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A named driver
It is Imran on the booking and Imran at your door. No dispatcher, no roulette, no second-guessing who is in the car when you open the boot.
Route III · West Yorkshire to DSA
Leeds to Doncaster Sheffield Airport Quote by WhatsApp, fixed in writing.
A pre-booked, named-driver airport run from anywhere in West Yorkshire to Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Same Toyota hybrid each time, the price agreed by WhatsApp before you set the alarm, and the number you see in the message is the number you pay.
Distance
~45 mi
via M1 / M18
Time
~1h 05
door to terminal
Fare
By quote
fixed in writing
The Route
No. III From
Your door
Anywhere in LS / BD / WF
To
Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Terminal forecourt, DN9
Saloon, up to 4
Priced on the day
By quote
The Whiterose Fixed Price
Priced on the day, fixed in writing. The number you see on WhatsApp is the number you pay. No surge, no meter, no extras.
Paid in the car
II What is included
Three plain promises, written down before the booking is taken.
02
Fixed price in writing
You send a postcode and a date. The full fare comes back on WhatsApp before you confirm. The number quoted is the number paid, with nothing added on the kerb.
03
No rank queue
Pre-booked only. No fighting for a taxi at the rank, no surge windows, no app pricing that doubles between the search and the confirmation.
III About the airport
A single-terminal airport in South Yorkshire.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport sits off the M18, about 45 miles south of Leeds. The site has been brought back into operation under new arrangements after a period of closure, and runs from a single, walkable terminal building.
The terminal
One building, one forecourt
The terminal is compact compared with Manchester or Leeds Bradford. Check-in, security and gates are all under one roof, which keeps the drop-off simple. You step out of the car and you are at the right door.
Carriers
Holiday and short-haul services
The airport hosts a rotating mix of leisure and short-haul operators serving European holiday destinations. Schedules shift season to season, so check the airport directly for the latest list before you book.
The journey
From Leeds, around an hour
A typical run from central Leeds is roughly 45 miles down the M1 and across the M18 to junction 3, around 1 hour 5 minutes in fair traffic. Early-morning departures are usually clear; afternoon pickups need a small buffer for the M1 stretch.
IV From booking to boot
A pickup process without scripts.
Four steps, one person, no in-app chat with a different driver every time. The same number from quote to drop-off.
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You send a postcode
Any LS, BD or WF postcode, your flight date, and the time you would like to set off. WhatsApp is simplest; a phone call works too.
- 02
The fixed quote comes back
Usually within the hour during waking hours. A saloon fare, written down, with nothing added on. Confirm and the slot is held in the diary.
- 03
A reminder lands the night before
A short message confirming pickup time, the car, and a number to reach me on. Nothing to print, nothing to install.
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A photo and plate on arrival
On the morning, a status update when I set off, and another with a photo of the car when I am outside, plate clearly visible.
I.
The Driver
Imran
V Who is at the wheel
Ten years between West Yorkshire and the Yorkshire airports.
Imran has driven the M1 and M62 corridors since 2015. He knows when the M18 stretch slows, which lane to be in for junction 3, and why a 4:10am set-off from Roundhay is calmer than 4:30am. Licensed by Leeds City Council, DBS-checked, Hire and Reward insured.
Licensed
Leeds City Council Private Hire
Vetted
Enhanced DBS, renewed annually
Insured
Hire & Reward, fully comp
The car: Toyota Auris Estate 2018 hybrid. Read the full bio
VI Frequent Questions
Answered straight, before you ask.
If your question is not here, send it on WhatsApp. The reply is from me, not a chatbot.
01 How long does the journey take?
Roughly 1 hour 5 minutes from central Leeds in fair traffic, around 45 miles via the M1 and M18 to junction 3. Early-morning runs tend to be clear; afternoon pickups get a small buffer for the M1.
02 What is the price?
It depends on your postcode and the time of day. WhatsApp me your pickup postcode, date and rough time, and I will send the fixed price back within the hour. The number you see in the message is the number you pay, with nothing added on the kerb.
03 How long will you wait on the day?
For outbound runs, a five-minute grace at pickup is included; longer waits are agreed up front so nothing is a surprise. For return pickups, I track the inbound flight and the first hour of post-landing wait is free.
04 What is the cancellation policy?
Free cancellation any time more than 24 hours before pickup. Inside 24 hours, half the agreed fare. Inside two hours of pickup, the full fare. I send a confirmation the day before in case anything has changed at your end.
05 How do I pay?
In the car at the end of the journey: card, contactless, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No deposit is taken for one-off bookings. Bank transfer is available for account customers and corporate bookings.
Book this route
WhatsApp a quote from your postcode to Doncaster Sheffield.
Reply usually within the hour during waking hours. Include the date, the rough time, and how many of you are travelling. The fixed fare lands by return.