BBC
MOSCOW
A Moscow wedding agency is offering newlyweds an armoured personnel carrier to hire instead of a “boring” limo for the marriage ceremony, it’s been reported.
While armoured vehicles are usually only seen on the streets of Moscow for military parades, 100,000 rubles ($2,000; £1,300) gets you a trip to your restaurant or registry office of choice, plus all the necessary permits, the NTV channel reports.
“Everything depends on the route to a registry office. If you’re going to drive along the streets of central Moscow, then the rental of an armoured vehicle will be more expensive,” an agency manager told NTV. If you want to save money, the cheaper option is to avoid the city centre altogether and keep to the outskirts, he said.
One police traffic department told Ekho Moskvy radio that armoured vehicles are considered “large equipment” and therefore need special permission from the authorities, as well as coordination with police.
If couples enjoy their unusual wedding limousine enough, one agency is even offering customers help to buy an armoured personnel carrier of their own, at prices comparable to that of a new business saloon car, Ekho Moskvy says.