Comparing Airport Transfer Quotes Fairly: A Checklist

This is the single biggest source of confusion. A quote that looks lower can turn out higher once you multiply it by every passenger, if that's how it's structured. Check explicitly whether the figure you're looking at is for the whole vehicle or per head before comparing it to anything else.

A price shown before tax looks smaller than one that already includes it, even if the final amount ends up identical. Check whether VAT is included in the figure quoted, and at what rate, so you're comparing the actual amount you'd pay rather than a pre-tax figure against a post-tax one.

Two quotes that look similar on the headline number can differ substantially once these are accounted for — a lower fare with a short free-waiting window and a luggage surcharge can end up costing more in practice than a higher one that includes everything.

• Waiting time — is any included free, and how much, before extra charges start
• Fees for airport access, congestion charges, or other route-specific costs
• Luggage — is there a limit, and does exceeding it cost extra
• A cancellation policy — how close to pickup can you cancel and get a refund, and how much of one

Our fixed price is shown before you book, for the whole car, with 6% VAT included, no terminal fee, no night surcharge and no surge pricing. Waiting time is free on every pickup, and free cancellation applies more than 12 hours before pickup. That's the full picture on our side — apply the same checklist to any other quote you're weighing it against.

The point of going through these questions isn't to make comparing quotes feel like an audit — it's to make sure the number you're actually weighing up is the number you'd actually pay, not a headline figure with the real cost hidden in the terms underneath it. A couple of minutes spent checking these points before you book usually tells you more about the real difference between two providers than the headline price ever will on its own.