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On Hitched.co.uk since 2025

Last update: March 2026

Imperial Wedding Cars of Sussex is an independent, family-run wedding car business originally established in 1999, based in Coneyhurst, West Sussex.

Their traditional wedding car fleet consists of two beautiful iconic vehicles.

Firstly a stunning Edwardian Laundelette-style 6 seater car named "Fritz", antique cream over black paintwork bringing back touches of a bygone era and adding a touch of old-style opulence.
The rear folding roof can be collapsed in literally seconds and becomes absolutely fundamental for wedding guests to be able congratulate the Happy Couple and take those memorable photographs.

Our second vehicle, "Joe-le-Taxi" is a completely rebuilt and re-commissioned London Taxi cab completed by us in 2012, also painted in antique cream.
This is a truly iconic vehicle, bringing back a timeless sense of nostalgia and memories, capable of carrying up to six people, plus it has original wheelchair access if necessary.
This actual car was the very last licenced Taxi in London, and in a nod to its history the original Hackney license number and fees are still on display inside the cab!

Both our vehicles have been upholstered with cream classic full leather interiors, so as not to "clash" with any bridal colour theme, they were commissioned by us with this in mind.

All our vehicles are valeted and fully prepared before each wedding, matching ribbons adding your theme can be applied if requested. Cars can be viewed before booking on request here at home where they are stored in purpose built humid controlled garaging.

The family team prides itself on its very personal and friendly service, for which they are well known for. We normally trial run and familiarise all locations involved ourselves a few days beforehand, this is to make the Wedding day go as seemless as possible.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for our very competitive pricing, we have a fixed priced mileage policy of all locations within West Sussex our base County, and a small fuel surcharge for neighbouring adjoining Counties.

Frequently asked questions

Bus type:

Cars

Type of vehicles:

Other (Two stunning wedding vehicles dedicated purely for your "Special day".... See below About the fleet)

About the fleet:

We have two stunning dedicated Wedding Cars. "Fritz" our Imperial 6 seat 1920's style laundelette in Antique Ivory & Black paintwork. "Joe-le Taxi" our Iconic Ivory coloured London Taxi seating max 6

What is included in the wedding package?

In general we will Bride & escort and convey to ceremony, afterwards the couple to reception. If less than 10 minutes we are happy to convey eg. Bridesmaids to ceremony. Any combination is possible

How far in advance should I contact you?

As early as you wish to book. Remember 1st come 1st served! Once booking completed, confirmation is sent and final invoice approx one month prior. Final arrangements approx 10-14 days before hire date

Is the car chauffeur driven?

Yes

Is there a minimum rental time?

No

Is there a maximum rental time?

Yes, maximum rental time is 4.5 hours, by our experience this is ample and we are not "Clock watching"!

Are there any additional services?

To ensure a perfect day, we generally run a familiarisation run of the route and all locations involved approximately 7-10 days prior to the wedding date

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

What are the forms of payment?

Most favourable is by bank transfer to our business account Found via our booking portal on our website
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Do you have any questions?

Reviews for Imperial Wedding Cars of Sussex

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Donna Sent on 07/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Nigel for your wonderful service !!!

I would recommend Nigel a lovely guy with beautiful cars very friendly and easy to talk to to ease those nerves on the day
Planned the route way before the day and talked though different routes allowing for road closures
Was willing to be flexible with our extra photo venue
Thank you Nigel !!
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Lauren Sent on 03/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Travelling in style!

We were so impressed with Imperial Cars, after being so friendly and informative when we first met Nigel and Jill at a wedding fayre I was so happy when they confirmed they had the car we wanted available for our big day. Once booked, they were really helpful and provided all information needed. On the big day, Nigel was lovely and friendly, assisting me in and out the car. Checking if we wanted our roof up or down so we were comfortable. Really happy and would highly recommend! The car itself was a real hit and had a real wow factor!
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Gaby Sent on 03/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing service!

We are so pleased we booked imperial wedding cars for our big day. Nigel was great! He turned up when he said he would and everything ran smoothly. He let up stop to change from cover off to have it on whenever we liked. The car looked great in the photos and we had fun! Thank you!
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Emily Sent on 08/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Simply stunning, the BEST!

We can’t recommend imperial wedding cars highly enough. The fleet is simply stunning. The service was 5* from the day of booking right up until after our big day. We would highly recommend.
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Sunnyyellowcakes82952 Sent on 04/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

FAB service!

I cannot recommend them enough. They provide a professional quality service, and everyone loved seeing their two cars. It was a great treat. They really went above and beyond for me by being so accessible and quick to respond to my extra follow up questions/needs and even when I had to make an impromptu potty break on the way. They made is happen with grace and professionalism. We loved them and I cannot recommend them enough. They even do a practice run to time the journey etc. You are in good hands if you choose them.
Nathalie
Nathalie Sent on 04/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Professional friendly service

Nigel and Jill were professional, friendly and turned up in plenty of time. They made sure the day went smoothly and the cars looked fantastic.
Harry
Harry Sent on 02/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best of the best

A very last minute disaster when our original transport cancelled, Nigel stepped in and delivered the perfect solution!
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Megan Sent on 26/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Jill and Nigel!!!!

My Husband and I got married in July,
We had an alternative wedding with a woodland setting, Jill and Nigel were incredibly helpful and reassuring when we worried if the car could take me to walk down the aisle!

Professionalism unmatched! Communication was better than any of our suppliers, there was no question they couldn’t help us with ( even my silly ones).

We had such a beautiful day, Nigel was fantastic and made my journey to the venue, light and fun ( I was nervous!)

For our wedding we used their imperial and the taxi for my 4 bridesmaids!

Just fab, fantastic value for money!

Thank you again,

Jay and Meg ! X
Joanna
Joanna Sent on 24/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful experience

Nigel was so caring and helpful and was so lovely to my Mum. I would highly recommend him and his beautiful car without doubt for your Wedding.
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Courtney Sent on 24/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect addition to our day

Nigel was absolutely brilliant. Very quick to answer once contacted. Nigel was extremely accommodating especially with our last minute pick up change. Nigel was right on time and was very good at helping is stick to our departure time ensure we got to our ceremony on time. Nigel was very professional and made our day very special.
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Meet the team

Nigel AYRE
Nigel AYRE
Owner, Manager, Driver, Mechanic, Polisher, Mr Fix-it

Hi,

Very much "Tongue in cheek" but I started the company back in 1999 and have absolutely loved it. I am now retired from my main career, and this business has allowed me to continue with something I love and chanel our energies.

Starting in general with my love of cars and anything mechanical we have now entered our 27th year in business alongside with my wife "Jill" who is my company partner.

We adopted our current fleet about 15 years ago just through seeing gaps in the market and the flexability that we can now bring along with the reliability of our vehicles.

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