A chauffeur affiliate network connects operators who pass trips to each other, so you can serve a customer in a city you do not cover and receive work from elsewhere. Options include open marketplaces such as GNet Connect, dispatch software networks, invitation-only networks and associations. GNet says listing is free and that it has 6,000+ operators. Check each partner’s licence and insurance, and start with a small trip.
What is a chauffeur affiliate network?
It is a group of operators who pass work to each other. When your customer needs a car in a city you do not serve, an affiliate there runs the trip, and you keep the customer. When someone elsewhere has a customer arriving in your city, they send the trip to you. Networks are the way a small company can say yes to a client who travels, and the way it can pick up work from companies it would never have reached.
In the trade, sending a trip out is called farming out, and receiving one is called farming in. Many chauffeur companies do both, and the questions are how you find partners you can trust and how the booking passes between you.
What kinds of network are there?
They fall into a few groups, and each group asks something different of you. GNet publishes a comparison on its own blog, which we have used below. Bear in mind that GNet wrote it and is one of the networks being compared.
| Type | Examples and who can join | Cost and software |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplace | GNet Connect, open to “any verified operator” | Free to list, and no required dispatch system, per GNet |
| Software | LA Net (Limo Anywhere) and Ground Alliance, for that vendor’s customers | Bundled with the software, and both partners must run it |
| Operator-led | TBR Global and RMA Worldwide, by invitation | Free, on the lead company’s terms and process |
| Associations | NLA, ILLBA, regional and WhatsApp groups, for members or anyone | Dues or free, with no system needed |
Many companies use more than one. An informal group of operators you have met may give you your most trusted partners, and an open marketplace can help when a customer needs a city where you know nobody.
How does GNet work?
GNet is run by GRiDD Technologies, and its parts are often confused. GNet Connect is a marketplace where operators list themselves and find partners. Listing is free, according to GNet, and your profile shows your fleet, your service areas and the credentials you have on file. GNet says it has 6,000+ operators in 90+ countries, and notes that these are company figures as of August 2026. One of its other pages says 5,600+ and 80+, so read those as a rough scale.
The connection itself is a separate step. GNet describes an API that links your dispatch system to the network, so that “reservations, confirmations, and status updates sync automatically”. Without that link you can still be listed and find partners, but you will be phoning, emailing and retyping trips. GNet says it supports 65+ dispatch systems. Ask your software supplier whether yours is one of them, and what the connection costs.
- Your customer asks for a city you do not serve You quote them, using a rate agreed with a partner there.
- You send the trip to the partner By your connected system, or by email and phone if there is no link.
- The partner confirms the driver and vehicle You pass the details to your customer under your own name.
- The partner runs the trip and reports back It reports the pickup, any changes and the extras.
- You invoice your customer and pay the partner The difference is your margin, and the customer stays yours.
GNet’s pages do not say what fees, if any, apply when trips pass through the network, though its GNet Hub page mentions a member discount on “GNet transactions”, which suggests some exist. Ask before you connect.
What should you check before trusting a partner?
Your name is on the trip whoever drives it, so the customer will come to you if it goes wrong. Treat a new affiliate as you would treat a new driver.
- Documents: a current operator licence and insurance certificate, in the company’s name. GNet tracks the expiry dates of those on file, but you should still read them, and buyers can view the credentials before sending a partnership request.
- Fleet: photos and the age of the vehicles, as a car you would not send your own customer is a problem however low its rate.
- Standards: tell them in writing what you expect: sign wording, dress, waiting time, no mention of their own company to your customer, and no business cards handed out.
- Rates: an agreed rate sheet by vehicle and route, including how extras and waiting are charged and what happens on a no-show.
- Payment: how and when you pay each other. Late payment is a frequent source of ill feeling between operators, and being prompt is an easy way to stand out.
Try a partner on a small trip for a less demanding customer first. Ask how they handled it, and ask the customer too. Keep two partners in each city that matters to you, so that you have somewhere to go if the first one is busy on the day.
Does joining bring work in?
Do not expect a listing alone to fill your calendar. Partners send work to people they know and have tested, so a profile is a place to start. The operators who get trips are the ones who answer quickly, confirm in writing, send a clean report and pay on time. Respond to any request promptly, even if the answer is no.
Complete your profile as well as you can. Use accurate service areas and real photos of your cars, and keep your documents current, because expired insurance is an easy reason to pass you over. Think about which cities send people to yours. A company at a popular golf or tourism destination should reach out to operators in the cities its visitors come from, and offer to look after their clients while they are here.
Trade rates are lower than your public prices, as the sending company needs a margin too. Work out your net rates using the net rates guide, and check that each route still pays for the car and the driver. Inbound work is most valuable on days and routes that would otherwise be empty.
What about outbound work?
Sending trips out lets you keep a client who travels, and it can be worth a good deal even at a modest margin. A corporate account that needs cars in five cities may otherwise go to a larger company. Add your own margin on top of the partner’s rate, and quote your customer a price that holds, so that they deal with one company and one invoice.
Tell your customer that a partner is driving, if your contract or your local rules require it, and check your own terms and insurance on who is responsible. Some customers are fine with it, and others want to know who is at the wheel. Local rules on who may carry passengers, and on subcontracting, differ by country and city.