Hourly Chauffeur based in Melbourne is the chauffeur version of a long taxi: dedicated driver, dedicated vehicle, a clock that runs at $95/hr regardless of how many stops you make.
There's a real difference between the chauffeur model and rideshare. Rideshare optimises for the fleet, not the passenger — cheapest car that's closest, dynamic pricing, swappable driver. Chauffeur optimises for the passenger: pre-assigned vehicle class, vetted driver, fixed fare, accountability. TransfersX is built on the chauffeur model: vetted drivers on payroll, controlled Mercedes-and-Range-Rover fleet under three years old, fixed fares from $95+ confirmed at booking.
The Business Sedan fleet runs as Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Audi A6, seating 3 passengers and 2 bags. For hourly chauffeur bookings, this is the vehicle profile that handles the load correctly — not under-sized, not over-sized, not the closest car the rideshare algorithm happened to allocate.
Every chauffeur on the roster is vetted, licensed, jacket-and-tie. No marketplace rating economy. No driver swap mid-job. They wear a dark suit and they know how to behave around senior clients.
Mercedes E-Class, S-Class, V-Class, Range Rover, BMW 7 Series. All under three years old. All owned or leased by us. All finished black on black. All detailed before every job.
From $95. Tolls included. Fuel included. Gratuity included. GST included. The fare you accept at booking is exactly what hits the receipt; not a cent more.
"Booked four hours for a day of shopping and a long lunch. Same chauffeur for the whole booking, S-Class kept cool, driver brought the umbrella in the rain. The hourly model is the right answer when the day doesn't fit a fixed-fare booking."
— Pip, Brighton"Four hours for a client roadshow across the CBD. Six stops, all on time, and the driver knew which buildings you can pull up outside and which you can't. Saved us more time than the hourly rate cost us."
— Nick, Docklands"Hired a V-Class for eight hours for visiting family. Great Ocean Road in the morning, dinner in the city that night. One driver the whole way, the kids' bags stayed in the car, and the price matched the quote exactly."
— Priya, Glen WaverleyTransfersX is structured for the hourly chauffeur job to be predictable. The chauffeur leaves the depot 25 minutes ahead of pickup. The Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) has been detailed that morning. The route is pre-planned. The fare is locked at $95+ at booking. The dispatch system has the brief. If you've booked us before in Melbourne, the team often knows your preference for music, temperature and conversation; we run a quiet, premium service by default.
Vehicle reliability is non-negotiable for the chauffeur model to work. Every Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) in the fleet is owned or leased by TransfersX, serviced on our schedule, replaced before three years, detailed before every job, finished black on black. We don't rent vehicles in for the day from a marketplace pool, and we don't subcontract bookings to an unknown operator. The vehicle that arrives is the vehicle we said you'd get.
Fares are fixed from $95 and don't move. The booking quote is the receipt. CityLink tolls, EastLink tolls, Sky tolls (where applicable), fuel, gratuity and GST all bundled inside the rate. There is no surge in weather, in peak hour, on event nights, on Grand Final weekend. Corporate accounts billed monthly with a clean tax-invoice line per booking. Payment by Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, AmEx via Stripe at booking.
Yes. Door service and luggage handling are part of the job rather than extras. Across a full day that usually means loading shopping, carrying sample cases into meetings, and holding an umbrella between the kerb and the entrance.
No. Waiting is what an hourly booking buys. Driving or parked outside a meeting, the rate is the same $95 per hour. There is no idling surcharge, no per-stop fee and no penalty for a slow lunch.
Set up a standing booking via email or WhatsApp. Common patterns: weekly Tuesday/Thursday CBD meeting days, monthly all-day shopping, regular medical-transfer Mondays. We hold the vehicle and the chauffeur for the recurring slot.
An hourly chauffeur books a chauffeur and Business Sedan (Mercedes E-Class) for a window. The driver stays with the booking: stand-by between stops, drives when you ask, runs the route you decide. No per-stop fee, no surge, no driver swap mid-day.
Yes. The hourly chauffeur model is built on a single chauffeur and a single vehicle held for your booking window. No driver swaps mid-day. The driver waits between your stops and is dedicated to your booking until the window closes.
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons people book by the hour. The vehicle stays with you for the window, so bags, shopping and equipment stay locked in the boot instead of being hauled between separate rides.