Traditionally, the limousine has been a large car with a long wheelbase, allowing the rear passenger compartment to contain a forward-facing passenger seat with a substantial amount of foot room. Otherwise two jump seats are mounted, facing rearward behind the driver; these seats fold up when not in use. In this way, up to five persons can be carried in the aft compartment in comfort, and up to two additional persons carried in the driver's compartment, for a total capacity of seven passengers in addition to the driver. This type of seat configuration has become less popular in recent limousines.
A similar design, but with only the driver in front, is used for the black cabs of London. The jump seats, also referred to as taxi-tip-seats, usually carry advertising on the underside; the advertisements are visible to the passengers when the tip-seats are not in use.
Where a vehicle is built for the funeral trade, one or two full width, normal, forwards facing seats are often added. These may be fixed or fold down into the floor.