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==Modern usage== [[File:20150623 Königliche Hand IMG 5570 by sebaso (cropped).jpg|thumb|Royal livery of claret and black, as used on [[State and royal cars of the United Kingdom|state cars]] and carriages in the UK]] [[File:NYC Taxi Ford Crown Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[New York City]] [[Taxicabs of New York City|taxicab]] in mandated [[Yellow cab|yellow]] [[Taxicab livery|taxi cab livery]]]] [[File:Mercedes Vito Estonian police with ambulance.png|thumb|An [[Estonia|Estonian]] [[ambulance]] and [[Police and Border Guard Board|police]] van in [[Tallinn]], displaying their respective fleet liveries]] [[File:Habillage-transilien.jpg|thumb|[[Transilien]] [[rolling stock]] livery in [[Paris]], [[design]] by the French agency [[RCP Design Global]]]] [[File:Porsche 935-77 Baby in the Porsche-Museum (2009) IMG 7412.jpg|thumb|right|[[Porsche 935]] in iconic [[Martini Racing]] livery]] From this core meaning, multiple extended or specialist meanings have derived, mostly related to exterior graphic designs on vehicles. Examples include: *A [[livery company]] is the name used for a [[guild]] in the [[City of London]]; members of the company were allowed to dress their servants in the distinctive uniform of their trade, and the company's charters enabled them to prevent others from embarking upon the trades within the company's jurisdiction. * A fleet livery is the common design and paint scheme a business or organization uses on its [[Fleet vehicle|fleet vehicles]], often using specific colors and [[logo]] placement. For example, the [[United Parcel Service]] has trucks with a well-known brown livery. This may sometimes used alongside [[wrap advertising]]. Fleet liveries can be used to promote a brand or for unrelated advertising compared to the goods contained in the vehicle. This can enable companies to become iconic as a result of their livery. An example is the truck fleet of [[Eddie Stobart Group]], which has a deal with [[Corgi Toys|Corgi]] to sell replicas of their trucks with their unique red, green, and white livery.<ref>[http://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/corgi-eddie-stobart-curtainside-truck-ty86646/36913954 CORGI Eddie Stobart Curtainside Truck]. Image of die-cast, 1:64 scale model of Stobart including authentic livery.</ref> ** Fleet liveries are also used by [[Emergency service|emergency services]] to make emergency vehicles visually distinct from civilian traffic, allowing for higher visibility and easy identification. Depending on the policies of the agency and the scope of its jurisdiction, the livery used by an emergency vehicle fleet may be the same or similar across a municipality, region, or entire country; alternatively, they may differ in each municipality or region, under each agency, or even depending on the vehicle's assigned purpose. Examples of markings and designs used in emergency vehicle liveries include [[Black and white (police vehicle)|black and white]], [[Battenburg markings]], [[Sillitoe tartan]], [[Jam sandwich (police car)|"jam sandwich" markings]], and reflective [[Decal|decals]]. * A racing livery is the specific paint scheme and sticker design used in [[motorsport]], on vehicles, in order to attract sponsorship and to advertise sponsors, as well as to identify vehicles as belonging to a specific racing team. * [[Aircraft livery]] is also the term describing the paint scheme of an aircraft. Most airlines have a standard paint scheme for their aircraft fleet, usually prominently displaying the airline logo or name. From time to time special liveries are introduced, for example prior to big events. * A "livery vehicle" remains a legal [[Jargon|term of art]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] and Canada for a [[vehicle for hire]], such as a [[Taxi|taxicab]] or chauffeured [[limousine]], but excluding a rented vehicle driven by the renter. In some jurisdictions a "livery vehicle" covers vehicles that carry up to fifteen passengers, but not more, thus including a [[Share taxi|jitney]] but excluding an [[bus|omnibus]] or [[motorcoach]]. This usage stems from the [[hackney carriage|hackney]] cabs or coaches that could be provided by a [[livery stable]]. By extension, there are [[boat livery]] companies for the hire of watercraft. Canada has many businesses offering [[canoe livery]]. * A [[Livery yard|livery stable]] (from 1705, derived from the obsolete sense of "provender for horses" found in the mid-15th century)<ref name="OEtymD">{{OEtymD|livery|accessdate=2015-01-03}}</ref> looks after the care, feeding, stabling, etc., of horses for pay.
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