TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
FAB Limousines Inc., 3681 Connecticut Ave.: For chauffeur-driven limousine service, hourly rates range from $60.50 for a four-passenger sedan to $189.75 for a 16- passenger Hummer, with a four-hour minimum rental. There are no extra fees for additional pickup and drop-off locations. fablimo.com; (330) 792-6700.
Chauffeurs4hire.com, 3681 Connecticut Ave.: $20 an hour with a three-hour minimum, plus $15 for each hour beyond the first three hours for the chauffeur to drive the client’s car in a pre-scheduled trip. (877) 374-3348. For chauffeurs to drive the client and the client’s car home from a local tavern, restaurant or house party on short notice until 1 a.m., $100 for up to 20 miles; $2 for each additional mile; $10 for each additional passenger drop-off location within the 20 miles.
dd4hire.com, 7301 West Blvd.: A $19 per-trip booking fee online ($24 by phone), then $9 per hour with a $25 minimum for pre-scheduled trips with the designated driver driving the client’s car. For transport of client and car home from a tavern, restaurant or party, $65. There are no fees for additional pickups and drop-offs or additional passengers in the vehicle. The pre-trip booking fee is waived for those who pay a $25 monthly membership fee. (877) 780-7384.
Youngstown Happenings Inc. van service, 2311 South Ave.: $40 flat rate for up to four people going to one Youngstown-area location and returning home; $10 for each additional person up to a six-person maximum, $25 for each additional destination. For transporting a client and up to three other people home by van and towing the client’s car home from a local tavern, $70. (330) 519-9675.
Independent Radio Taxi Inc., 308 W. Federal St.: $3 minimum, which covers the first three-fourths of a mile, then 25 cents for every 1‚Ñ7 of a mile within the city of Youngstown. For trips that go outside the city limits, $2.50 per mile, with a $5 minimum. Waiting time is 70 cents a minute for all trips. No rate increase for additional passengers with the same trip origin and destination. Cabs seat up to four passengers. (330) 746-8844.
DUI COSTS
Typical costs of a first-time, nonaccident drunken-driving arrest:
Taxi ride home from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Post in Canfield to Youngstown: $25 minimum.
Tow truck from arrest point to vehicle impoundment lot: $100 to $150.
Impoundment lot storage charge: $10 to $20 per day.
Lawyer retainer fee paid up front: $1,500 to $3,000.
Fine: $300 to $500.
Court costs: $65.
Driver-education school in lieu of jail: $300.
Probation fee: $10 a month paid up front for duration of probation. For example, a one-year probation would equal $120 up front.
Fee to apply for occupation driving privileges: $50.
Driver’s license reinstatement fee: $475.
A 10 percent to 25 percent increase in auto-insurance premiums for three to five years.
Possible loss of one’s job if it involves driving.
Average total cost: about $7,500.
Sources: J. Gerald Ingram, defense lawyer; taxi, limo and designated driver services