Legal & Reliable, 100% Guaranteed - How?

June 05, 2019 by David Barnes in Executive Travel, Wedding cars

We guarantee your travel with us is safe and comfortable, guaranteeing we are legal and reliable - we do the waiting so our clients do not!

This is the third and final in a mini series about our guarantees - we guarantee that we are legal and reliable, so what’s included in this?

Let’s talk about being legal first and in what ways our executive chauffeur service stays within the law.

Yes, this really is what we aim to do, which not only applies to the way we deliver a drive as well as the way we operate the business.

Comfort Guaranteed - Who says?

February 15, 2019 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars

I have often been asked, why Jaguar?

Why not Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Volvo or perhaps a Tesla? Why not? The list is endless, but to answer this obvious question I need to go back to our roots first of all………………

Safety Guaranteed - Really?

January 28, 2019 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars

I became an executive chauffeur following the poor experiences I had in the past when I was travelling in the back of cars with other people driving, during my previous career in corporate.

This propelled me to offer a very different way of travelling where we actually guarantee that

So, What's in the Masters?

November 02, 2018 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars

After the good feedback received from my previous article on POWDERY checks I thought I would make public the 27 check points that examiners use to judge the skill of an advanced driver when they take the Masters driving test with IAM Roadsmart.

I realise doing this could make me vulnerable, but it does provide an insight into the testing involved should anyone be interested in improving their own driving skills to make them a safer and more observant driver.

Have you done your Powdery checks?

October 05, 2018 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars

Following on from my previous article, where I outlined the major phases of the system of car control

“I P S G A”, the Information part flows through each phase and is a continual source of input and output.

Indeed there are many ways of giving information to other road users and pedestrians. Among them are those I have listed below:

From Irresponsible "Boy Racer" to Professional Chauffeur

August 24, 2018 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars

During my travels and I am sure you all do, I notice varying skills of driving. It sometimes still shocks me at how some people can be when they squeeze their car into gaps when travelling at often excessive speeds even over and above the speed limit.

We have seen on YouTube

Help, I'm lost, do your magic!

March 30, 2018 by David Barnes in customer care, Executive Travel, family business, Wedding cars, mobile technology

One of the most essential pieces of information given me for every single job is the full postal address including post code, of where I am to collect my clients.

Many years ago, in the days when

Airport Transfer Mode - part 2

October 06, 2017 by David Barnes in customer care, family business, Executive Travel

Following on from last weeks blog on the outward journey to the airport, I thought I would take you all through a typical inward airport journey. The most frequent airports I currently visit are Bristol, Gatwick and Heathrow, although I am able to go to any airport depending on my clients needs.

2 days before,

Washing Day Again!

August 04, 2017 by David Barnes in customer care, Wedding cars, family business, Executive Travel

I mentioned at the end of last week’s blog since our family holidays in our blue S Type, that she has been given a deep clean and now that she is only used for weddings. This leads me to answer what many have asked me since we turned professional - how often do you clean your cars as they are always pristine?

Well, to state the obvious, they do get