MORE THAN 2,300 industry professionals flocked to Drive ’08 as it opened its doors for the first time at Farnborough FIVE in April. The event provided the ideal opportunity for prestige car manufacturers to meet the chauffeur industry face-to-face in a contusive atmosphere. A wide range of models from various marques were available, not only to admire, but to thoroughly examine and actually drive...
As one of the esteemed judges in The Chauffeur Car of the Year assessment exercise, Iain Robertson knows that his skills are better explored up-front, but he was determined to fit a quart into the proverbial pint-pot. Whenever I hear the term ‘Fat Cat’, you know the people more accustomed to parking their substantial acreages in the back seats of limousines...
THE OWNER of Krystal UK, Nick Clarke, has announced a new Cambridgeshire dealer, establishing a stronger presence for the popular manufacturer. The appointment of ACF Limousines as the latest UK authorised dealer...
THE MOST prestigious award within the chauffeur industry has been announced, revealing the winners of The Chauffeur Car of the Year Awards 2008. A shortlist of twelve vehicles was announced in March in three different categories, and following a judging day which saw a team of national journalists and chauffeurs put all the cars through their paces...
Reader Ray Jones, dropped us a line to let us know about a service that could be of great use to anyone collecting their clients from Heathrow airport. As we all know, especially with the confusion generated by the Terminal 5 opening, landing times are never exactly predictable. But Ray spotted the answer on a leaflet put out by TFL...
THE First of six hundred black Ford Galaxy seven-seaters have been delivered to Addison Lee, the UK’s biggest private hire and chauffeur company. The high-specification Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi auto models are set to enter service at the rate of about sixty per month until the year-end.
Tristar Worldwide Chauffeur Services has told The Chauffeur that it completed a management buy out by the current board of directors on the 9th January.. Tristar is the largest chauffeur company in the UK, with an impressive portfolio of clients including several leading airlines and large blue chip organisations.
The Chauffeur Quality, Service and Innovation Awards were announced last month, where an array of company’s and individuals were awarded for the work they’ve carried out. The event which took place at a prestigious Ascot hotel in the evening of the first day of The Chauffeur Drive event, almost 200 people gathered to celebrate the awards which were presented by Mike Davey.
MORE THAN 2,300 industry professionals flocked to Drive ’08 as it opened its doors for the first time at Farnborough FIVE in April. The event provided the ideal opportunity for prestige car manufacturers to meet the chauffeur industry face-to-face in a contusive atmosphere. A wide range of models from various marques were available, not only to admire, but to thoroughly examine and actually drive...
As one of the esteemed judges in The Chauffeur Car of the Year assessment exercise, Iain Robertson knows that his skills are better explored up-front, but he was determined to fit a quart into the proverbial pint-pot. Whenever I hear the term ‘Fat Cat’, you know the people more accustomed to parking their substantial acreages in the back seats of limousines... 
THE OWNER of Krystal UK, Nick Clarke, has announced a new Cambridgeshire dealer, establishing a stronger presence for the popular manufacturer. The appointment of ACF Limousines as the latest UK authorised dealer...
THE First of six hundred black Ford Galaxy seven-seaters have been delivered to Addison Lee, the UK’s biggest private hire and chauffeur company. The high-specification Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi auto models are set to enter service at the rate of about sixty per month until the year-end.