Party’s over for some transportainment companies as Nashville denies dozens of party vehicle permits

If you’ve ever been to downtown Nashville, you know it’s hard to miss the slow-moving party vehicles blaring music on Broadway and nearby streets. But now the city is limiting how many of those are on the road.     

For the most part entertainment vehicles have gone unregulated until this past week, when the Metro Transportation Licensing Commission established rules and started awarding roughly 40 permits.  

The regulations come after complaints of traffic, loud music and drunk partiers.  

Sal Hernandez, the chair of the commission, says in the process they declined dozens of applicants. He says they’ll revisit that number next year.

“We just felt uncomfortable given the current problems that we’ve got existing right now,” said Hernandez. “That there just wasn’t enough justification under our standards for determining public convenience and necessity to award that many.”

The entertainment vehicles are also now limited to operating between the hours of 9 am to 11 p.m. Except during the afternoon rush hours between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays.   

There will now be about 40 entertainment vehicles allowed on the road — excluding pedal taverns, which are regulated separately.