him to present his limousine to the VOSA testing centre. The limo was there for 3 hours undergoing tests and measurments before the cleared the limo and the company to continue trading. My mate mentioned to them about another company in Leicester who were not licensed through eithe the council of VOSA and they said that they were not interested.

I suspect in time everyone will get a visit, or better still leave the hire and reward business.

Yes, it's only taken them ten years or so?

And at the rate that they are going, it will probably take another 10 years or so.

so he sat watching the stretch limos doing a 74 point turn to get round.

Did I exaggerate somewhere?? OK, maybe a 6 point turn compared to a 2 point turn for the Routemaster bus.

Apparently VOSA have a turning circle for stretch limos on Victoria Embankment; if they can't turn there, they get an immediate prohibition! (source:RouteOne)

I think you find he is picking on the "Even" numbers quoted - it has to be an "Odd" number or you trundle off in the wrong direction, ie the direction you started in.

Nope, 2 point turn. He reversed into a driveway and drove out forwards!!

Dunno, wasn't there at the time. Car park/drive/who cares, the point is, the stretch limo took far more turns than the Routemaster to face the other way!

Pedant.