Anyone who lives in the city of London must be painfully familiar with one endless topic of discussion. How do we get home? At bars, pubs, restaurants and clubs, watering holes and discos around the hip and happening city of London conversations for both sexes eventually turn to the question how one is going to get home safely. When closing time is near you can really see the tension on the faces of people who have not yet made arrangements and on the faces of women especially, there is a literally palpable worry visible.
The reason for this is that you do not want to be stranded in any large city in the world in the middle of the night without transport and London is no exception to the norm. Until the advent of the chauffeur service in London people were at the mercy of minicabs, rides from strangers or they were doing one of the most unsafe things you can do these days on the road, driving home under the influence of alcohol.
There are a number of pretty obvious reasons why these are highly avoidable options. First let's talk about minicabs. They are unregulated and hence unanswerable to anyone. You do not know that the drivers are trustworthy or even safe. At the very least this could lead to you being overcharged wildly as the cab drivers know that in the middle of the night when you just want to get home you are in no mood or even a position to argue and they can charge you whatever you want and you will pay them just as long as they drop you home.
The second option is to take a ride from a stranger. A stranger, a friend of a friend or even an acquaintance are not the best people to put your complete safety in the hands of at the best of times and in the middle of the night when your judgement may not be as sharp as it usually is and when you may be a few drinks down the question is even more moot.
The third and most heinous option is to drive home under the influence of alcohol. The safest bet is to call a known chauffeur service in London and have them come and pick you up when you are done so that you do not have to worry and you can truly enjoy your evening.