Chauffeur services in Surrey, from twelve offices across the county and the London boroughs on its edge. Clocktower Cars is a licensed private hire operator — the operator licence is held as Epsom & Ewell Cars T/A Clocktower Cars — and chauffeur-driven executive cars are available by the journey or by the hour, 24 hours a day. Call 01372 747 747 or book online.
Chauffeur service in Surrey — what you are booking
A Surrey chauffeur booking is an executive car with one named, licensed driver, held for your journey or for an agreed block of hours. The driver stays with the vehicle, handles the luggage, waits where waiting is allowed, and the price is agreed before you travel. It is the same licensed private hire journey as a minicab, in a higher class of car, with the handling that makes the difference on a business day or an airport arrival.
Why a county the size of Surrey needs more than one depot
Surrey runs from the edge of south-west London down to the Sussex border and from Staines across to Haslemere. A chauffeur firm working from a single depot in London quotes a dead-mileage leg before your journey even starts, and arrives late when the M25 does. We work from twelve offices, which is why a Godalming booking is answered from Godalming and a Sutton booking from Sutton.
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Epsom (head office) | Epsom Clock Tower, KT19 8BA | 01372 747 747 |
| Bookham | Railway Station, Church Road, KT23 3JG | 01372 727 727 |
| Carshalton | 33 North Street, SM5 2HW | 0208 773 0700 |
| Chessington | Chessington Business Centre, Cox Lane, KT9 1SD | 0208 397 4747 |
| Chessington (Trident Court) | Unit 56A, Trident Court, 1 Oakcroft Road, KT9 1BD | 0208 330 1234 |
| Ewell West | Chessington Road, KT17 1DW | 0208 330 5555 |
| Godalming | Station Approach, GU7 1EU | 01483 422 222 |
| Guildford | Station Approach, London Road, GU1 4DQ | 01483 301 000 |
| Kingston | 39A Walter Street, KT2 5DS | 0203 388 9999 |
| Reigate | Office 227, Castle Court, 41 London Road, RH2 9RJ | 01737 333 700 |
| Sutton | 5 Carshalton Road, SM1 4LE | 0208 643 2255 |
| Weybridge | Station Approach, KT13 8UD | 01932 598 598 |
Because the coverage straddles the county boundary, we are licensed by six Surrey licensing authorities — Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead, Mole Valley, Elmbridge, Guildford and Waverley — and by Transport for London for the work inside Greater London. Seven authorities in total. That is not a marketing line; it is why a single booking can start in Sutton and finish in Haslemere without changing cars.
Chauffeur-driven, not self-drive — the one thing to clear up
Clocktower Cars does not rent cars out. A good share of searches for chauffeur hire in Surrey, luxury car hire and chauffeur driven cars Surrey are really looking for a rental desk. Everything we do includes a professional driver. If you want to drive the car yourself, we are not the right firm; if you want to be driven, that is the entire business.
What a Surrey chauffeur booking includes
- An executive saloon or MPV, cleaned between jobs, with room for real luggage
- One named licensed driver for the whole booking
- By the journey or by the hour, your choice at the time of booking
- Flight tracking and a meet inside the terminal on airport arrivals
- A price agreed before you travel, with tolls and charges included
- Corporate account billing instead of paying at the kerb
- DBS-checked drivers — see our drivers
- Wheelchair accessible vehicles on request
Chauffeur hire by the hour, or by the journey
Both are available and they suit different days. A journey booking is the right thing for an airport run or a single transfer: one pickup, one destination, one price. An hourly booking holds the car and the driver for a block of time, which is what a day of meetings across the county actually needs — the alternative is three separate bookings and three waits.
Hourly bookings also suit the things people do not think of as chauffeur work until they try it the other way: a vineyard or country-house visit where the return is at an unknown hour, a family event, a long hospital appointment, or a day of viewings. Tell us the hours when you book and the driver is held for you.
Airport chauffeur travel from Surrey
Airport work is the most common reason a Surrey chauffeur gets booked, and the geography is worth knowing before you choose a flight.
| Airport | From Epsom Clock Tower | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Gatwick | 19.4 miles (M23) | about 32 min |
| Heathrow | 24.3 miles (M25) | about 32 min |
| London City | 48.9 miles | about 1 hr 11 |
| Luton | 57.8 miles (M25) | about 1 hr 17 |
| Stansted | 72.7 miles (M25) | about 1 hr 41 |
Gatwick and Heathrow take the same time from Epsom despite five miles between them, and from Godalming Heathrow is both nearer and quicker than Gatwick. That is the honest reason we quote the journey rather than a rate per mile, and it is why asking which airport is nearest is usually the wrong question. Everything sits together on the airport transfers hub.
Corporate accounts and executive travel
Accounts are available to firms of any size and cover ordinary minicab journeys and executive chauffeur bookings on a single monthly invoice. The practical reason most of our accounts exist is simple: a visiting client should never be asked to pay at the kerb. Regular users — a weekly station run, a standing school journey, a Monday airport departure — are set up the same way. See first class executive cabs for the executive service in detail.
Luxury taxi, executive cab, chauffeur car — the same service, different words
People searching for a luxury taxi in Surrey, a luxury cab service, an executive car or a chauffeur-driven car almost always want the same thing: a better car than the default, a driver who behaves like a professional, and a price known in advance. We do not treat those as different products. Ask for whichever phrase is natural to you and tell us the vehicle class and the number of cases; that is what decides which car arrives.
The cars
Executive saloons and MPVs for chauffeur bookings, with larger MPVs where luggage rather than passenger count is the constraint. We do not publish a fleet list of specific models because the car that arrives depends on what is available at that hour from the office nearest you — what we will tell you at the time of booking is the class, the passenger capacity and the luggage capacity, which are the three things that actually matter.
What sets the price of a chauffeur journey in Surrey
Distance and drive time from your door; the hour of the day; whether the route carries tolls or an emissions charge; the vehicle class; passengers and cases; waiting time on an arrival; and whether the booking is hourly or by the journey. All of it is quoted as one figure before you book. We do not publish a price list, because across a county this size any single number would be wrong for most of the people reading it.
Chauffeurs in Surrey — who actually drives
The car is the visible part of a chauffeur booking; the driver is the part that decides whether it was worth paying for. Every Clocktower driver holds a private hire driver licence from the authority that covers the area they work in, and is DBS checked. Surrey chauffeurs working inside Greater London hold a Transport for London licence as well, which is why a booking can cross the boundary without a change of car.
Local knowledge matters more than people expect on executive work. A driver who knows that the Bookham Commons address is reached from Common Road on the north-west side, or that the entrance you want at a Guildford address is the one at the bottom of the hill rather than the cobbled approach, saves ten minutes that no satellite navigation will. That is the practical case for a firm with twelve local offices rather than a single depot. More on our drivers and how they are vetted.
Chauffeur service by town
Each town page carries its own local number, its own measured airport times and its own chauffeur section:
Epsom · Ewell · West Ewell and Stoneleigh · Sutton · Carshalton · North Cheam · Cheam · Belmont · Worcester Park · Banstead · Tadworth · Kingswood · Burgh Heath · Woodmansterne · Reigate and Redhill · Dorking · Leatherhead · Fetcham · Bookham · Ashtead · Chessington · Tolworth · Surbiton · Esher · Weybridge · Walton-on-Thames · Guildford · Godalming · Farnham · Ripley · East Horsley · West Horsley · Morden · Richmond
How to book a chauffeur in Surrey
- By phone — 01372 747 747, answered 24 hours, or the local office in the table above
- Online — the booking form takes the pickup, destination, flight number and vehicle class
- By WhatsApp — message the booking and we confirm it back
- By QR code — scanning the Clocktower Cars code opens the booking page
- On account — book by any route and have it invoiced
For an hourly booking, give us the start time and the number of hours rather than a destination. For an airport arrival, give us the flight number rather than the landing time.
Surrey chauffeur questions answered
Do you provide chauffeur services across Surrey?
Yes. Clocktower Cars provides chauffeur-driven executive cars across Surrey and the London boroughs on its edge, from twelve offices, 24 hours a day. The operator is licensed by six Surrey councils and by Transport for London.
Is a chauffeur car the same as car hire in Surrey?
No. Clocktower Cars does not rent cars for self-drive. Every booking includes a licensed private hire driver, so chauffeur hire and chauffeur driven cars, as we provide them, always mean a car with a driver.
Can I hire a chauffeur by the hour in Surrey?
Yes. Hourly bookings hold the car and the driver for an agreed block of time, which suits a day of meetings across the county, an event, or any journey where the return time is not known in advance.
Which Surrey towns do you cover?
All of them within reach of our twelve offices, including Epsom, Ewell, Sutton, Carshalton, Banstead, Tadworth, Reigate, Redhill, Dorking, Leatherhead, Bookham, Ashtead, Chessington, Surbiton, Esher, Weybridge, Guildford, Godalming, Farnham and the villages between them.
How much does a chauffeur cost in Surrey?
It depends on the journey: the distance and drive time from your door, the hour, the vehicle class, the number of passengers and cases, any tolls or emissions charges, and whether the booking is hourly or by the journey. We quote one figure before you travel rather than publishing a rate, because across a county this size a single price would mislead most people.
Do you do airport chauffeur runs from Surrey?
Yes, to all five London airports. From the Epsom office Gatwick is 19.4 miles and about 32 minutes, Heathrow 24.3 miles and about 32 minutes, London City about 1 hour 11, Luton about 1 hour 17 and Stansted about 1 hour 41.
Is there a difference between a luxury taxi and a chauffeur car?
In practice, no. Both are licensed private hire journeys with a professional driver; the words describe the vehicle class and the handling rather than two different services. Tell us the class you want and the number of cases when you book.
Can a company open an account for chauffeur travel?
Yes. Corporate accounts cover ordinary minicab journeys and executive chauffeur bookings on one monthly invoice, so visiting clients are never asked to pay at the kerb.
Are wheelchair accessible vehicles available on a chauffeur booking?
Yes, on request. Accessible vehicles need to be asked for at the time of booking so the right vehicle is allocated.
Book a chauffeur in Surrey
Call 01372 747 747 at any hour, use your nearest office from the table above, or book online. Tell us the pickup, the destination or the hours, and the number of passengers and cases, and we will confirm the car, the driver and the price before you travel.