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Cars booked in advance

Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Maybach, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren and the rest, arranged for a date rather than taken from a rank. Chauffeur-driven or self-drive, at a price confirmed in writing before anything is paid.

  • 29 cars across 14 marques
  • 19 chauffeur-driven, 10 self-drive
  • Pre-booked only, never same-day
  • A deposit by secure link, never by telephone

Read these three things first

They are the difference between this page and the rest of the site, and it is a real difference rather than small print.

  1. Booked in advance

    Every car on this page is booked in advance. None of them is available same-day, and an enquiry is not a confirmed booking until we have written back with the car, the price and the terms.

  2. The figure is indicative

    Any figure shown here is indicative and subject to change. It is not one of the fixed prices published elsewhere on this site: those five classes carry a price that cannot move, and these cars carry a price confirmed in writing before you pay anything.

  3. A deposit by link

    When the car and the price are agreed we send a secure link to take the deposit. We never ask for card details by telephone, by email or on this page.

Who is carrying you

Three arrangements, and every car on this page says which of them applies to it. You are entitled to know before you get in, not afterwards.

Chauffeur-driven
Chauffeur-driven on our own private hire operator licence. Before the pickup you are sent the chauffeur’s first name, their private hire driver licence number, and the car’s registration, make, model and colour.
Through a partner operator
Arranged through a licensed partner operator. You are told which operator is carrying you, and its operator licence number, with the confirmation and before any money is taken.
Self-drive
You drive. The hire terms, the insurance and excess, the minimum age and the security deposit are set out in writing before anything is confirmed, and there is no chauffeur on a self-drive hire.

Rolls-Royce

The quietest cabin made, and the one car a photograph of an arrival is usually of.

Bentley

Built to be driven as well as ridden in, which is why two of these three are offered both ways.

Mercedes-Benz

The Maybach for the rear seat, the G-Class for the winter, and both are worked cars rather than ornaments.

Land Rover

The long-wheelbase Range Rover is the most-used car in this part of the trade, and for good reason.

BMW

The electric i7 is the one car here that is both a long-wheelbase saloon and a zero-emission one.

  • BMW i7

    Chauffeur-driven

    3 passengers

    Electric, so no charge in the congestion zone and nothing running at a standstill.

    Ask about the i7

  • BMW M760e

    Chauffeur-driven

    3 passengers

    The petrol-electric 7 Series, for a day that leaves London and comes back.

    Ask about the M760e

Maserati

Italian saloons and SUVs, for somebody who wants the occasion without the Rolls-Royce.

Tesla

Electric, quick, and the two cars here that a passenger under thirty asks for by name.

Aston Martin

The two Astons that are usable for a whole day rather than an hour.

Ferrari

Self-drive, by the day, booked well ahead. Nobody rents one of these at short notice.

Lamborghini

The Urus carries four; the Huracán carries two and an overnight bag.

McLaren

Built as racing cars that are road legal, which is exactly how they drive.

Porsche

The range that covers a two-seat sports car, a four-door and an SUV without changing character.

Audi

One car, and it is here because people ask for it by name.

  • Audi R8

    Self-drive

    2 passengers

    A mid-engined V10 with four-wheel drive, which makes it the easiest supercar here in the rain.

    Ask about the R8

Stretch limousine

A different kind of booking: the car is the venue rather than the way to one.

Ask about a car

Tell us the date and what the day is. You get a written answer with the car, the price and the terms, and nothing is charged before you agree to it.

Or leave it and tell us what the day is; we will suggest one.
When you want the car

How far ahead do I need to ask?

As far ahead as you can. None of these cars is available same-day, and the ones there is one of in the country go months in advance. Tell us the date you want and we will tell you plainly whether it is possible.

Day, then month, then year. London time, in 15-minute steps.
Either. A car for an evening is booked by time; a car to Sandbanks is booked by place.
It changes what we suggest more than anything else you can tell us.
Either this or a telephone number.
A second car, a photographer, a ribbon, a route past somewhere. Ask.

Tell us your name

This is an enquiry, not a booking. Nothing is charged and no car is held until we have written back with the price and you have paid the deposit through a secure link.

If you want a price now rather than an answer later

The five standard classes are the other half of this business and the faster half: one fixed price for each, published, with the congestion charge, the tolls, the airport fees and your waiting already inside it, bookable in two minutes.

Every published price, or the five classes.

What people ask about these cars

Can I book one of these today?

No. Every car in this section is arranged in advance, and the rarer ones go months ahead. Tell us the date you want and we will say plainly whether it is possible rather than taking a booking we cannot keep.

Why is there no price on the page?

Because a figure for one of these depends on the date, the hours, the route and the car, and a number that moves is not a price. The rest of this site publishes prices that cannot move; these are confirmed in writing before you pay anything, which is the honest version of the same promise.

When do I pay, and how?

After we have written back with the car, the price and the terms. If you are happy with them we send a secure link that takes the deposit, and the car is held once that is paid and not before. We never ask for card details by telephone, by email or on a web page.

Who is driving?

It depends on the car and the page says which. Some are chauffeur-driven on our own private hire operator licence, some are arranged through a licensed partner operator whose name and licence number you are given, and some are self-drive, where there is no chauffeur at all.

What do I need for a self-drive hire?

The hire terms, the insurance and excess position, the minimum age and the security deposit, all of which are set out in writing before anything is confirmed. Nothing about a self-drive hire is agreed on a telephone call.

Is the fixed price promise the same on these cars?

No, and that is the one thing worth reading twice. The five standard classes carry a published price with every mandatory charge inside it, and it cannot change. A car in this section carries a price confirmed in writing for your date, which is a different promise and a weaker one.

Can you arrange more than one car?

Ask. A wedding is usually more than one car and often more than one kind, and the enquiry form has a box for exactly that. We answer with what is possible on your date rather than with a package.

Every question people ask, grouped by subject.

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