Illegal Limousine Companies Listed on Bay Area Airport Websites

According to research conducted by Transportation Reviews, the San Francisco Bay Area airports including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose display a significant number of limousine operators  on their websites that are classified by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as Denied, Expired, Pending, Revoked and or Suspended (inactive permit).  California limousine companies with an inactive permit are not authorized to provide limousine service, including transportation service to and from any California Airport.

Additional studies were conducted after a recent case study called “SFO Limousine Companies Denied, Revoked, Suspended” was released on 05/13/2010.  According to Todd Nemet, President of Transportation Reviews, “Because of the significant number of limousine companies with an inactive permit status that were listed on the SFO Airport website, I decided to immediately expand our research to encompass all three major commercial airports with in the San Francisco Bay Area which includes SFO, OAK, and SJC Airports.  Based on our results, all 3 Bay Area Airports list large numbers of limousine operators who are classified by the CPUC as not legally authorized to provide limousine services with in the state of California.”

Based on our results, all 3 Bay Area Airports list large numbers of limousine operators who are classified by the CPUC as not legally authorized to provide limousine services with in the state of California.  – Todd Nemet, President of TransportationReviews.com

Case Study Results for California Bay Area Airports:

SFO – San Francisco International Airport

• 12.3% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the SFO Airport website have a permit status of one of the following: Denied, Expired, Pending, Revoked and or Suspended by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
• 28.8% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the SFO Airport website display a company name that is not registered with CPUC.
• The average number of days with an inactive license was 275 days. The number of inactive days ranged from 27 to 594.
• Total Number of California limo companies reviewed is 73 as of 05/09/2010.

OAK – Oakland International Airport

• 11.6% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the OAK Airport website have a permit status of one of the following: Denied, Expired, Pending, Revoked and or Suspended by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
• 35.8% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the OAK Airport website display a company name that is not registered with CPUC.
• 34.7% of the limousine companies are misspelled according to the name that is filed with CPUC.
• The average number of days with an inactive license was 211 days. The number of inactive days ranged from 11 to 1,081.
• Total Number of California limo companies reviewed is 95 as of 05/14/2010.

SJC – San Jose International Airport

• 8.4% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the SJC Airport website have a permit status of one of the following: Denied, Expired, Pending, Revoked and or Suspended by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
• 6.2% of the California limousine service companies displayed on the SJC Airport website display a company name that is not registered with CPUC.
• 10.5% of the limousine companies are misspelled according to the name that is filed with CPUC.
• The average number of days with an inactive license was 78 days. The number of inactive days ranged from 1 to 407.
• Total Number of California limo companies reviewed is 465 as of 05/14/2010.