Event days, and what they cost
On a handful of days a year London does not move. Those days carry a published uplift, and we publish which days they are at least sixty days ahead.
- Dates published sixty days ahead
- The uplift is inside the price
- No night or Sunday uplift
Price your date
Five prices, one per class, each final. You choose before you pay.
What carries an uplift, and what does not
Two things raise a price. Nothing else does, whatever the hour or the day of the week.
| When | Uplift | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|
| A date on the published event list | A published uplift | Inside the price the form shows you |
| A booking made less than three hours ahead | A published uplift, on any date | Inside the price before you pay |
| Nights | None | The ordinary price |
| Sundays and bank holidays | None | The ordinary price |
| Christmas and New Year, as days | None | The ordinary price |
| Waiting for a late flight | None | The clock starts when the aircraft lands |
No event day is published from today onwards, so no date carries an event uplift at the moment. A date added to the list appears on this page, and inside the price the form shows you.
Why we publish the dates
Every firm we surveyed has some form of event pricing. Not one publishes the dates it applies to, which means a customer finds out at the quote and cannot tell whether the number is a policy or an opinion.
When a date does carry an uplift, it is already inside the price the form shows you. It is never added afterwards, and it never appears at checkout as a line you did not agree to.
The published tables show the ordinary price for every route, and the hourly terms the price of a block of hours on an ordinary day.
What people ask
Which dates carry an uplift?
Each date is published on the rate card before it applies, so you can check a date before you plan around it.
Will I see the uplift before I pay?
Yes. Where a date carries it, it is already inside the price the form shows you. It is never added afterwards and never appears at checkout as a line you did not agree to.
Is there a night or Sunday uplift as well?
No. Nights, Sundays, bank holidays and the Christmas period carry no uplift at all. A car at 05:40 on a Sunday never costs more than the table, and it costs less where the congestion charge does not apply at that hour.
What about booking at short notice?
A booking made less than three hours ahead carries a published uplift on any date, because a job that short cannot be chained with another. It is in the price before you pay.
How do I cancel or change a booking?
Cancel in your account. The refund follows the version of the cancellation policy your booking was made under, and you see it before you confirm. To change a booking, use the "Request a change" link on it.
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