Run a Limo Trip From Your Phone, Pickup to Payout
The trip screen for owner-operators: navigation, flight tracking, a private passenger line, status updates and closing the trip, all from your phone.
When you're a one-car business, there's no dispatcher in an office watching the map for you. You're the driver, the dispatcher and the customer service desk, usually all at once and usually from behind the wheel.
That's why the trip screen matters. On LimoFarmOut, everything for the job you're running sits on one screen on your phone: the route, the passenger, the next step and the money. This guide walks through a trip from acceptance to payout, so you know exactly what to tap and when.
Before the trip: one screen, everything you need
Once you accept a job, open My account, then Trip. You'll see:
- One big button for the next step.
- Navigation and a map of the route.
- The passenger's name and any details the poster shared.
- The flight number on airport pickups.
- The private line to call or text the passenger.
- Your payment for the job, plus any agreed waiting time and extra-hour rate.
Keep the page open during the trip. Your location is shared only while a trip is under way and only while the page is open, so the poster and passenger can follow you.
Step 1: En route
Tap En route when you leave for the pickup. From that moment the poster and the passenger start seeing you on the map. The passenger has a live tracking link that arrived by text in the operator's company name, so they can watch you approach without calling anyone.
Step 2: On location
Tap On location when you arrive. This matters more than it looks. If the passenger doesn't show, your on-location status is part of what shows you were there. A passenger no-show with the driver on location pays you in full. There's more on that in protecting yourself from no-shows and late cancellations.
At an airport, flight tracking helps you time this properly. Keep an eye on the arrivals information from the airport itself too; Dubai Airports and DFW, for example, publish live flight updates and ground transport details.
Step 3: Calling or texting the passenger
Need to tell the passenger where you're parked? Use Call passenger or Text passenger on the trip screen. Both go through the trip's private number, so neither of you sees the other's real number.
A few things to know:
- The line works only from the mobile registered on your account, or the named chauffeur's mobile if you sent one.
- Calls from another phone, from WhatsApp or from an office line are refused, to protect privacy.
- If you're on a computer or using an office phone system, tap Call from my mobile. Your registered mobile rings first and the passenger is connected when you answer.
- The line closes 30 minutes after the trip.
Never give the passenger your own number. On every job you promise not to contact the client directly, and that promise is why operators trust you with their clients.
Step 4: Passenger on board
Tap Passenger on board once they're in the car. If a client is ready early, you can go early: press each status as you go, even before the booked time. Ask the poster to change the pickup time so their records and the passenger's texts match.
Step 5: Trip complete
At the drop-off, close the trip properly:
- Check the whole vehicle for anything left behind and tick the box confirming you did. The trip won't close until you do.
- Add any extras: waiting time, overtime, parking, tolls or extra stops.
- Tap Close the trip.
For waiting and overtime, type the total minutes you waited or the extra hours you drove, and the charge is worked out from the agreed rate. The poster approves extras before they're paid. If a passenger left something, tick I found something and the private line stays open for a day so you can arrange its return.
After the trip: getting paid
Once you close the trip, the poster has 24 hours to report a problem. After that, the payout goes out to you automatically, inside 48 hours of drop-off. It reaches your bank free in 1-2 business days, or in minutes with instant cash-out for a flat $2 under Earnings. A new client's first 5 trips are paid within 84 hours, as protection against card fraud. Stripe explains how fast payouts to a debit card work in its instant payouts guide.
Tips from posters arrive with your payout. Your rating and comments appear under Earnings, in My rating, and a monthly statement is emailed on the first of every month for your records.
Get the app on your home screen
LimoFarmOut works as an app on iPhone and Android, with job alerts, the trip screen and your payouts on your home screen; there's no app store needed. On an iPhone, add the site to your Home Screen and open it from there so alerts work. Then you'll hear about new jobs the moment they're posted, even between trips. Filling empty hours with prepaid farm-out work shows how to make the most of those alerts.
Airport work and travel planning
Many trips you run will start at an airport. If you or your client are planning the flights and hotels around a trip, you can search them with our travel partner here.
Book a car where you don't drive
When your client needs a car in a city you don't serve, you can book a chauffeur for them here.
Chauffeur booker
Book a chauffeur in any city
Airport transfers, hourly cars and point-to-point trips with LimousineWorldwide.Directory member operators. Choose the vehicle, see the price and book in a few steps.
Further reading
The how it works page plays each step of a trip on a phone, and the help centre answers questions such as why a trip won't close. On this blog: how LimoFarmOut gets chauffeurs paid and building a chauffeur rating that wins work.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a separate app to run a trip?
No. The trip screen works in your phone's browser, and you can add LimoFarmOut to your home screen like an app on iPhone or Android.
Why can't I call the passenger from my office phone?
The private line only connects the mobile on your account, for privacy. Use Call from my mobile: your registered mobile rings first and the passenger is connected when you answer.
Can I start a trip before the booked time?
Yes. If the passenger is ready early, press each status as you go. Ask the poster to change the pickup time so the records match.
Why won't my trip close?
You must tick that you checked the whole vehicle. A trip that started early can close a few minutes after the passenger is on board; otherwise it closes from the booked pickup time.
When is my location shared?
Only while a trip is under way, and only while the trip page is open on your phone.
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