Every vehicle on our website shows how many passengers they can carry but do take into consideration space especially if the Bride is travelling in the vehicle.
In the early days of motoring large Vintage cars were designed to be driven by a Chauffeur with the Landed Gentry and Rich & Famous travelling in grand style and large amounts of space at the expense of the poor old chauffeur who was squeezed into a small cabin at the front.
When just two passengers are sitting on the main rear seat you can see just how pampered they were. Naturally sometimes the gentry had other people to transport in their cars so Occasional Seats were fitted that by the very nature of their name were used ‘occasionally’.
These seats are folded away into the bulkhead just behind the chauffeurs compartment and are unfolded when required. They are much smaller than the main seats in the car and as such are not as comfortable for adults on longer journeys. They are best used by children or smaller adults.
If the Bride is travelling in the car with all the occasional seats in use then the space will become more limited so this should be taken into consideration if the Bride is wearing a fuller style wedding gown. If you are in any doubt then we would always suggest you view the car to ensure there is enough space for your party to arrive refreshed, and not crushed.
Vintage-style limousine cars such as Bramwith, Regent or Imperial were designed for the wedding market. They are modern vehicles made to look vintage. Their occasional seating arrangement may differ between each vehicle but they are mainly occasional seats that fold out from the bulkhead just behind the chauffeur's compartment usually in a conference style so all rear passengers face each other allowing more legroom. Children or smaller adults are best suited to use the occasional seats in those vehicles.
Very similar to the vintage cars, the classic limousine cars were equipped with occasional seats but with different configurations with forward facing seats and side seating. Again, occasional seats are more practical for children or smaller adults.
With regard to saloon classic cars the seating is usually bench style at the back with a single seat in the front next to the chauffeur. The seating capacity is shown on each vehicles page on our website and assumes that passengers are of a standard size. Most rear bench seats can seat up to 3 passengers but if the Bride is travelling and all seats are in use you should consider the wedding dress as we need to ensure the Bridal Gown arrives at the ceremony venue looking as immaculate it was when entering the car. To avoid the possibility of creasing the dress it may be better, even if the car will seat three passengers in the rear, to only seat two passengers. However different Bride’s may have their own views on this so it is for the client to decide, but generally we would not advise using all three seat spaces in the rear if the Bride is travelling in one of them.
Cars are by law not able to carry more passengers than the manufacturers advertised seating capacity.
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How many Wedding Cars will we need?
We may have an additional passenger to squeeze into the car, do we need to inform you?
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