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A black Mercedes-Benz S-Class and its chauffeur waiting on a rain-wet London mews beside an active film set at night
Production transport · London & UK

Every call time,met.

Chauffeur, cast and crew transport for film, television and the people who make them. From principal cast in an S-Class to a fifty-seat unit move: one contact, one standard, no missed marks.

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Built for production

Transport that runsto the call sheet,not the other way round.

Shoots move. Call times shift, locations change and talent lands at midnight. Crownline Black is a London chauffeur house that works the way productions do: briefed from the call sheet, on standby through the overrun, and quietly invisible on set.

One desk handles the whole production, from a single airport pick-up to a multi-week schedule of cars, minibuses and coaches.

  • Desk01

    24/7

    Production desk

    Every day of the year, through overruns and night shoots.

  • Classes02

    06

    Vehicle classes

    From the S-Class and Range Rover to a fifty-seat executive coach.

  • Pax03

    1–50

    Passengers per vehicle

    Principal cast, departments or the whole unit.

  • Airports04

    LHR

    Every London airport

    Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City and the private terminals.

Built for

  • Feature film
  • Television drama
  • Commercials
  • Music videos
  • Fashion & editorial
  • Embassies & diplomatic
  • Premieres & junkets
  • Live events

The fleet

Six classes.One standard.

Cars and minibuses finished in black and unmarked, every vehicle detailed before each job and driven by a professional who has read the brief. Choose a class, or tell us the headcount and we will build the movement plan.

Black Mercedes-Benz S-Class parked outside a film studio soundstage at dusk

Mercedes-Benz

S-Class

The principal's car.

The long-wheelbase flagship. Reclining rear seats, privacy glass and a near-silent cabin: the right place to run lines, take the call from LA, or simply arrive composed.

Capacity
Up to 3 passengers
Luggage
2 large cases

Best for

  • Lead cast & talent
  • Directors & producers
  • Premieres & press days
  • Executive rear seating
  • Privacy glass
  • Device charging
  • Still water on board

At a glance

VehicleClassCapacityLuggageBest for
01S-ClassPrincipalUp to 3 passengers2 large casesLead cast & talent, Directors & producers
02E-ClassExecutiveUp to 3 passengers2 large casesProducers & heads of department, Airport & station runs
03Range RoverLocationUp to 3 passengers3 large casesTalent on rural locations, High-profile & discreet movements
04V-ClassGroupUp to 7 passengers6 large casesCast groups & glam teams, Wardrobe & HMU runs
05Executive MinibusCrewFrom 12 seatsCrew kit & casesCrew transfers, Base-to-set shuttles
06Executive CoachUnitUp to 50 seatsFull luggage holdFull unit moves, Crowd & supporting artists

The collection

For the momentsthat need more.

Alongside the production fleet: a collection of supercars available for hire, and Rolls-Royce and Bentley for chauffeur-driven occasions.

A dark grey Lamborghini Aventador on wet cobbles in a Mayfair mews at night
Supercar hirePremium car hire
  • Lamborghini Aventador
  • Lamborghini Urus
  • Lamborghini Huracán
  • Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
  • Aston Martin · DB12 Volante, Vantage, DBX707
  • Ferrari 458 Spider
  • Ferrari F80
  • Ferrari Purosangue
  • Mercedes-AMG G63 Premium Plus
View our premium car hire
A two-tone Rolls-Royce Phantom beneath the canopy of a grand London hotel at night
Chauffeur-drivenPremium chauffeur vehicles

Rolls-Royce

  • Phantom
  • Ghost LWB
  • Cullinan

Bentley

  • Bentayga Mulliner
  • Flying Spur Mulliner
View our premium chauffeur vehicles

What we move

From first callto wrap.

Every production moves differently. We plan around yours: who needs collecting, from where, and what happens when the day runs long.

A chauffeur in white gloves holds the door as a guest in an evening gown steps onto a premiere red carpet

01

Cast & talent

Door-to-door for principal cast, from hotel to make-up chair to red carpet. Unmarked cars, suited chauffeurs, no detours and no stories.

A convoy of a black S-Class, V-Class and minibus on a misty country road at dawn

02

Unit moves

Crew, kit and supporting artists between hotel, base and location in minibuses and coaches, timed to the schedule.

A chauffeur waits by a black S-Class beside a private jet on the apron at dusk

03

Airports & private aviation

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City and the private terminals. Flights tracked, delays absorbed, airside meets where the airport allows.

A black S-Class waiting outside a white stucco Belgravia townhouse at dusk

04

Embassies & diplomatic

Protocol-aware transport for embassies, delegations and visiting officials. Formal, punctual and discreet by default.

A chauffeur with a coffee waits beside a black V-Class on a country lane during a night shoot

05

Night shoots & standby

Cars held on standby through overruns, split days and night shoots. Your chauffeur waits; your schedule does not.

06

Retainers

One contact and one consolidated invoice, however long the shoot runs.

  • Rate · 01

    By the hour

    Single transfers, airport runs and press days.

  • Rate · 02

    By the day

    A car and chauffeur held for the whole shoot day, overruns included.

  • Rate · 03

    By the production

    A dedicated fleet plan for prep, shoot and wrap, on one consolidated invoice.

The Production Desk

Book it likea call sheet.

Our client portal, now in preview, lets producers and coordinators book cars against call times, see who is driving whom and follow every movement on the day. Prefer the phone? We answer around the clock.

  1. 01Send the call sheetEmail it, share it through the portal or read it down the phone. We build the movement plan from it: pick-ups, call times, headcounts and kit.
  2. 02We confirm every carEach movement is confirmed with the chauffeur's name, vehicle and contact the evening before. Changes on the day go straight to the desk.
  3. 03Track it liveSee every vehicle on your schedule, from en route to on standby to dropped, and one consolidated invoice when you wrap.
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Preview · Northern Light S2

Day 14 of 38

Unit call

06:30

8

Movements

1

On the road

1

On standby

  • 05:15Lead cast · Cast hotel → Unit baseS-Class · Daniel O.
  • 05:40HMU team (4) · Crew hotel → Unit baseV-Class · Priya S.
  • 06:10Crew transfer · 22 paxMinibus ×2 · Marcus T.
  • 06:30Director + 1st AD · Recce, Location BE-Class · Tom W.
  • 07:00Supporting artists · 46 paxCoach · Andre K.
A bound shooting script and call sheet on the ivory leather rear seat of a chauffeur car, London lights beyond

The house

Quiet on set.Quiet in the car.

Crownline Black was founded on a simple observation: in the chauffeur trade, vehicles too often arrive without service, and service too often arrives without soul. On a production, that gap costs minutes, and minutes cost money.

So we stay deliberately small: a short list of trusted chauffeurs, a single desk for every client, and punctuality, discretion and presentation treated as non-negotiable.

Unmarked
No livery, no logos, no attention.
Suited
Dark suit as standard, name-board only on request.
Briefed
Every chauffeur reads the movement sheet before the job.
Accountable
One desk contact for the life of your production.
Crownline Black

Request a quote

Your call sheet.Our schedule.

Tell us the shape of the day, or the whole shoot, and we will compose a private quote and come back to you directly.

Movement request

* Required

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