Most clients meet us through a single trip. The ones who stay open a standing account — and then stop thinking about ground transport altogether. For an embassy that moves delegations or an office that moves executives every week, that is the whole point: the logistics disappear, and the same standard simply shows up.

Here is how the arrangement actually works — the quiet difference between a vendor you re-brief every time and a partner who already knows.

What a standing account is

A standing account is a recurring arrangement for clients who move people regularly — embassies and missions, corporate offices, family offices. Instead of booking trip by trip, you have an account: a named point of contact, a consistent roster of vetted chauffeurs, and one consolidated invoice. The first conversation sets it up; after that, a trip is a sentence.

How it works, step by step

  • We learn the account once — who travels, the usual routes and entrances, billing preferences, and any standing requirements (child seats, armored on call, NDAs).
  • You request a trip in a line — by email, phone, or the form. No re-explaining the basics each time.
  • The same small roster handles it — chauffeurs who already know your principals and preferences.
  • It goes on the monthly statement — one consolidated invoice, not an invoice per ride.

What it gives you

  • A named point of contact who knows the account — not a queue.
  • Continuity — the chauffeur who collected the deputy last month collects the minister this month, and nothing is explained twice.
  • Consolidated monthly billing your finance team reconciles in one statement, NET-30 on approval.

For embassies and missions

For a mission, a standing account is mostly about continuity and discretion. The roster learns the residence, the gate, the preferred entrance at the State Department, and the rhythm of the calendar — including the weeks that scale, like a bilateral visit or a delegation continuing to the United Nations. Read more on our diplomatic services.

For corporate offices

For a firm, it is about the travel desk and the impression. Board weeks, visiting executives, the airport-to-headquarters runs, the dinner afterward — handled on one account, billed on one statement, with chauffeurs who understand they are part of how the firm presents itself. See our executive services.

The first trip is a test. The standing account is the relationship.

Armored, on call

A standing account does not change what protection is right — it just makes it available. When a principal needs it, the discreet, B6-level armored Mercedes-Maybach and a vetted chauffeur are part of the same account, coordinating with your security detail. Most trips do not need it; when one does, it is a sentence, not a new vendor.

How to open one

Opening a standing account is a short conversation: who travels, how often, and how your finance team prefers to be billed. From there, the standard is automatic. Tell us what your week looks like and we will set it up — a reply from a person, within two business hours.