About
Umair Shehzad bought a silver Mercedes E Class in 2018 and picked up his first airport passenger the same week. A businessman landing from London. Collected from Edinburgh Airport short stay. Driven to The Balmoral on Princes Street. 18 minutes door to door.
That was the entire company. One car. One driver. One phone that always got answered.
How It Started
The first year was trial and error. 5am alarm. Airport at 5:30. Wait for the flight. Load the bags. Drive the A8 through Corstorphine. Drop at the hotel. Clean the car. Wait for the next booking.
Some lessons cost time. He once pulled up to the wrong entrance at The Caledonian. Waited 10 minutes. The client was standing at the other door. Never happened again.
He learnt which lane to take approaching Sheriffhall Roundabout depending on the time of day. The A720 bypass is backed up southbound from 7:45am. That Corstorphine Road between the zoo and Roseburn is blocked every school morning. That festival season in August shuts the Royal Mile, and you reroute through Holyrood Park.
He learnt where to park at Prestonfield House without blocking the wedding party. How to fit four golf bags and four suitcases into a V Class without scratching a club. That American golfers landing at Edinburgh Airport want to reach St Andrews by lunchtime and don’t want to hear about the Queensferry Crossing toll system.
None of this came from a training manual. It came from driving Edinburgh roads every day for eight years.
Three Decades of Mastery
What Has Not Changed
The phone number is the same one Umair answered in 2018. He still answers it. Every booking goes through him. Every driver reports to him directly.
The standard is the same. Show up early. Keep the car spotless. Know the route before you leave. If something changes, pick up the phone and fix it.
170+ five-star Google reviews later, clients still say the same three things. He was early. The car was clean. He knew the roads.
The difference now is a fleet of Mercedes, a team of drivers trained to his standard, and corporate accounts that started with one airport pickup and never left. American golf groups who found us before their first trip now request the same driver by name every summer.
PHO Licence: 00324. VAT Registered. Based in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Roads We Know
This is not something you can fake. Either you drive these roads or you don’t
A8 Glasgow Road. Airport to West End in 20 minutes. During rush hour, cut through Queensferry Road via Barnton.
A720 City Bypass. Sheriffhall Roundabout handles 42,000 vehicles a day. Adds 15 minutes during peaks.
Corstorphine Road. Blocks every school morning between the zoo and Roseburn. Your driver avoids it.
Leith Walk. Roadworks add 20 minutes heading north. Tram extension changed the flow at Constitution Street.
Murrayfield. Rugby matchdays gridlock the A8 and Roseburn Terrace from 11am. Plan around it or sit in it.
Royal Mile. Festival season in August shuts entire sections. Reroute through Holyrood Park.
Every driver knows these patterns. Not from a map. From doing the drive.
Our Team
We are not a platform. Not an app. Not a call centre that dispatches the nearest car.
Every driver is DBS checked. Trained on Edinburgh roads by Umair. Drives a valeted Mercedes. Wears a dress code. Carries a name board.
You get a driver name, phone number, and car registration 24 hours before your pickup. You can call him directly. If he is running your wedding car, he knows the venue. If he is driving your Highland tour, he knows the stops. If he is collecting your CEO from Edinburgh Airport, he knows which terminal exit to stand at.
Nobody gets a random driver. Nobody gets a stranger.
How do I choose the right chauffeur company in Edinburgh?
Check reviews. Ask for a fixed price before you book. Confirm you get a named driver with a direct phone number 24 hours before pickup. If a company cannot tell you who is picking you up, that is a warning sign.
Call Umair directly. Same number. Same person. Since 2018.
Call: +44 7356 049464
WhatsApp: +44 7356 049464
Email: bookings@chauffeurserviceedinburgh.co.uk
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