Spotlight Series: Q&A with Stuart Barber of Platinum Cars
Q1: What does your business do, and who do you help?
We are a premium luxury chauffeur service covering London, Kent and Essex with our high end premium luxury chauffeur service for VIPS, celebrities and high net worth clients.
Q2: What inspired you to start your business?
I started the business in 2014 after receiving such a poor service after booking a chauffeur driven car for a special occasion.
Q3: What do you enjoy most about your work?
I love being together with my team, taking pride in what we do and deliver the ultimate luxury chauffeur service and seeing how happy this makes other people.
Q4: What makes your service or approach different?
We take extreme care in what we do and deliver a service with a passion that is second to none. As well as having the latest top of the range luxury chauffeur driven cars.
Q5: What’s been a proud or memorable moment since launching Platinum Cars?
Our most memorable moment was being asked to do a chauffeur service for the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace.
Q6: Have you faced any major challenges, and how did you overcome them?
COVID was a test for us like many other businesses but we came through that by doing lots of funerals as well as chauffeur services.
Q7: What’s one thing you wish you knew before starting out?
How many clients are looking for a high end service such as ours, and how affordable this luxury chauffeur service is to so many more clients that truly value that high end VIP service.
Q8: What’s a common misconception about your industry?
Q9: What advice would you give to someone entering luxury chauffeurs?
Work hard, deliver a service with a passion and you will be successful and never never give up.
Q10: What do you like about being a member of UK Business Portal?
I love being associated with top branded reputable companies.
