Limo is a pre-booked, corporate-account business. Impulse street pickup is Uber territory. Success is measured in named corporate relationships (hotels, law firms, private wealth) rather than daily impressions. Software has to reflect this — rate cards, PO numbers, chauffeur professionalism.
California TCP through the PUC (4–8 weeks), NYC TLC FHV base + medallion (8–16 weeks), Washington DC WMATC (6–10 weeks), UK PHV (2–8 weeks by council). Application costs $500–$5,000 depending on market.
Chauffeurs are your product. Recruit for hospitality background (hotel concierge, high-end restaurant) over pure driving experience. Uniform (blazer + tie), vehicle presentation and English-language proficiency matter. Pay above-market hourly ($22–$35/hr in US mid-tier markets) plus tips retained 100%.
First 12 months: identify 20 anchor accounts (law firms, private banks, hotels, VC-backed startups) and cold-call/warm-intro your way in. Free trial rides for admin assistants (the actual bookers) beat CEO pitches. Rate cards tailored to each account, monthly consolidated invoicing and on-time performance reports win renewals.
The $399 web booker handles bookings, driver app and Stripe payments day one; move to the $8,500 enterprise plan when you cross 8 vehicles or when your first Fortune 500 account requires white-labelled apps and SSO.
Every operator, from a single chauffeur to a 500-vehicle fleet, gets the same promise: zero per-trip commission, no per-driver fees.
Launch fast
From $399 setup · from $10/month
Ideal for 1–10 vehicle operators who need professional bookings live within 24 hours.
Full platform
From $8,500 one-time
For operators running 10 to 500+ vehicles who want branded apps and source-code ownership.
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Taxi Web Design is a white-label how to start a limo business used by 250+ operators across the US, EU, Canada and the UAE. One flat Enterprise plan from $8,500 delivers a fully branded passenger app, driver app, dispatcher console and online booking website — with hourly charter, garage-to-garage billing, FBO airport meet-and-greet, corporate house accounts, GNet-style farm-in/farm-out and configurable PHV booking records baked in. There is no per-trip commission, no per-driver seat fee, and Enterprise includes source code ownership. Website launch and mobile-app deployment have separate timelines. Read the feature detail below or book a demo to see it live on your own fleet.