{"id":73116,"date":"2019-10-17T08:34:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=73116"},"modified":"2019-10-17T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:34:21","slug":"government-warns-against-using-a-plates-for-commercial-transport-of-visiting-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-warns-against-using-a-plates-for-commercial-transport-of-visiting-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Warns Against Using \u201cA\u201d Plates For Commercial Transport Of Visiting Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government warns those engaged in using \u201cA\u201d Plates for commercial transport of visiting tourists to cease and desist from the illegal practice, and to procure the correct registration and insurance coverage.<\/div>\n
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According to Chief of Staff, Lionel Hurst, the government announced that the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA), the Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board (ABTB), The Department of Tourism, and the law enforcement agencies at the V.C. Bird International Airport will vigorously pursue those who are engaged in using \u201cA\u201d Plates for commercial transport of visiting tourists.<\/div>\n
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Those who wish to use limousines and other luxury cars to engage in picking-up arriving and departing passengers are instructed to get \u201cL\u201d plates. The insurance coverage which \u201cA\u201d plates allow would not include harm to victims or property should those vehicles have accidents.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Government warns those engaged in using \u201cA\u201d Plates for commercial transport of visiting tourists to cease and desist from the illegal practice, and to procure the correct registration and insurance coverage. According to Chief of Staff, Lionel Hurst, the government announced that the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA), the Antigua and Barbuda Transport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernment Warns Against Using \u201cA\u201d Plates For Commercial Transport Of Visiting Tourists - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-warns-against-using-a-plates-for-commercial-transport-of-visiting-tourists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Government Warns Against Using \u201cA\u201d Plates For Commercial Transport Of Visiting Tourists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Government warns those engaged in using \u201cA\u201d Plates for commercial transport of visiting tourists to cease and desist from the illegal practice, and to procure the correct registration and insurance coverage. 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