The Limos.com Forum Has Moved!!!

The Limo, Inc d/b/a Super Shuttle Tampa has just taken over exclusive rights to provide shared ride service from Tampa Airport.

Information obtained from the 7 June 2007 Hillsborough County Aviation Board Meeting:

It is a 5 year agreement to commence 1 August 2007

The Minimum Annual Privilege Fee (MAPF) by service area:
Hillsborough County - $111,351.
Hernando/Pasco - $51,352.
Pinellas - $425,001.

In addition to the MAPF, The Limo will pay the Authority an amount, if any, which exceeds the MAPF calculate by multiplying $0.0121 for Hillsborough County, $0.0055 for Pasco/Hernando Counties, or $0.0412 for Pinellas County times the number of passengers deplaned at the airport for the immediately preceeding 12 months

An ACDBE goal of at least three percent of the value of goods and services purchased under the agreement was established in the request of the proposal.


Here you go folks the laying out of a monopoly in the works.

This is in conjunction with the aiports plans to add to the cost of limousine rides through establishing permitting fees.

The the dollar difference in Hillsborough (Tampa) and Pinellas County which is based on passenger usage.

Tampa bound passengers have the Tampa Taxi Cartel where Pinellas, Pasco & Hernando bound passengers rely heavy on airport limousine services.

In collusion with the airport, smaller operators will be driven out of business & eventually the consumer will be stuck with few choices & paying whatever costs the remaining dogs want to charge.

Government Sponsored RICO?

I smell another press release

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Originally posted by Dick Hall:
Gunny

I'd say call in the Marines, with some heavy duty hardware.

Dick Hall (Army)

What really burns my nuts is that 2 years ago or so Florida Senator Sebesta proposed and wrote up a Bill to change the law placing members from different counties on the Hillsborough Transportation Commission so issues from other counties could be addressed & there be regulation with representation. The Hillsborough Commissioners went ballistic because in their tweaked minds it was no ones business how they ran shop. A great Big .

Off the sighted Hillsborough Aviation agenda:

"On April 5, 2007, the Board directed staff to negotiate an agreement with The Limo, Inc., d.b/a Super Shuttle Tampa Bay to provide shared ride limousine services to passengers traveling TO or from the airport to three service areas: Hillsborough County, Pasco/Hernando Counties and Pinellas County."

And yes, one of the HCPTC Commissioners sits on the Aviation Board and they are selling off rights to provide service from other counties to the airport.

Gunny

I'd say call in the Marines, with some heavy duty hardware.

Dick Hall (Army)

After reading the BS reply from the airport I'm ready to bust something. I questioned the APs authority to apply fees based that under a special act (Fl Law) such is prohibited & the APs response was that their special act allows them the ability to charge businesses who use AP facilities a reasonable fee. So what's a reasonable fee that should be attached to the bill for pulling up to the curb?

I say, want to create a specific area for limos to park & charge them fees for it, no problem. In fact base the fees comesurate with what the taxicabs are paying. A cab company with a fleet of 300 is being charged 200k a year or approximately $670. a year per vehicle, charge the limos the same.

One catch though, the limos obtain the right to base themselves at the airport with signs designating what area they're providing service to. Now that's fair & equitable.

Anything else is just another move to drive mom & pops out of business to protect a revenue stream & place undue economic burdens on interstate travelers. Someone has to pay that 1/2 million tab that Super Shuttle is into the airport for & it's not going to be paid with $20 shuttle runs from the airport to the cruise terminals a couple of time a week.

Super Shuttle will need to corner the market in Pinellas County across the Bay & that is where the largest concentration of limo services are based. Problem for the shuttle is how many folks arrive at the AP still needing a 20-30 mile ride without prearranging such no less more lucrative rides that are further out? There has been some rumblings about raising the minimum that limos/sedans must charge & I see that happening to widen the pricing gap that will make the shuttle more attractive.

I just need to sit back, watch & record all. Then take action.

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If the airport had done a contract for services...WASN"T THERE A BIDDING PROCESS????

Sounds like the first to get out the checkbook and grease some palms WINS.

So you not only need 3 permits per vehicle, but now you have to have a contract with the airport to keep from going to jail?

I think a buch of people on the airport and county boards have been out in the sun too long. Seems to really be affecting their ability to read LAWS!

Gunny- I'd bet your pit bull is getting close to busting it's leash!