Hourly chauffeur hire in London, a car on standby by the hour.
Keep a car and professional driver with you for the hours you need, for meetings, shopping, events or a day out. As-directed hire from £55 an hour, with a mileage allowance and waiting time included.
☎ +44 20 8044 0939What hourly, as-directed chauffeur hire means
Hourly chauffeur hire, also called as-directed hire, is booking a car and driver by the hour rather than for a single route. The car stays with you for the block you book, so you can add stops, wait and change plans without re-quoting. Vinta Rides runs it across London and the UK.
The price is set by the block. Hourly hire starts at £55 an hour, and packages run from £120 for two hours and £220 for four, to £420 for a full eight-hour day, each including a mileage allowance and waiting time. The fare is fixed before you travel.
As-directed hire suits a day with several stops: back-to-back meetings, a shopping trip, an event with a wait, or sightseeing at your own pace. One car, one driver, and no separate fare for each leg.
Every Vinta chauffeur is a private-hire driver licensed by Transport for London (TfL) and DBS-checked, in business dress.
Below you will find how the hourly packages work, what is included, and the questions people ask before booking.
What you are buying by the hour is flexibility. The car and driver are yours for the block, so a meeting that overruns or a plan that changes costs nothing extra within the hours, and there is no meter counting while you wait.
Each package includes a mileage allowance, so ordinary stops around town are covered. Longer distances are simply quoted as a fixed transfer instead, and the driver will advise which works out better for your day.
The hourly packages
Two hours from £120, four hours £220, six hours £320 and a full eight-hour day £420, with longer blocks available. Each package includes a mileage allowance and waiting time, and the fare is fixed before you travel.
The car for the day
An executive Mercedes E-Class or BMW 5 Series as standard, a First Class Mercedes S-Class or Range Rover to step up, or a Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter for a group. Hire starts at £55 an hour.
Chauffeur services for every journey
One operator for the airport run, the board meeting, the wedding and the long drive. Each service has its own page below.
Hourly hire, day rates,
and fixed airport fares
Chauffeur pricing stays simple and set in advance. Hourly hire starts from £55 an hour with a short minimum, full days are quoted as a package, and point-to-point runs are fixed by distance and vehicle. Every quote includes the driver, the car, waiting time and a generous mileage allowance, with no meter, no surge and nothing to settle at the end.
The fleet you can book
Classes run from an executive saloon to a First Class Mercedes S-Class, a seven-seat Mercedes-Benz Vito and a Mercedes Sprinter minibus seating up to nineteen. You choose the class; we assign the car.
Why book a chauffeur with Vinta
Licensed drivers, a fleet for every job and a fare that is fixed before you travel. The same standard whether it is one airport run or a daily account.
Licensed & DBS-Checked
Every chauffeur is TfL private-hire licensed and DBS-checked, in business dress and briefed on your journey before they arrive.
Fixed Fares
Your price is agreed before you travel. No meter, no surge, and no charges added at the end of the journey.
A Fleet for Every Job
Classes run from an executive saloon to a seven-seat Mercedes-Benz Vito and a Sprinter minibus seating up to nineteen, so the car fits the passengers and the luggage.
By the Hour or Point to Point
Keep a car and driver as-directed for a few hours or a full day, or book a single fixed-fare transfer. Waiting time is included.
Airport Meet & Greet
Flight tracking and terminal meet and greet at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City, with waiting time after you land.
Discreet & Private
A quiet cabin for calls, work or rest. We carry executives, private clients and visitors with complete discretion.
Corporate Accounts
Monthly invoicing, named drivers and priority booking for firms that move people around London regularly.
Around the Clock
Book any hour of any day, from a pre-dawn airport run to a late finish, across London and the wider UK.
Corporate accounts and
group chauffeur hire
For companies and groups, Vinta is a chauffeur partner you can put on account. Move executives between meetings, host visiting clients, or run a multi-stop roadshow, all on one monthly invoice with named drivers. For larger parties, our V-Class carriers seat 7 and our minibuses carry 19, with the same fixed-fare, discreet service.
How booking
a chauffeur works
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