Why do most Taxi drivers believe they can do chauffeur work, it is like night and day, let’s look at the massive differences, first of all to be a successful chauffeur i believe you have to have a Mercedes s class, maybe a BMW 7 series or an Audi A8, I had a chap from London contact me this morning asking if I had any surplus work that I could send him, my first question was, what kind of car do you have, a Mercedes E class he replied, I then tried to tell him the massive difference between the e class and the s class, he wasn’t convinced and said he carries many wealthy clients, I think a chauffeur should first of all have nothing less than the Mercedes s class long wheelbase version, he should have a lovely freshly pressed suit with highly polished shoes, but it is his demeanour that is also important, knowing when to talk and when to stay silent, the art of being a professional chauffeur is quite difficult to teach, you have to be subservient but also confident, you have to have the ability to have a conversation with all walks of life, the car should have no radio or music on unless of course the client requests that, there must be ice cold water to drink and sweets mints etc, the car must also be fully valeted before every journey, all this attention to detail takes time, lots of time, this is why we have to charge a lot more than a Taxi driver would, you also have to arrive at the clients house or business 15 minutes early, you must be out of the car to greet the client, if he offers his hand by all means shake hands, and introduce your self, good morning my name is Mark I will be your driver for this journey, see the client in to the car and softly close the door, this is where soft close doors on the Mercedescs class come in to their own, you will already have planned the journey and the best route to take, then stay silent unless spoken to, some people feel the need to push a conversation, this is a complete no no, we then get the client to his or her destination, quickly get out of the car to open the door for them, taking note of your surroundings and any problems. This my friends is a chauffeur journey not a Taxi. Thank you. Mark Heaney.
Mark Heaney
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