Local Knowledge Across Manchester
Manchester is a city where knowing the roads earns its keep daily. The Mancunian Way and the inner ring road behave differently hour by hour, the streets around the arenas close on event nights with little warning, and the approaches to Piccadilly and Victoria are rarely the obvious ones. Our chauffeurs know which route works when, where a car can wait without causing a problem, and how long a run to the airport actually takes at seven in the morning as opposed to what the satnav claims. Every chauffeur is hand picked and fully vetted, holds an enhanced DBS certificate and is advanced driver qualified.
Our luxury Manchester chauffeur services include:
VIP Chauffeurs Manchester
Discretion matters more than anything else on VIP work. Our chauffeurs are used to clients who would rather not be noticed, and to the practicalities that go with it — discreet collection points, no conversation unless it is invited, and a vehicle that does not draw attention.
Manchester generates more of this work than anywhere else we cover. Between the arenas, the football clubs, the television and film production that uses the city as a location, and the artists passing through, there is a steady stream of people who need to move around without becoming the event themselves.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class LWB is the usual choice, with the V-Class where a small party or security is travelling alongside. See our full VIP chauffeur Manchester service for details.
Manchester Business Chauffeurs
Manchester’s business districts generate more chauffeur work than anything else in the city. Spinningfields, the legal quarter, MediaCityUK at Salford Quays and the business parks around the M60 all run on schedules where arriving late is not an option and parking is an afterthought nobody has time for.
Your driver watches the traffic, waits when a meeting overruns, and gets you to the next appointment without you touching a steering wheel. In-car WiFi means the journey is working time rather than lost time. See our full business chauffeur Manchester service, and accounts can be set up where the travel is regular.
Airport Chauffeurs Manchester
Manchester Airport is the busiest outside London and the roads around it behave accordingly. The approaches to each terminal differ, the drop-off arrangements change, and the difference between a smooth arrival and a stressful one is usually knowing which entrance to use rather than which motorway.
We monitor your flight and adjust the collection time if it moves, so a delay does not leave you waiting and an early arrival does not leave you stranded. Early departures are where the service earns its place, when a first-wave flight means a collection well before dawn and a long-stay car park at the far end is the last thing anyone wants.
Liverpool John Lennon is the alternative for the routes it serves better, and we run to Birmingham, Heathrow and Gatwick where the flight demands it. For groups or luggage-heavy trips the V-Class and the Ford Tourneo carry what a saloon cannot, and our airport chauffeurs service covers the wider region.
Manchester Wedding Chauffeurs
Wedding work has no second chances, so we plan it properly — the route driven in advance, timings agreed with the venue, and ribbons in the colours you have chosen. The S-Class is the traditional bridal car, with the V-Class or the eight-seat Viano following for the wedding party.
Manchester weddings divide into two kinds and they bring opposite problems. City venues have restricted access, nowhere obvious to wait and a drop-off that is rarely where the invitation suggests. The country venues out towards Cheshire have unmarked entrances and long gravel approaches that dictate the pace a bridal car can travel. We plan for whichever applies rather than discovering it on the day.
Guest transport is the part most couples plan last. One coach from a single pick-up point is simpler than a car park full of people wondering how they are getting home. Honeymoon transfers to the airport the following morning are covered too. See our full wedding chauffeurs service for details.
Sporting Events Chauffeurs Manchester
A chauffeur removes the two worst parts of a matchday — the parking and the drive home. Old Trafford and the Etihad both close roads and fill every side street for some distance around, and the cricket at Old Trafford does the same on a test day.
Knowing the approaches is worth more than knowing the route on these days. We drop as close as the stewarding allows and arrange a collection point away from the worst of the crowds, which on a full house is usually a short walk in the right direction rather than a long one in the wrong.
Further out, Haydock Park, Chester Racecourse and Aintree all work well for a raceday. For groups the Viano seats eight and our coaches take larger parties, so a whole hospitality box can travel together. More on our sporting events chauffeurs service.
Manchester Corporate Chauffeurs
Corporate accounts get consistency: the same standard of vehicle, the same standard of chauffeur, and one point of contact for booking rather than a new conversation every time.
We handle client collections from the airport, roadshows across several sites in a day, conference and exhibition travel at Manchester Central, and board-level journeys where the schedule cannot slip. Where a visiting client needs collecting and returning, the chauffeur becomes part of the impression the day makes, which is why the same names tend to get requested again.
See our full corporate chauffeurs Manchester service for details.
Concert & Music Events Chauffeurs Manchester
Co-op Live and the AO Arena are the two big rooms, and both close roads and fill streets for some distance around on a busy night. The Bridgewater Hall is a different proposition with a season running through the year, and Aviva Studios on Water Street has added a venue where the approach is still bedding in.
A chauffeur means no parking, no queue to get out afterwards and nobody in the group having to stay sober to drive. The return leg is where the booking justifies itself: getting into the city is rarely the problem, and getting back out with several thousand other people is.
We drop as close to the entrance as the event permits and are waiting at a point agreed in advance, rather than wherever the crowd happens to push you. See our full concert and music events chauffeurs service for details.
Manchester Theatre & Red Carpet Event Chauffeurs
Theatre and premiere work is about timing and presentation. The Opera House, the Palace, the Royal Exchange and the smaller city rooms all sit where parking is difficult and the drop-off is not obvious to anyone who has not done it before.
The car arrives clean and on time, the chauffeur knows where to pull in, and you are collected from the same point afterwards without a search through a crowded street. Red carpet work adds a further layer, because the arrival itself is part of the occasion and the timing needs to fit the running order rather than the traffic.
See our full theatre and red carpet event chauffeurs service for details.
Our Values Underpin Our
Company Culture
Respect & Fairness
Respect, honesty, fairness and trust all go hand in hand in creating a solid working relationship between our chauffeurs and our clients.
Reliability & Professionalism
We pride ourselves on providing the highest levels of professionalism and reliability whilst offering the best value chauffeur service possible for our customers.
Customer Service Promise
We put our customers at the heart of everything we do therefore we promise to provide the best luxury chauffeur service experience.
Safety & Wellbeing
At Manner Borne Chauffeurs, client safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of the services we provide. All our drivers are hand picked, fully vetted, advanced driver qualified and have enhanced DBS certificates.
At Manner Borne we are proud of the work our heroes do on a daily basis in keeping us safe, so as a Thank You we would like to offer a discount off any of our services.
To qualify for the offer please inform us that you are a Blue Light or Defence Discount Service cardholder and you will be informed of your special rates.
