It’s not unusual to encounter people who could never even consider hiring a luxury limousine because in their words, “it’s far too expensive.”

Now that sentiment is not only a pity because it involves giving up without trying but it might also be substantially wrong.

Luxury And Convenience Costs Money

Nobody is going to try and pretend that hiring a top-of-the-range luxury limousine such as a Jaguar XJ or Holden Caprice, is going to be what might be described as ‘cheap’.

You are getting the ultimate in comfort and convenience through the dedication of a fantastic vehicle and a highly qualified chauffeur at your disposal. The advantages of that to you are significant and there will be an associated cost.

In some situations of course, cost may be a secondary consideration. For example, few people would want to see a bride arriving at the service in a taxi if they could find a slightly more glamorous alternative.

For other social events though, there is no reason why you should automatically disregard a limousine as being, by definition, too costly. You may be able to find far more cost-attractive deals for things such as visits to sporting events, corporate entertaining, and day trips (etc.) than you might believe.

Below you’ll see a few ideas as to how you might want to go about that.

Speak To A Luxury Limousine Provider

Contrary to much urban myth, the majority of users of luxury limousines are not rock stars, global corporations, or mega-billionaires but ordinary people.

The reason that you will see these vehicles being extensively used by such a wide range of individuals is that luxury limousine providers can occasionally come up with some great deals.

Here are a few tips as to how you might go about finding them:

1. Try to set the date of your event after speaking to a limousine provider about options. That’s because just like any other provider of vehicles, services, and even goods, limousine companies will traditionally have certain times of the week, month, or year when demand for their vehicles is perhaps slightly lower than others. As their vehicles are not earning money for them when they are parked in the garage, they may be very keen to fill those gaps in their schedules with some great offers. If you can coordinate your planned trip to coincide with those opportunities, you’ll end up with more dollars in your pocket than you will believe.
2. Share the cost of your hire with friends, family, or colleagues. If you have a five-seat vehicle then each of you will only be paying 20% of the cost and that can start to make the figures look very attractive indeed on a per-head basis.
3. Think about block booking vehicles in advance. For example, if you plan to go to a sporting venue with friends or colleagues several times in the period ahead, why not try and discuss a special fee for multiple bookings over time with your luxury car hire provider? They will appreciate the bookings and the fact that you’re buying more from them. They may recognize that with some interesting discounts.

There are other negotiating techniques you may wish to consider and don’t be afraid of offending the companies concerned. They are keen to try and do deals wherever they can and make their vehicles available to you.

So, give them a call, and don’t give up before you even start on the subject of affordability.