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A remote Indian village has become the country's bizarre limo capital after crafty car hire bosses took advantage of local business laws. Ludhiana - in the country's northern Punjab state - has hundreds of stretch limos registered there because taxi owners don't have to pay car tax. Now you're more likely to be able to hail a stretch Mercedes on the dusty streets than catch a bus at the isolated town, where most people still get about on bikes or donkeys. "There are about 400 limos in town now and I think the town could take another 100 or so before the roads get totally jammed. "We're a small place with big plans and having a limousine is a man's opportunity to show off his status," explained limo dealer Amit Aggarwal, 46.