Guides: When to reserve a limo service - by Car Service Directory .com

Flight Status

Before reserving a limo service to or from the airport, check flight arrival or departure time. List of major airlines online flight status information.

Airport Trip

When booking car service for airport trip you have to calculate travel time and the best pickup locations in the airport.

Avoid no show charge

What to do when you cannot locate your limousine service or would like to cancel the limo reservation without beeing charged for non show fee by the limo company.

Reserving a limo

Reserving a limo sounds easy but it needs to be planned a head of time for smooth pickup and to avoid extra fees.

How to sererve a limo service

It’s always better to reserve your car in advance especially if you need it on major holidays or if there is an event in your area such as parade or marathon where traffic is heavier than usual. If you need a car to pick up from an address always provide cross streets to help the driver find your location easily. If the pickup is from a stadium or a mall, give the driver cross streets or intersection to avoid any misunderstanding. If you need to reserve a car to pick you up from the airport, usually you have 2 options inside pick up where the deliver park the car and wait for you inside by the baggage area with a sign worth your name or outside where the driver is waiting close by the airport and you will need to call when you are waiting outside after you picked up your bags. Inside pick up is usually more expensive because the driver has to park the car and wait for you to come, and there is also waiting time charge from the time of arrival till the time of pickup minus any free waiting time that the service provider allow which is usually different between domestic and international flights. It is also much more comfortable where the driver help you with your bags and you don't need to communicate with the driver over the phone explaining where you are waiting outside and he might get caught in the airport traffic which can be very slow on pick hours. Outside pickup is cheaper because the driver stays in the car all the time, there is no parking fee and usually no waiting time charge because the company dispatch the closest available car to the airport you are in. Some companies do not allow to reserve in advance because they don't want to obligate to get you a car on time, it’s because they don't know how many cars available they will have at that time and they don't know how many drivers will work as most of the drivers are owner operate and work on commission only.