Chauffeur, VVIP Private Principal, London

• Location: London. Candidate preferably based in London.
• Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience and qualifications. Shared with shortlisted candidates.
• Contract: Full-time, permanent.
• Confidentiality: Strictly confidential search. NDA required before further details are disclosed.
• Right to Work: Existing right to live and work in the UK required. Valid UK driving licence required.

Overview

Oplu is leading the search for a Chauffeur for a VVIP private principal based in London. This is a confidential appointment at a tier that requires absolute discretion.

The successful candidate drives the Principal day-to-day across the city, holding the standards of protocol, timing, and quiet professionalism that a VVIP private environment requires.

In Oplu terms, VVIP means royal households, senior dignitaries, embassy-grade principals, and super-prime UHNW families where protocol, discretion, and consistency over years are a baseline, not an aspiration.

Who this role suits

VVIP tier only. A Chauffeur with a proven, confirmed track record driving a principal of exactly this profile. Not aspirational, not transitional, not a step up from the corporate chauffeur market. The successful candidate has already done this work, for this type of principal, over years.

Backgrounds that translate directly: Chauffeur to a royal household, embassy, dignitary, or super-prime UHNW principal; long-tenured private driver with confirmed VVIP record; principal driver with embassy-grade protocol literacy and prior high-threat-aware exposure.

Not a fit: senior corporate chauffeurs without principal-residence VVIP exposure; executive-car-service drivers transitioning without principal history; chauffeurs ready to step up to the VVIP tier but without the confirmed VVIP track record.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Principal day-to-day in London and on wider UK or international assignments as required.
• Plan routes, timings, and alternatives to deliver reliable, discreet, and on-time journeys.
• Maintain the vehicle to the highest standard of cleanliness, presentation, and mechanical readiness.
• Observe strict confidentiality on routes, destinations, passengers, and household information.
• Follow protocol with external contacts (hotels, venues, security teams, counterparts' drivers).
• Work seamlessly with household staff, security, and the wider private-office team.

Requirements

Must-haves

• Proven, confirmed track record as a Chauffeur at the VVIP tier (royal household, embassy, dignitary, or super-prime UHNW principal). Not a step-up role; not a first move into VVIP from the corporate chauffeur market.
• Verifiable VVIP references.
• Valid UK driving licence, clean, with full entitlements for the vehicles in use.
• Good working knowledge of protocol and professional chauffeur etiquette.
• Absolute discretion and comfort with highly confidential environments.
• Preferably based in London.
• Existing right to live and work in the UK.
• Comfortable signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement before further details are shared.

Strong advantage

• Prior VVIP private household or embassy/dignitary driving experience.
• Advanced driving qualifications (RoSPA, IAM, security driving).
• Close-protection awareness or SIA background.
• Additional languages.

Application Process

Apply confidentially via the form on this page. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who progress will be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before further details of the role, household, and package are disclosed. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.