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In Brief... Chauffeur

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Drives an elegant passenger vehicle such as a limousine.
A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially luxury vehicles. Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies, or individual drivers provide both driver and vehicle for hire, although there are service companies that just provide the driver. They may spend alot of time waiting on passengers.

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No formal education requirements, however, a clean full driving licence is required.

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You will usually need to be at least 21 years old. There are no upper age limits. A background in a related job, such as taxi, police or armed forces driving, can be an advantage.

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