Not sure about LGW anymore, but LHR uses Tristar for sure, the text that comes when the chauffeur is outside is always from Tristar.

Hunter turns gamekeeper for me then, as I used to drive a red Volvo for Tristar, taking Virgin's pax around and about. Next week I shall be driven by them.:)

Maybe... Some of the LHR flights are Carey :)

Tipping
 

Is it standard practice to tip these chauffeurs? It wasn't when I was doing the job!

No, don't open up that can of worms again, please!!!:D:D:D

Do what you like, and let's leave it at that :)

True , You don't want to be rude ,but you don't want to start a trend of drivers expecting $$

This morning arriving into Dubai in First was offered a Volvo to take me home, of course this was politely declined and I told them I would wait a few minutes for the Merc.

The look on the guys face was priceless when I told him I would rather wait a few minutes for a better car.

What has Dubai done to me, before I arrived I was happy in a local taxi, now it has to be an E class as a minimum...haha

Haha I know right, and I bet you look over at the S-Class mercs and think....where's my invitation for them.

The volvos are very tired though, there are a few new silver ones though.

Pull yourself together Antdenatale, and get a grip on life's priorities.

(What's that I hear you saying ....you already have .......??!!)

Oh, and another thing. Stop upsetting hard-working CD drivers at DXB :eek:

I was tired and had to stop myself from saying 'I am traveling First and a Platinum and you want me to go in a Volvo?'

Perhaps I need to travel with some other airlines for a while for me to appreciate what I have!

@strike - You get the S class at LHR, being a big guy, I find the seats very uncomfortable and end up sitting side on for most of the journey.

Perhaps so ^

Although.......I suggest you might want to avoid Lufthansa ....just in case it leads to yet more first world problems/anxieties, as you wonder why EK don't match up to LH's car-to-aircraft service, dedicated personal airport assistant, exclusive F-only terminal ....etc etc ....:cool:

(best stop there in case I get accused of advertising ....)

The worst is when you troll through flyertalk and find out all these great things and when you get to the car its a C class, so you become unhappy and don't enjoy the journey as you know what you could of got .....

not much in it between the volvos and the mercs to be honest!

There is a solution...and it might not need to be a bigger car :D

No way do you get an S-Class in London, Emirates pandering to southerners again XD

I believe it's called "acclimatising" - soon you will be featured in the BA DYKWIA thread :D