List My Limo Company: Join the Worldwide Chauffeur Operator Network

List my limo company: who this page is for

This page is for chauffeur and limousine operators, not for passengers. If you run a licensed company or an owner-operator business and want to be considered for rides booked through LimousineWorldwideDirectory.com, this is where the process begins. If you are a traveler looking for a car, go to the online booker instead.

The model is simple to describe. LimousineWorldwideDirectory.com runs a 24/7 booking desk. Clients book through the desk, and every ride is delivered by a vetted, licensed and commercially insured local chauffeur operator from the worldwide directory. The desk books, confirms and invoices the ride, so the client has one booking, one confirmation, one invoice and one point of contact. The operator on the ground does what an operator does best: knows the roads, meets the passenger and drives.

That means we are not looking for the biggest fleet. We are looking for the best local operator in each place: one that is properly licensed, properly insured, runs late-model vehicles and employs experienced professionals who understand discretion.

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How do I list my limo company in the directory?

Two sign-up pages are the entry points:

• LimousineWorldwide.Directory join page: a directory that lists limousine companies and owner-operators. Its page describes listing options for companies and for owner-operators, and says a verified-operator badge is issued after a commercial licence, insurance and business address are checked.
• LimousineAssociation.International join page: an association and directory for limousine companies, owner-operators, chauffeurs and luxury ground-transportation vendors.

Read the terms on each page before you apply, because those sites set their own membership options. Listing there is the first step. Being eligible for rides from our desk depends on passing the vetting standard below in your city.

The vetting standard

The same four tests apply to every operator, in every country.

1. A valid operating licence

You must hold the commercial passenger-transport licence that your city, state, province or country requires, and it must cover the kind of work you will do. Licensing is local, so the authority differs from place to place. In New York City the Taxi and Limousine Commission licenses drivers, bases and vehicles. In London, Transport for London licenses private hire drivers, vehicles and operators. Whatever your authority requires, we need to see it and we will check it is current.

2. Commercial insurance

Private motor insurance does not cover carrying passengers for hire. We require commercial insurance appropriate to passenger carriage in your jurisdiction, with the policy in the name of the operating company or owner-operator. We check the certificate at application.

3. Late-model, maintained vehicles

Vehicles must be late-model, fully maintained and inspected, and no more than four model years old. Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Maybach may be up to seven model years old. The age limit is the one operators ask about most. It exists because a client who books a First Class Sedan expects the car in the photograph and not a veteran with a service history to match. The fleet page shows the classes clients can book.

4. Experienced, background-checked chauffeurs

Chauffeurs are experienced professionals, and each one is background-checked. The network is built for professionals who know the trade, not for chauffeurs learning on the client's time, and every chauffeur should be able to document the check in the jurisdiction where they work.

What to prepare before you apply

A complete application moves faster. Have these to hand.

1. Your commercial passenger-transport licence, or the licences of each vehicle and driver if your jurisdiction issues them separately.
2. A current commercial insurance certificate showing passenger coverage.
3. A list of vehicles with make, model, model year and passenger and luggage capacity.
4. Evidence of chauffeur background checks and the licences your drivers hold.
5. The city or airports you serve, including any FBOs, cruise ports or stations where you operate regularly.
6. A contact who can confirm a booking at any hour, because the desk runs around the clock.

If you operate in several cities, list each one. If you are a single owner-operator, say so. Both are welcome.

The vehicles the network needs

Clients book by class, and the network needs operators who can supply them. Exact models are confirmed at booking, and the wording is "or similar".

How rides reach an operator

The desk handles everything that happens before and after the drive. The client books, the desk confirms, and the ride goes to a vetted local operator in that city. You receive the details you need: pickup time, address, flight number, passenger name or alias, vehicle class and any special requests. After the ride, the desk invoices the client, so the passenger deals with one invoice and not with you.

Corporate accounts with monthly invoicing and trade accounts for travel agents, DMCs and hotel concierges exist for repeat clients. Read about corporate car service and the travel trade page to see who books.

The standard on the road

When you take a ride from the desk, you take it on these terms. They are the same in every city.

• Flight tracking on every airport pickup. You monitor the flight, not just the clock.
• Waiting time: 60 minutes free after landing on international arrivals, 30 minutes on domestic arrivals, 15 minutes on other pickups.
• Meet-and-greet with a name board inside arrivals when the client has added it, with an alias on the board for privacy on request. See meet and greet service.
• Child, toddler and booster seats supplied when requested at booking.
• Water and phone chargers in most vehicles.
• Discretion. Chauffeurs do not photograph clients or post about trips. NDAs are signed on request, and alias bookings are accepted.
• No alcohol promised. Never promise drinks on board; local law applies.
• Cancellation terms are fixed by the desk and measured from the scheduled pickup time: more than 72 hours' notice no charge, 72 hours or less 10%, 48 hours or less 50%, and 24 hours or less or a no-show 100%. Large events may carry a different deadline, which is stated on the confirmation.

This is a chauffeur network and not a security business. Chauffeurs are not armed and do not act as bodyguards. They work alongside a client's own security team, and a good operator knows how to take direction from it without drawing attention.

What kind of work comes through the desk

Operators are matched to the type of job they do best. The common types are listed here so you can decide where you fit.

• Airport transfers. The bulk of bookings. See airport car service and the airports hub.
• Hourly and as-directed days. Executives and families who want one driver all day. See hourly chauffeur service.
• City-to-city runs. See long-distance car service.
• Private aviation. FBO pickups where field rules apply. See private jet car service.
• Events and conferences. Arrival choreography and group moves. See event transportation.
• VIP and talent. Alias bookings, back-of-house arrivals, discretion. See VIP and celebrity chauffeur.

Ways to win work compared

Joining a network is one option among several, and honesty about the alternatives helps you decide.

If you already fill your calendar through contracts, a network may add little. If you have idle capacity in a city or airport we cover, or at an FBO, cruise port or station, it can add repeat work. The directory shows where we have pages today, and each regional hub lists its cities: Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa follow the same pattern.

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Jurisdiction rules operators should know

Local rules decide what you can legally do, and the desk assigns rides accordingly. Trips inside the USA use US-licensed operators. Cross-border trips follow local cabotage rules, which generally stop a foreign-based vehicle from carrying passengers between two points inside another country. We plan those trips before the price is shown. In Europe, low-emission and limited-traffic zones such as London's ULEZ, Paris's Crit'Air certificates and Italy's ZTLs affect which vehicle you send and where you can set down. Operators who know their zones and say so at application are valued.

Licensed tour guides are separate professionals. A chauffeur drives and can suggest stops, but where a site requires or recommends a guide, such as the Vatican, Pompeii, the Acropolis, the Alhambra or the Forbidden City, the client needs a licensed guide and you should say so.

Questions operators ask us

General questions about the service are covered in the passenger FAQ and on the about page. Questions about your own application go through the contact page. Passengers who want to understand what operators deliver can read why clients book with us.