The December problem
From late November to Christmas Eve, London empties its offices into restaurants and bars on the same handful of nights — and everyone leaves at once. Ride-hail surge multipliers of 2x and 3x are routine on the second and third Fridays of December. Black cabs are scarce, and street-hailing at midnight in the West End is optimistic.
Our fares are agreed at booking. A price fixed in October is the price you pay in December, at midnight, in the rain, on the busiest night of the year.
What to book, and when
- Book by early November for the peak nights. We do fill up.
- One vehicle for the group. An 8-seater or a 16-seater minibus is cheaper per head than four cars, and nobody gets separated.
- Book the return, not just the outbound. The outbound is easy. It is 23:45 that catches people.
- Give us a pickup point away from the venue door — a side street where the car can actually stop. We will suggest one.
What we do
- Office to venue and back — one vehicle, one fare, no arguing about who owes what
- Home drops afterwards — multi-stop routes across London, Kent, Essex and Surrey
- Corporate accounts — invoice the company rather than everyone splitting the bill at 1am
- Airport runs — for the people flying home for Christmas the next morning
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