Chauffeur hire in Streatham, SW16

The chauffeur reaches Streatham with a margin, parks, and then does nothing at all. That waiting on a Streatham street is deliberate. It is what turns a time printed on a confirmation into a car genuinely standing in Streatham when the door opens.

The handover in Streatham takes about forty seconds and then the car is gone. Where the run continues from Streatham to London City, the chauffeur will tell you the indicative arrival once and then leave you alone with it.

• One message naming exactly where the car is standing in Streatham
• Luggage loaded at the Streatham kerb, doors held, no waiting on the pavement
• The stopping point on Leigham Court Road agreed before the morning rather than during it
• No meter and no waiting charge on a residential collection in Streatham

If your address sits nearer Brixton than the middle of Streatham, the drive is a different length. We say so and quote it, rather than using the middle of Streatham and hoping the difference is small.

Where the flight is private, the drive from Streatham ends airside at the London City FBO rather than at a terminal door, and the timings compress accordingly. Say so when you enquire from Streatham and the quotation is built round the handling agent's slot instead of a check-in desk.

We ask for the flight number rather than the landing time into London City, because only one of those tells us when to leave Streatham. From it we know the aircraft, the terminal, when to leave Streatham, and when to start the walk in from the car park.

On the way back the chauffeur gives the indicative arrival in Streatham once and then leaves you alone with it. If the arrival into Streatham moves, you hear that once as well, with a number rather than an apology.

• Bags taken from the London City trolley to the boot and on to Streatham
• A diversion away from London City requoted for Streatham in writing, not argued about
• Late landings still end with the cases at your door in Streatham
• Return route into Streatham chosen at the airport exit rather than in advance