Press Release

HARRISBURG – With the prom and wedding season starting, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds customers that limousine operators and taxicabs must be registered with the PUC and have proof of insurance on file.

Parents and students are advised not to sign a contract with a limousine company or use a taxicab that does not hold a certificate of public convenience issued by the PUC. Certificate numbers begin with A-000 or A-001 and consist of a total of eight digits. Without that number, they may not legally provide transportation service in Pennsylvania. Limousine companies are not required to display their PUC certificate number on the vehicle itself, but customers should ask that it be noted on the contract. Taxicabs must display the certificate number on the vehicle.

The PUC monitors certificated carriers for insurance coverage, driver and vehicle safety, rates, territory and service.

Should anyone want to contact the PUC to check the violation history of a carrier or the status of its authority, they can contact the District Office located nearest to where the transportation will take place. 

District Offices:

Altoona – (814) 946-7318

Pittsburgh – (412) 565-3553

Scranton – (570) 963-4590     

Philadelphia - (215) 952-1190

Harrisburg Offices

(717) 787-7598                                              

(717) 783-5010

(717) 787-1168

If customers experience problems with a limousine service or a taxicab, they may contact the PUC’s Motor Carrier Enforcement Division at the above numbers to file a complaint. Complaint forms are also available on the PUC’s website at www.puc.paonline.com. Simply click on Forms Online. Select Complaint Forms and use either the Taxi Complaint Form or the Motor Carrier Complaint Form for limousine complaints.