Included
- The vehicle and chauffeur for the whole booked period
- Waiting between stops, however long each one runs
- A mileage or kilometre allowance stated on your confirmation
- Tolls and standard parking incurred while working for you
Chauffeur by the hour A car and chauffeur,
A car and chauffeur,
held at your disposal
For days that will not hold still: multiple stops, unpredictable end times, and a driver who waits instead of being re-booked the moment you step out.
How it works
You book time, not a route
A point-to-point booking pays for a line on a map. An hourly booking pays for the chauffeur's day. Inside the booked period you can add stops, change the order, sit in a meeting for ninety minutes and come back to the same car with your coat still on the seat.
Set the start and the duration
Pick the pickup point, the start time and how long you need. Minimums are typically three hours and vary by city; the reservation system shows the local minimum before you confirm.
Run the day as it comes
Give the chauffeur the next stop when you know it. Within the booked hours and the agreed mileage allowance there is nothing to re-book and nothing to re-price.
Extend if you need to
Overrunning is normal. Tell the chauffeur and the extra time is added at the same hourly rate, in whole or part hours per your confirmation — not at a penalty rate.
Who books it
Days that justify holding a car
- Investor and client roadshows — six meetings, four buildings, one city, no gaps to spend hunting for a car.
- Site inspections and property tours where the schedule is a list of addresses and the timing between them is a guess.
- Film, media and production days with equipment that should not be loaded and unloaded more than it has to be.
- Shopping, dining and private tours where the car carries the bags and the day ends when you decide it does.
- Delegations and protocol visits requiring the same vehicle and the same chauffeur throughout for security or continuity.
- Wedding parties across a full day of venues, with waiting built in rather than improvised.
The detail
What the hourly rate does and does not cover
Extra, and only if used
- Time beyond the booked hours, at the same hourly rate
- Distance beyond the stated allowance, at a per-mile or per-kilometre rate
- Crossing into another city or region, where a transfer rate may apply
- Venue or event access fees the organiser controls
Rule of thumb: three or more stops, or any waiting longer than about thirty minutes, and hourly hire beats separate point-to-point bookings — usually on price, always on hassle.