We recently booked Patrick Egwu Transportation for transportation and would never recommend them nor ever use them again.
On their website, Patrick Egwu Transportation advertises a "first-class fleet of spacious, high-spec vehicles" that "afford both elegance and timeless class." and "dedicated drivers" that "go above and beyond to deliver an unparalleled service to clients." Trusting the many five star reviews on other sites, we decided that after a long international flight it was worth it to pay extra to have someone waiting for us and be guaranteed this level of experience.
On arrival, despite claims that they would meet us past customs, we received a phone call from the owner that he was in the garage and asking us to take an elevator up and come find him. Even then, he did not meet us at the elevators, but asked us to find a black van in the second row. When we finally found him, the van was quite dirty on both exterior and interior, but Patrick was friendly throughout the drive and we arrived at the hotel safely, so despite being disappointed at the initial service and cleanliness of the vehicle, we were willing to let it go.
On departure, however, things really soured for us. We pre-paid £47,88 for transportation from Mayfair to St. Pancras train station, again paying a premium price for what was advertised to be a premium service. About 30 minutes before we were to be picked up, we received an automated call stating that instead of picking us up as promised, they had arranged an Uber to come get us. I opened my Uber app and noted that an Uber X to St. Pancras was £11,97 (see attached screenshot). The Uber that arrived was a Prius, far from the "high spec" vehicle with a "dedicated driver" that was promised.
After arriving at the train station, I sent Patrick Egwu a text saying that this had been unacceptable - we could have easily ordered an Uber ourselves, and felt that we were due the difference in cost between what we paid and the price of the Uber. Patrick was completely unapologetic calling Uber a "support company" that they leaned on if they didn't have a driver so as "not to disappoint the customer." I stated that we never would have paid him 4 times the cost for an Uber that we were quite capable of ordering ourselves, and that he had not lived up to the premium experience his company promised. He said that we couldn't prove how much he paid Uber, but provided no evidence that he had paid more than what I was seeing. He also stated that a Prius was a "saloon car" which was what we booked, completely disregarding the description of the caliber of vehicles and drivers on his own website (see attached). After much back and forth, he finally offered to refund 10% (£4,78), leaving him still with more than a £30 profit for calling us an Uber. I told him this was still unacceptable and he said he'd write back later but never did and ignored all further attempts I made at communication.
We feel completely scammed and highly advise against anyone else believing their false promises. read more