| For every sixteen-year-old in Britain, their school prom | | | | returning in a prom limo from which they didn’t |
| is the biggest social event in life. The prom season | | | | want to get out in the first place! |
| normally starts during summer. School proms are a | | | | If you still want or need only a one way hire, you can |
| tradition passed on from the United States. It is in | | | | manage to get some additional value by requesting for |
| vogue there since the 1900’s. In Britain, this tradition | | | | an extra half an hour cruise around the city before you |
| took off in the last decade or so. “Prom” takes | | | | reach the school. This can be made fun if the kids |
| its form from the word “Promenade”, which | | | | bring their own music mixes, spot people out of the |
| means group of guests gathered officially at a formal | | | | limo or interact with other prom limos, making a cruising |
| ball. In north-east America, the early proms were | | | | circuit. This can also ensure that the kids are dropped |
| meant to introduce to the youngsters the traditions and | | | | at the school exactly at the right time, getting off from |
| values of social etiquette. | | | | the prom limos with everybody watching them. |
| Proms gathered pace in the 1920’s and 1930’s. | | | | Another tip that you can remember is that everybody |
| By the 1950’s, high school proms in America had | | | | can gather at one place to start their journey to |
| become competitive and expensive, boys and girls | | | | school. This way they can have snaps taken together, |
| competing with each other to be and be paired with | | | | and it can also give time for the parents also for their |
| the best prom date. The teen movies that came about | | | | own little party. This moment can be a little emotional |
| thirty years later made these American proms a cult, | | | | for the parents also who are seeing their kids looking |
| the ultimate social event of coming-of-age, as it | | | | grown up for the first time. And it is also a good way |
| remains till today. | | | | for the kids to give something back to their parents to |
| Around the same time, America started with the | | | | thank them for all they have done and paid to make |
| stretch limos once they became popular, thanks to the | | | | the evening special and unforgettable for their children. |
| movie industry in the 1930’s. These came to be | | | | Another advantage for this is that it avoids many last |
| used a lot by school kids who wanted to go for their | | | | minute hitches and makes everybody be on time. It |
| proms in ultimate style. Thus, the prom limos became a | | | | also saves the prom limos from running all over the |
| huge and profitable business in America. The kids in | | | | place collecting all the kids, stopping and restarting, |
| the UK were only happy to embrace this idea of prom | | | | which can use up a lot of valuable cruising time and, |
| limos from their counterparts in the United States. They | | | | needless to say, much precious fuel. |
| loved this idea so much that limos were difficult to find | | | | Another thing you need to keep in mind is that while |
| around this period. People who could find prom limos at | | | | hiring the prom limo, it is better to have a detailed |
| the end of June were indeed lucky. | | | | conversation with your limo operator. This will help you |
| Due to the high demand for prom limos, they are rarely | | | | to find whether he is fully licensed as well as whether |
| given on discount. Hence, parents who want to hire | | | | you are getting the service and the limo you paid for. |
| them should make sure that they get good value for | | | | Nowadays, limo companies try bringing out the limos is |
| money. Best solution would be to fill up the limo with as | | | | many different shapes, sizes and colours ranging from |
| many people as possible and split up the hire in as | | | | the eight seater Lincoln Town Car limos and baby |
| many ways. Prom limos that are eight seaters | | | | Bentley limos (which are actually Chrysler 300's but |
| normally cost £400 for an evening. So if you can find | | | | look like stretched Bentleys) to the larger Ford |
| eight people, the cost would be split to £50 each, | | | | Expedition and Excursion limos as well as the |
| which is much better than four people paying £100. | | | | extremely popular Hummer limos. |
| You might think that you can cut down the cost of the | | | | Keep in mind the fact that you might not be lucky |
| limo hire by hiring it one way to the school. You can, | | | | enough to get a limo in the busy prom limo season. In |
| but you are still liable to pay all the set up cost like | | | | case you don’t find one, think laterally. Girls can |
| cleaning, preparation, minimum chauffeur charges and, | | | | think of one of those fire engine limos manned by |
| last but not the least, the cost of running such an | | | | some good looking firemen. And for boys, there is that |
| expensive car. All these might come up to £300. It | | | | awesome tank limos! Check with your parents |
| might be a pleasant surprise to you that the whole | | | | whether they can find someone who has a really cool |
| evening’s hire might come up to only £75 or | | | | vehicle to take you to your much-awaited prom. An |
| £100 more than the one way hire. Although this could | | | | American classic car like a Chevrolet or Dodge Truck |
| be more money, it saves the parents from having to | | | | or even a Ferrari or Lamorghini can be good choices. |
| collect their kids from the school after the prom, which | | | | And if you are lucky enough to find a prom limo during |
| is not very ideal for both the parents and the kids. Plus, | | | | the season, make your move quickly before someone |
| it makes a perfect close of the day with the kids | | | | else take away your dream car. |