| It's a familiar situation, a business traveler or | | | | Bay Area airport has its own way of operating. Here |
| vacationing couple is headed for the Bay Area and | | | | are some urls to help you plan your trip. - SFO: |
| reserves a car for airport pick-up. The car service | | | | Limousine transportation information - OAK: Shuttles, |
| company quotes the rate for towncar service from | | | | Limos & Taxis - San Francisco Towncar: - SJC: Mineta |
| an airport to San Francisco or Napa Valley - and of | | | | San Jose International Airport Ground Transportation: |
| course there is a tax. But wait, travelers should be | | | | Travelers Alerts Potential bottleneck: In November |
| aware that there is no legal tax for limo and car | | | | 2005 the San José City Council approved a $1.5 |
| service. Check with your car service before you | | | | billion implementation revision to the terminal area |
| make a reservation. Using a limousine or towncar for | | | | improvement program for the Mineta San José |
| the trip into San Francisco saves money for the | | | | International Airport Master Plan. The first major |
| traveler because hotels can charge $25 to $85 dollars | | | | element of the new airport is the North Concourse, |
| a day for parking in their garage. For someone | | | | currently under construction, located between |
| attending a convention or trade show garage charges | | | | Terminal C (American and Southwest) and Terminal |
| can be avoided by reserving a clean Lincoln Towncar | | | | A (everybody else). This quarter-mile long "horizontal |
| or SUV with a pre-screened, professional driver from | | | | high rise" will have nine gates, new dining and retail |
| Quicksilver Towncar or another limo service. Then if | | | | concessions, and will feature a "paseo" much like the |
| the traveler wants to take a wine tour to taste the | | | | downtown San Jose open air dining and club strip. Mid |
| chardonnays in Alexander Valley, or the costal Pinot's | | | | 2008 is a generous estimate for the completion date. |
| in the Santa Cruz Mountains, they can rent a car for | | | | SFO new cell phone lot: SFO has added a new free |
| the day for less that the cost of hotel parking. Truth | | | | parking lot where people can wait for arriving |
| About Car Service Taxes The fact is, there are no | | | | passenger to call before going to pick them up. |
| taxes on services in California. This is something | | | | Quicksilver Towncar Service has the same |
| every traveler should know. This includes Oakland | | | | arrangement with its drivers. For a map of the new |
| Airport, San Francisco International Airport and San | | | | cell phone waiting lot go to For business travelers or |
| Jose Minetta International there are no taxes on limo | | | | vacationing couples traveling to the bay |
| or car services. Don't get scammed by your limo or | | | | understanding the transportation trade-offs and |
| car service. A per passenger surcharge is prohibited | | | | knowing the law helps the smart traveler save |
| by the P.U.C (California Public Utilities Commission) for | | | | money. |
| limousine carriers. You are renting the whole car. The | | | | San Francisco Towncar Guru As president of |
| real PUC tax is small. The P.U.C. operating fee is only | | | | Quicksilver Towncar Service ( Phil Macafee not only |
| 25 cents per $100.00, 2.5 tenths of 1 percent. Most | | | | knows the way to San Jose Airport but also San |
| reputable limo and car service companies do not pass | | | | Francisco and Oakland airports. |
| this along to any customer. It's All About Them Each | | | | |