Restrictions

Horse Drawn Wedding Carriages and Wedding Cars
 

Animal Welfare

Due to animal welfare regulations, and because we care for our horses, there is a maximum weight limit that needs to be applied to the passengers carried in the carriages.  Taking into account the driver and footman, and the carriage itself, the balance of weight that could be carried as passengers for the "Vis s Vis" carriage (two horses) would be approx 350 Kg.  This would equate to approx 4 average adults.  The "Victoria" carriage  will be restricted to 2 average adults and 2 young children.  These passenger guidelines may have to be changed depending on the terrain to be traveled.  We will of course advise you of this before confirming the booking.

Adverse Weather

If before the wedding is due to start or at any time during the wedding itself the weather deteriorates to a dangerous condition (i.e. high winds and or thunder and lightning) Devon Carriages reserves the right to abandon the journey.  We will of course ensure that the occupants of the carriage at the time are transferred to alternate transport where possible.  This is a rare and extreme situation and the weather forecast will be checked on the morning of the wedding and will be discussed with you the customer and a decision will be made.

Hills and Inclines

The proposed route that the carriage journey will take is also important.  Any long hills or gradients over 3% will need to be considered.  When we plan the route with you, to the wedding and onto the reception, we will drive the route with you, in a car, to ensure that no problems will exist.

Lorry Parking

When we arrive for your carriage drive we will normally arrive in a 7.5 ton lorry.  This is about 35 foot long and with the rear ramp down, and room to unload the carriage, we require about 7 to 8 car lengths of free space to park and operate in.  We will need to ensure this space is available (fairly locally) on the day.

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