January
Sales, new-year dinners and the first Six Nations weekends of the year.
London season planner
The big days, planned for.
London's busiest days make ordinary journeys slow. Here is the usual shape of the year, and how to arrange a car so the day starts well and ends without a hunt for a ride home.
Dates change every year. Check the organiser for the exact day, then use the tips below.
Five rules for event days
- Work back from the time you need to be inside. Add security queues, the walk from the drop-off and the traffic that always builds near a big venue.
- Expect the drop-off to be away from the gate. Road closures and controlled perimeters often move it. Ask us where the car can actually stop.
- Book the journey home at the same time. Agree a collection window, the meeting point and a phone number. If the finish time is uncertain, ask how waiting or a changed pickup is charged before you travel.
- Book early. The same few days fill every year. Rush-hour, night (10pm to 6am) and bank holiday journeys cost more, and the fare is fixed when you book.
- Tell us what you are carrying. A full party, formal wear or a picnic hamper changes the vehicle you need. See the fleet and what counts as a large case.
Month by month
February
Six Nations rugby at Twickenham and London Fashion Week.
March
Rugby continues, and the Boat Race rowing on the Thames usually falls in late March or April.
April
The London Marathon closes roads across the city, usually on a Sunday late in the month. Easter weekend brings the busiest airport days of spring.
May
The FA Cup Final at Wembley, and the Chelsea Flower Show, usually in the last full week of the month.
June
The Derby at Epsom, Trooping the Colour in central London, Royal Ascot, and the start of Wimbledon in the last days of the month.
July
Wimbledon finishes, Henley Royal Regatta, cricket at Lord's and The Oval, and summer concerts in the big parks and stadiums.
August
Notting Hill Carnival over the August bank holiday weekend, with large road closures in W10 and W11, and the peak holiday departures from the airports.
September
London Fashion Week, Open House London and the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
October
Frieze art week, Halloween events, and the clocks going back on the last Sunday.
Do the clocks changing affect my booking? · West End theatres
November
Bonfire Night, the Lord Mayor's Show in the City, and the Christmas lights switching on along the main shopping streets. Winter Wonderland opens in Hyde Park.
December
Christmas markets, office parties and pantomime season, then New Year's Eve, when many central roads close. Christmas and New Year fares are higher.
Christmas and bank holiday prices · Seasonal chauffeur planning
Planning a wedding, a corporate day or a group? See weddings and events and event transport, or book a chauffeur by the hour for a day of several stops.
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