Terms and Conditions 

General

  • EA Chauffeurs operates a 24hr PRE-BOOKED service. We are not a manned 24hr service. However, one of our representatives will always be available while any bookings are live.
  • For any collection where the pickup time is after midnight but before 0600 and the journey time to collection is 2hrs or more we may include in the cost an overnight hotel stay for the driver. This is to ensure not only prompt collection but also a duty of care for that driver and for the passenger in relation to acceptable levels of rest prior to the collection.
  • Any booking already made and confirmed that subsequently needs to be cancelled and/or edited in any way must be done by the booker/passenger via email. Any booking cancelled or edited may result in a reprice or may still be charged if cancelled as per our terms please see Amendments/Cancellations/No Shows.
  • EA Chauffeurs has a minimum rate of £45.00 for executive travel, £65.00 for MPV and £85.00 for VIP travel.
  • For MPV and/or VIP travel, rates will be 50% more than for an executive booking for the same journey.
  • Tariffs for major sporting events such as Wimbledon, Twickenham, Ascot etc. or any other large-scale social or sporting event will be subject to a 25% surcharge due to increased traffic congestion and journey times involved when these events are live.
  • EA Chauffeurs do not accommodate bookings for: Stag/Hen Events, Proms or Christmas Parties.
  • Congestion Charge/ULEZ – at cost whenever applicable.
  • Dart Charge – at cost.
  • Additional drops/pickups on route during a standard transfer – there will be an extra charge based on the additional mileage rate.
  • Waiting Time Charges: Executive = £40.00 MPV = £50.00 VIP = £60.00 all waiting time charges are per hour or pro-rata.
  • Drop off charges are now applicable for the following. These are not charged by EA Chauffeurs but have been implemented by those airports and would be charged at cost to the client:
  • Heathrow £5.00
  • Gatwick £6.00
  • Luton £5.00
  • Stansted £7.00
  • All rates/quotes are subject to VAT at the current rate. 

Corporate/Business Account Facilities

  • All bookings can be charged to an authorised account facility should this be available.
  • All accounts will be invoiced on the last day of each month reflective of all bookings completed within that calendar month and – unless otherwise agreed – must be settled within 30 days of the invoice date.
  • Failure to settle invoiced accounts within the terms agreed will invoke our booking suspension and/or cancellation policy. This will result in all subsequent "live" bookings being suspended or cancelled with little or no prior notice until such time any outstanding item has been settled. Suspended bookings may also still be charged. Additionally any  invoices not settled within the terms laid down will be further subject to a 5% late payment charge plus VAT on the gross amount of any outstanding item and this will be added to the next invoice period. Failure to settle any item within 3 months will result in that outstanding amount being passed to a third party collection agency and may result in increased fees and charges being applied.

 

Credit Card Account Facilities

  • Any and all trips with prior consent will be charged to any lodged card held securely. This card will also be used for any subsequent transfers made by the card holder only.
  • Statement invoices to be emailed direct on the last day of each month and payment processed within 48 hours.
  • By lodging a valid Credit/Debit Card with EA Chauffeurs you give authority for your card to be debited for all trips and/or additional charges applied to that card account without prior notice and for your card details to be retained under GDPR terms and protocols.
  • Any trip supported by credit card will be invoiced once each transfer has been completed. Invoices will be emailed directly to the booker or passenger via email. Payment method is provided online directly via the applicable invoice/s. All credit card invoices must be settled upon receipt failure to do so will incur a 5% plus vat late payment charge. Any further delay in payment will then result in invoking our booking suspension policy for any subsequent live bookings for that booker/passenger or for that "group account". Please refer to "Corporate/Business Account Facilities" above for clarity on this particular policy. Alternatively a credit card booking associated with a corporate invoiced account may be applied to the corporate account for payment instead.
  • All Credit Card transactions/accounts will be subject to a 3% card processing fee. This is to cover our transaction costs to enable us to accept all major credit cards including Amex.

EA Chauffeurs Airport Meet & Greet policy

  • All inbound flights are tracked and monitored with a combination of online search, airports’ automated flight information systems, and a number of flight tracking Apps to ensure a chauffeur is always on time or is aware of any early/delayed arrivals.
  • EA Chauffeurs does not charge extra for their meet and greet service, however the standard 1 hr parking charge is applied to all passenger airport collections. Any increase to this is then charged at cost. For waiting time charges refer to “Waiting Times”.
  • For any collections from private airfields or for private flights into commercial airports a free waiting period of 15 minutes shall be given after the scheduled arrival time. This is because we are unable to track private aircraft/flights and once landed they are not subject to the standard procedures/delays that commercial and scheduled flights are subject to.
  • There may be some occasions such as extremely heavy traffic congestion, or if a flight has landed particularly early, where a passenger may have to wait for the chauffeur that has been booked. However, EA Chauffeurs will always keep in contact with the passenger to ensure that they are aware of the situation.
  • We advise that all clients provide a contact mobile number at the time of booking and switch their phone on as soon as possible once landed.
  • If there are any adverse conditions which will mean the chauffeur will be delayed we would have already left a message on the passengers’ mobile phone to inform them of the fact. We will then stay in constant contact until the client has been met.
  • Without exception all clients/passengers will be met inside the terminals at our designated meeting points (see below) – this does not levy any additional costs apart from those listed in general.
  • Heathrow and Gatwick airports dictate that the areas outside their terminals are for drop-off only. Meeting and collecting passengers outside any of these terminals carries with it substantial fines for the chauffeur and potential revocation of any operator’s licence. Additionally there are now drop off fees chargeable at Gatwick (£5), Luton (£5) and Stansted (£7) with a fee also being implemented at Heathrow from October 2021 (£5)
  • Every EA Chauffeurs driver will assist a client with luggage but it is ultimately the passengers’ responsibility to ensure that all items of luggage, camera/video equipment, handbags and any other items are in the vehicle. No responsibility will be taken by EA Chauffeurs for luggage left in the airport terminal or car parking area.

Heathrow and Gatwick Airport International and European Arrivals Meeting Points

Meeting points for UK arrivals and/or for pickups from Stansted, Luton and/or any other hub or provincial airport will be advised directly between driver and passenger.

HEATHROW:

TERMINAL 2
By the main exit located opposite WH Smiths.
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall turn to your right walk straight ahead you will see the WH Smiths to your right and main exit to your left.

TERMINAL 3
In front of the Sim Local concession.
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall follow the barriers to your right and the Sim Local is located directly in front of you.

TERMINAL 4
In front or to the right of the Costa Coffee concession.
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall directly opposite you will see Costa Coffee

TERMINAL 5
In the vicinity of the “green” lifts.
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall walk towards the NORTH meeting point and the “green” lifts are on your left past Costa and just before the main exit. Likewise, if you are looking at the Costa coffee concession the green lifts are to the right of this and your driver will be in this vicinity.

GATWICK:

SOUTH TERMINAL
In front of the YotelAir Lifts 
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall, you will find this location to the right hand side of the large Pret A Manger consession

NORTH TERMINAL
Next to the M&S Simply Food concession
Location: Upon entering the arrivals hall turn to your right and walk towards the main exit and you will see M&S Simply Food to the right of this main exit

 

Payments

  • Payments for transfers can be made either by valid credit/debit card or via a live authorised account facility.
  • We accept all major credit and debit cards (including American Express) and would be subject to a 3% card processing fee to cover transactions costs.
  • Card details must be provided PRIOR to any transfer undertaken where payment is by a valid credit./debit card. Card details can be lodged using our secure encrypted link provided at the time of booking. No such bookings will be fully confirmed until this action has been completed.
  • Lodging valid debit or credit card details also provides authorisation for EA Chauffeurs to retain your card details securely and inline with current GDPR protocols for any future journeys that you may complete with EA Chauffeurs. If you do not wish this to be the case then please contact the offices of EA Chauffeurs at your earliest convenience.
  • All bookings are subject to VAT at the current rate.

 Quotes

  • All quotes are based on the information supplied at the time of enquiry.
  • Journey cost may change should the journey vary from that which was quoted for or should the vehicle level be changed by the client after a price has been quoted. All transfers are subject to – where applicable – additional costs such as car parking, congestion charge etc.

 Daily/Hourly/As Directed Rates

  • These are calculated at no less than £55.00 per hour for our standard executive fleet, £75.00 per hour for our MPV fleet and £85.00 per hour for our VIP fleet.
  • The hourly rates listed above would be inclusive of unlimited mileage.
  • Rates are based on a start and finish point at our main offices in Byfleet, Surrey (KT14).
  • All car parking fees and/or congestion charge – where applicable – are charged separately and at cost.
  • Hourly/daily/As directed hire are subject to a minimum 3-hour charge.
  • Hourly/daily/as directed hire cancelled with 24 hours notice or less will still be charged the full minimum 3 hour cost.
  • Hourly/daily/as directed hire cancelled with between 24 hours and 48 hours notice will be charged at 50% of the minimum 3-hour cost.

 General Car Bookings

  • Although to a certain extent we are able to offer an “on-demand” service we would recommend that in order to maintain reliability, guarantee provision and to eliminate waiting times all journeys are pre-booked wherever possible. Any "on-damand" request will be subject to availability at the time of request.
  • Bookings can only be made using either a valid live account facility or supported by a valid credit/debit card lodged in advance - see "Payments"
  • We do not provide a cash booking facility.

Provision Available

  • EA Chauffeurs are able to provide a full range of vehicle types:
  • Executive, VIP and MPV (up to 7 passengers).
  • EA Chauffeurs will always work with our clients in making recommendations in relation to vehicle sizes which we feel would be the most cost efficient and comfortable depending on passenger numbers and amount of luggage.

 Child Seats

  • Due to the wide range of child sizes and weights we DO NOT provide child seats.
  • If a passenger/s are travelling with young children under the age of 3 years old then a child seat MUST BE provided by the parent/guardian.
  • Where a child seat is provided by the passenger It is their sole responsibility to ensure that not only are they happy with the placement of the child seat but that the child is secured safely and within the guidelines.   
  • If you are providing a child seat please make this clear at the point of booking.
  • Unfortunately EA Chauffeurs are unable to retain or store child seats so they would remain the passengers' sole responsibility at all times,

Waiting Times

  • For inbound airport transfers a free waiting period of 45 minutes shall be given from the confirmed flight landing time. Thereafter waiting time will be charged at £40.00phr for executive bookings, £50.00phr for MPV bookings & £60.00phr for VIP bookings all on a pro-rata basis in 15-minute increments. There are occasions where an inbound flight is confirmed but the status changes while the chauffeur is actually in the terminal. If this occurs then additional waiting time may be applied.
  • Collections from offices will be subject to a 15-minute grace period before any waiting time is applied. Any waiting time between 15 and 30-minutes however will be charged at the entire 30-minutes and then as per guidance above.
  • Waiting time from homes/hotels/venues will be applied at 15-minute increments from the booking time as per above guidance. 

Amendments/Cancellations/No Shows

  • For account/credit card clients for a standard A to B booking with one or two vehicles any cancellation with 90-minutes or less notice will be charged at the full rate as per booked. For any account/credit card booking where the passenger is a “no show” this will be invoiced/charged at the published rate plus any applicable waiting time, parking and/or any additional costs incurred by the chauffeur solely in relation to the transfer.
  • Any hourly/daily/as directed booking cancelled with 24hrs notice or less will still be charged at our minimum 3hr tariff for a booking of this kind. This charge will also be reflective of the level of vehicle booked.
  • All hourly/daily/as directed hire cancelled with between 24 hours and 48 hours notice will be charged at 50% of the minimum 3-hour cost.This charge will also be reflective of the level of vehicle booked.
  • Where a client has failed to show for an airport collection the charge levied will be the full cost of the booked transfer please waiting time. Waiting time will be calculated from the confirmed time that the chauffeur entered the terminal (within reason) until it was established that the passenger was a “no show” plus any applicable parking charges at cost.
  • For any no show for a standard AtoB or other booking the charge will be the full cost of the booked transfer plus any applicable waiting time.
  • For any event and/or booking where 2 or more vehicles are required the full charge - or minimum tariff - per vehicle will be applied if any are cancelled with less than 24hrs notice.
  • For any event and/or booking where 2 or more vehicles are required 50% of the full charge - or minimum tariff - per vehicle will be applied if any are cancelled with between 24 & 48hrs notice.
  • For all VIP bookings that are cancelled with 24hrs or less notice the full cost for that booking will still be charged
  • For all VIP bookings that are cancelled with between 24hrs and 48hrs notice 50% of the full cost will still be charged  
  • Any booking that has already been confirmed and is then subsequently amended may result in higher costs depending what those changes are
  • Once confirmed any cancellations, changes or otherwise are the sole responsibility of the booker/passenger or a designated party. Any cancellations and/or changes in any aspect of the booking confirmed must be supported by an email to bookings@eachauffeurs.co.uk Bookings will NOT be cancelled and/or edited on a verbal basis or as a result of messages being relayed to drivers or any other individual not associated with the actual booking of the transfer. Any cancellation not supported in this manner will still be charged.

 Out of Hours Surcharge

  • For any bookings where the time of collection is after 23:00 and before 06:00 a 25% out-of-hours surcharge will apply. 

Additional Information

  • Any person or persons who cause damage to the interior or exterior of the vehicle supplied through direct or indirect actions will be liable for the full costs of repairs plus any potential loss of earnings to the chauffeur capped at £100.00 per day.
  • Any person or persons that soil the interior of the vehicle in any way will be liable to a valeting charge of £250 plus any potential loss of earnings capped at £100.00 per day.
  • Please ensure that you book the correct size of vehicle for the amount of luggage that you may have. EA Chauffeurs is more than happy to advise you accordingly. The chauffeurs invest a significant amount of resource into their vehicles and will not agree to luggage being placed on seats. If any seat and/or upholstery/trim is damaged as a result of this then the passenger will be liable for the full cost of repairs plus any loss of earnings capped at £100.00 per day.
  • If an additional or larger vehicle has to be booked due to luggage requirements then you will be charged for both vehicles plus any applicable waiting time and/or parking at cost.
  • Any chauffeurs working on behalf of EA Chauffeurs will show respect and professionalism at all times and we would ask that passengers treat the chauffeur with the same respect and professionalism.
  • Should you find any chauffeur that does not meet the standards required or expected please contact our offices at your earliest convenience.
  • All chauffeurs reserve the right to refuse transfers to any individual or group who appear or display signs of being excessively intoxicated due to the effects of alcohol or drugs and any booking will still be charged at the full rate.
  • EA Chauffeurs operates a zero policy to abusive, reckless or violent behaviour. Any passenger which takes part in any such conduct will be expelled from the vehicle and will be reported to Police.
  • EA Chauffeurs reserves the right to amend, add or delete Terms and Conditions, rates, surcharges and/or levies wherever applicable without prior notice.