When you book a party bus there are a few tips that can help make your experience a really good one. It is your special occasion - a birthday, bachelorette party or Prom and you want to make sure the party bus is super fun and super nice.
1. Ask the YEAR of the party bus. Because the body style hasn't changed on buses - you could be renting a 10-20 year old party bus that has "been around the block", literally. This can help you compare apples to apples when looking at your party bus rental hourly charges.
2. Find out if the company has the proper insurance. When you have a vehicle that carries 15 or more passengers - by Federal law you must have a $5 million commercial auto policy. Many, many companies do not have the correct limits. Why? It is cheaper to operate that way and they think can get away with it. We recently tried to work with a local company that has a lot of sedans and limos in town. We got his company's insurance certificate listing us as a certificate holder as we are supposed to do - guess what? He only has $1 million policy! And he is running a 24 passenger party bus!
Accidents happen - there was a party bus accident on 10/12/09 in Scottsdale where the party bus actually flipped when they were hit by a drunk driver. 9 were injured - one passenger was in critical condition. So even if you think - well who cares - the company will be safe and the driver of the party bus is straight and sober - accidents do happen! Other passengers on the road are who you often have to be wary of! And you need that peace of mind that in the event of an accident, your medical bills and time away from work will be covered.
3. Tour the party bus in the daylight on the company's lot. This way you know that the company you are booking with actually owns the party bus. Some companies just market limos and party buses and don't actually own the vehicles. So you are paying a mark-up fee when you book with them.
When you tour the company's vehicles you can see that the party bus is in good condition with working amenities - and will give you assurance that you will have a fun night in a beautiful party bus.
We have beautiful party buses available - give us a call at 602-996-LIMO for a quote!
