Fog on the M62, frost on the A1079 and dark drives home from meetings. Winter in East Yorkshire can make simple business journeys hard work. Here’s how a chauffeured car keeps your diary running and gives you your travel time back.
When the Season Changes, So Does the Commute
November is when business travel in East Yorkshire starts to feel different. The clocks have gone back, the drive home from a late meeting in Leeds or York is in full darkness, and the first frosts are settling on the roads out of Beverley and Driffield. In Q4 the diary is often at its fullest, with year-end reviews, client visits and planning days, just as the roads get least predictable.
Most of us have done it: we’ve scraped the windscreen at 6 am, crawled along the M62 in fog near Goole, then arrived at a meeting already tired. One journey like that is manageable. A whole winter of them wears you down.
The Roads We Know Best
Anyone who travels regularly from Hull and the East Riding knows the trouble spots. The A1079 between Hull and York runs across open, exposed countryside. The A164 and the roads over the Wolds can be some of the first to ice over on a cold morning. The Humber Bridge is a wonderful sight, but in strong winds it’s an exposed crossing, and that’s worth bearing in mind on a stormy day.
None of this means you should avoid travelling. It just means it’s worth handing the driving to someone who covers these routes every day and can plan around them.
Make the Journey Count
The biggest change a chauffeur makes in winter isn’t only about comfort. It’s about time. If you’re not the one concentrating on a dark, wet motorway, you can spend that hour or two doing something useful. You can go through the board pack, make the calls you’ve been putting off, or simply rest before a long day.
For solo travellers and executives, our Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a quiet, private space to work or switch off. If you’re travelling as a team, perhaps to a site visit, a client lunch or a regional office, our Mercedes people carriers keep everyone together in one car. You can talk through the agenda on the way there and go over the meeting on the way back, with no convoy of cars and no need to worry about who parks where.
Late Finishes Without the Worry
Winter meetings have a habit of running over, and dinners with clients often finish late. When you’ve booked a chauffeur, you don’t have to think about how you’re getting home. You don’t need to keep an eye on the clock, you don’t have to drive home tired on unlit country roads, and nobody in the group has to stay off the wine to drive.
It’s a small thing that makes a real difference, especially if you’re hosting guests and want the evening to end as smoothly as it began.
Plan Ahead for the Busy Weeks
The run-up to Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for business travel and social events, so the sooner your key dates are in, the easier it is to make sure the right car is ready for you. Regular trips, such as a weekly journey to York, Leeds or Manchester, can be planned in advance so there’s one less thing to arrange each week.
Let Us Take the Wheel This Winter
If your diary is filling up for the months ahead, we’d be happy to help you plan your journeys, whether it’s a single meeting or a regular trip across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and beyond.
Get in touch with our team to talk through your plans. There’s no pressure, just a friendly chat about what would suit you.
