Starting your own chauffeur driven company..
Discussion
specifically wedding cars/special event/executive hire etc etc. I'm always reading the best barge's thread and it seems sometimes a bargain pops up now and then.
I have been thinking for some time now about a complete career change and want it to be based around cars/driving. Previously looked into driving instruction, but have decided now to leave that alone.
Currently planning my wedding and recently booked cars for our big day. Some small localish complanies have pretty crappy sheds to transport couples and they charge an absolute fortune for it. I booked with a small company, owner and his wife run it, really look after the pair of you on the big day and I realise that the chaffeurs themselves help make the day, not just a nice motor. After talking with the guy and looking around his two cars it got me thinking more and more about this as a small business. This guy is doing very well for himself, virtually fully booked all next year, I booked for 2011 and he's currently taking bookings for 2012. He cleans all the cars himself/maintenance the lot and does the driving. The cars themselves are 3 years old, 7K on the clock and he is charging us £500 for the pair and that is cheap from what I've been quoted.
There must be a few on PH who have their own car business, any thoughts /advice on the subject would be greatly appreciated. I understand that starting any small business up from scratch will be be expensive and stressful. After our day there will be funds available and I have the OH's permission to look into it fully after our day.
I live near St.Andrews, loads of rich tourists virtually all year round and all local companies are extortionate and booked up, some with really crappy cars. I thought about driving courses and then trying to get p/t work at weekends in the industry. It does seem to one area that has done Ok through the curtrent climate, all the wedding fayre's we've been to have been absolutely mobbed and this has been making me think more and more about this.
Any serious thoughts appreciated.
I have been thinking for some time now about a complete career change and want it to be based around cars/driving. Previously looked into driving instruction, but have decided now to leave that alone.
Currently planning my wedding and recently booked cars for our big day. Some small localish complanies have pretty crappy sheds to transport couples and they charge an absolute fortune for it. I booked with a small company, owner and his wife run it, really look after the pair of you on the big day and I realise that the chaffeurs themselves help make the day, not just a nice motor. After talking with the guy and looking around his two cars it got me thinking more and more about this as a small business. This guy is doing very well for himself, virtually fully booked all next year, I booked for 2011 and he's currently taking bookings for 2012. He cleans all the cars himself/maintenance the lot and does the driving. The cars themselves are 3 years old, 7K on the clock and he is charging us £500 for the pair and that is cheap from what I've been quoted.
There must be a few on PH who have their own car business, any thoughts /advice on the subject would be greatly appreciated. I understand that starting any small business up from scratch will be be expensive and stressful. After our day there will be funds available and I have the OH's permission to look into it fully after our day.
I live near St.Andrews, loads of rich tourists virtually all year round and all local companies are extortionate and booked up, some with really crappy cars. I thought about driving courses and then trying to get p/t work at weekends in the industry. It does seem to one area that has done Ok through the curtrent climate, all the wedding fayre's we've been to have been absolutely mobbed and this has been making me think more and more about this.
Any serious thoughts appreciated.
Thanks for all your thoughts.
There are a few compaies that have something a bit different - most up in this part of the world deal with the usual Beauford's , Laundellette, 7 Seater Mercs or the usual RR Silver Shadow. A few companies do something a bit different - we don't like the old style cars and were just amazed at some of the companies who were at these fayre's with really old 7 series/jags etc. Looking at some barge threads on here for say 20K you could get a couple of nice 7 series/Jags whatever and run a good small business. There are always tourists up here wanting run here and there for golf outings etc, wouldn't have to be just for the weddings. Would do most of the driving/cleaning myself as I do enjoy that.
Something I'm thinking about for the future, just wondered what the PH community thought, as always some good advice.
Cheers.
There are a few compaies that have something a bit different - most up in this part of the world deal with the usual Beauford's , Laundellette, 7 Seater Mercs or the usual RR Silver Shadow. A few companies do something a bit different - we don't like the old style cars and were just amazed at some of the companies who were at these fayre's with really old 7 series/jags etc. Looking at some barge threads on here for say 20K you could get a couple of nice 7 series/Jags whatever and run a good small business. There are always tourists up here wanting run here and there for golf outings etc, wouldn't have to be just for the weddings. Would do most of the driving/cleaning myself as I do enjoy that.
Something I'm thinking about for the future, just wondered what the PH community thought, as always some good advice.
Cheers.
Again - thanks all. A lot to think about about, thanks for the more in depth stuff Scud.
Nothing is getting looked into seriously until after our wedding (under orders) as we have other things to deal with and we're not getting married till Aug 2011, so plenty of time to find out more about all that has been said.
Thanks again to all.
Nothing is getting looked into seriously until after our wedding (under orders) as we have other things to deal with and we're not getting married till Aug 2011, so plenty of time to find out more about all that has been said.
Thanks again to all.
V8mate said:
Craphouserat said:
...and we're not getting married till Aug 2011, ...
Planning a wedding two years in advance? 
At least that gives you plenty of time to wise up and back out, I guess
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