La Quinta Cove

Licensed golf carts are now legal on SOME streets in La Quinta, many in the Cove and the Village.  (Country clubs/gated communities have their own regulations.)  Licenses can be obtained at City Hall for $20, good for two years.

What carts can be licensed?  Owners must present proof of insurance, and carts must have seat belts, windshield, headlights and red reflectors, turn signals, parking brake, horn and mirrors.  Only carts designed for two passengers with a covered passenger compartment are eligible.  If your cart fits this profile, you can get a license and use the designated streets.  For all information on the City Golf Cart Program go to http://www.la-quinta.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=10089 and click on “Brochurs is available HERE”.   A permit sticker for approved carts looks like THIS:

Approved carts will have this sticker, be driven by licensed drivers (over 16), and obeying all of the California laws for automobiles.  There will be no 4-seater carts, nor back-facing seats, and they will be operated on the approved streets (not Montezuma, Eisenhower, Bermudas or Tecate).  Consult your map carefully, as there IS a route to get you into the Village.  If you see what appears to be an ILLEGAL CART, contact the police, not City Hall. 

Having carts on our streets will be a challenge to automobile and truck drivers, so be careful.  Carts will do a lot to diminish the use of gasoline, and provide a fun means of transportation around our beautiful Cove.