Private driver greeting a couple beside their white sedan outside a restaurant.

Dinner Driver

Dinner. Your driver waits. You don't.

Your car, protected. Your trust, earned. The Your Car Our Driver promise.

Make a Reservation Call or Text (949) 283-0863 Email Us

Available: Evenings & late nights, every day of the week Service area: Orange, Los Angeles & Riverside Counties

Three Keys of Trust

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Visibility

Share a live tracking link with anyone you choose so they can follow your vehicle's location in real time.

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Communication

Reach your driver by cell.

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Assurance

Reach our Chairman and CEO by cell.

"We have built our reputation one client at a time. If any part of your experience falls short of what you expected, I will make it right. You have my word, and every client has my mobile number."

Josef Wojtkow, Chairman and CEO
Read Josef's story

More than 90% of our business comes from repeat clients.

Private driver waiting beside a blue sedan as guests leave the restaurant. — Trusted with the car that *matters most to you*.

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Your own car

You travel in your own vehicle, not a rideshare or an unfamiliar service.

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Our own employees

Every private driver is a W-2 employee, vetted and accountable. Never a 1099 gig driver.

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19 years, local

Serving Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties since 2007, under one owner.

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The same driver

Request the private driver who knows your routine, or a different one. Your choice.

★★★★★ 5.0 100% 5-star Google reviews

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The whole night, handled

A private driver for the way you actually go out.

Your evening, uninterrupted. Your car, professionally driven. One driver and one car stay with you for the whole night, dinner, drinks, the show, the party, and home, so nobody in your group has to think about the car. Groups heading to Los Angeles, Orange County, and Palm Springs area events book one reservation and enjoy the rest.

Freedom

Say yes to the second stop, the nightcap, one more place. No one in your group has to be the driver, so no one is left out of the celebration.

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Safety

A professional drives every mile, from first pickup to your front door, so a late night or a long freeway home is never yours to drive.

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Comfort

At the end of the night, you do not climb into a stranger's car. You settle into your own. Your seats, your climate, your music, your belongings.

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Flexibility

The plan at six is rarely the plan at eleven. Add a stop, skip one, stay another hour. Your driver adjusts as the night unfolds.

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Ease

One reservation covers the whole night. No apps between venues, no surge at closing time, no logistics problem at the end of the evening.

What you skip

The logistics of a night out, gone.

Driving home after

The best nights end late. Yours ends in your own passenger seat, with a professional at the wheel, not a tired driver or a designated friend who missed the fun.

The parking shuffle

No garage hunting at dinner, no lot lines at the show, no long dark walk back. You are dropped at every door and picked up at every door.

Rideshare roulette at closing time

No surge pricing, no canceled pickups, no stranger's sedan at 1 a.m. Your own car and your own driver are already waiting.

In a client's words

“Josef and his team are professionals and very easy to work with. The drivers are competent, safe and lovely human beings. They make my life with evening events more enjoyable and less hassle.”

★★★★★
Bruce Karatz
Five-Star Google Review

Last call is not your problem.
Your driver is already at the curb.

Private driver waiting beside a red sedan for two women as they leave the restaurant.

Let Dinner Set the Pace of the Night

A memorable dinner should not be measured by the time spent searching for parking, watching the valet line, or estimating when the table will release. A private driver in the client's own automobile keeps the evening connected from the first departure through the return home.

Service can begin at a residence, office, hotel, or another agreed location. The assigned employee receives the reservation time, restaurant address, known passenger stops, and expected conclusion. The automobile remains available during the accepted hours, allowing the group to enjoy the meal without turning every schedule change into a new transportation arrangement.

Work Backward From the Table Reservation

The dining time is usually the evening's first fixed commitment. Begin with the minute the party should enter the restaurant, then account for passenger collection, traffic, the final approach, and the walk from the permitted passenger point. A popular dining district may require more time for the last few blocks than an ordinary map estimate suggests.

If the restaurant requests that the full party be present before seating, identify guests arriving separately. When a bar, lounge, private room, or host greeting comes before dinner, include that portion in the desired arrival rather than relying only on the table time.

The Restaurant Address May Not Identify the Useful Door

A hotel restaurant can have lobby, ballroom, residence, valet, and street entrances. A dining property may face one street while using another for passenger activity. Shopping centers and mixed-use buildings can place the restaurant several levels away from the stated address.

Share the entrance named in the reservation or current restaurant instructions. If the property changes access because of construction, a private function, or traffic control, the employee follows the lawful route available that evening.

A Restaurant Change Should Be Confirmed Directly

A dinner plan can move when a table is unavailable, the kitchen closes unexpectedly, or the group prefers another neighborhood. Before leaving the original property, confirm the replacement restaurant, accepted table time, complete address, and entrance. Similar restaurant names or multiple locations can otherwise send the automobile to the wrong property.

If the second choice cannot seat the party immediately, decide whether the automobile should remain available nearby or continue to another accepted stop. One clear instruction from the authorized client prevents several guests from sending different addresses at the same time.

Valet and Passenger Arrival Are Separate Decisions

Some clients prefer to leave passengers at the entrance before the employee handles the automobile. Other properties require every occupant to remain inside until the valet or garage process is complete. The restaurant, hotel, property manager, and public authorities control what is permitted.

Provide valet instructions, parking validation details, access remotes, or plate-linked credentials when applicable. Valet, garage, toll, charging, and other approved assignment costs remain the client's responsibility.

A Private Driver Keeps the Client's Automobile Available

The automobile already contains the seating position, climate settings, cabin space, and personal features the client prefers. Coats, gifts, business materials, child items, mobility equipment, and belongings needed later can remain organized in one familiar place.

The employee handles lawful parking or another accepted waiting location after passenger arrival. The automobile cannot remain indefinitely at an active restaurant entrance. When the client is preparing to leave, a concise message allows the employee to begin returning toward the selected meeting area.

Dinner Rarely Ends at a Precise Minute

Seating delays, cocktails, tasting menus, service pacing, additional courses, coffee, conversation, and a slow check can change the conclusion. A reservation confirmation does not establish when the party will actually be ready.

The appointment follows elapsed time. Clients can remain at the table without creating an artificial deadline. If the accepted period may need to continue, the authorized person should ask about additional availability before the original window is nearly over.

Tasting Menus Need a Wider Schedule

A chef's menu can include many courses with timing determined by the kitchen. Wine pairings, dietary explanations, and pauses between courses can make the experience longer than a conventional dinner. The table may also begin later than the reservation during a busy service.

Tell the office when the evening includes a tasting format or another extended meal. A realistic range helps preserve the final return without asking the restaurant to hurry the experience the guests came to enjoy.

Business Dinners Require Privacy Before and After the Table

Executives may begin with an office collection, review notes inside the automobile, meet colleagues at the restaurant, and continue a private discussion afterward. Work materials and personal papers can stay together between locations.

Every assigned YCOD employee signs a confidentiality agreement. Passenger identities, conversations, destinations, and information encountered during service remain protected by company requirements. The reservation needs operational details, not the subject of the dinner discussion.

Client Entertainment May Include Several Addresses

A business evening can begin with a hotel pickup, continue to cocktails, move to dinner, and finish at another property or several guest addresses. Identify the fixed table time and any guest whose schedule controls the sequence.

If a colleague joins or leaves midway through the evening, update the passenger count and destination order. The automobile must retain a lawful seat and belt for every person expected during each segment.

Date Nights Benefit From an Unhurried Conclusion

A couple may want dinner followed by dessert, a walk, a lounge, a private gathering, or an unscheduled stop. The reservation can include the likely plan while leaving room for the evening to develop naturally.

One authorized contact remains responsible for changes. A short message confirming the next address and preferred entrance is enough. The employee does not need personal details about the occasion.

Celebrations Often Add Gifts and Extra Passengers

Birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, promotions, and family dinners may involve flowers, gifts, cake boxes, decorations, or items collected from another address. Place those belongings where they do not interfere with seating or visibility.

Guests may join at the restaurant and need a different final address. Confirm those changes before everyone leaves the table. At the last stop, check the passenger area and cargo space so gifts and personal belongings reach the intended person.

Family Dinners Need a Responsible Contact

A family evening can include children, parents, grandparents, visiting relatives, and caregivers. Identify the person allowed to update timing and passenger order. If one person leaves early, provide that destination without changing instructions for the rest of the group.

If a child seat is needed, the parent supplies and correctly installs it. Mobility items and seating needs should be discussed before confirmation when they affect passenger capacity. Personal care and physical assistance must be arranged separately by the family.

Restaurant Districts Can Change Traffic After Dark

Valet queues, delivery activity, pedestrian crossings, temporary lane closures, nearby events, and weekend crowds can reshape the approach. The closest curb may not be lawful, and a familiar entrance may be blocked for the evening.

The assigned employee follows current traffic controls and property directions. A practical passenger point slightly beyond the busiest frontage can sometimes be calmer than the door itself. The client decides whether that alternative suits the group.

Rain or Heat Can Change the Meeting Point

Weather affects clothing, walking distance, covered entrances, and how quickly the group wants the automobile positioned. A hotel canopy, garage lobby, marked passenger area, or nearby protected location may become more useful than an exposed curb.

Send a message before leaving the restaurant so both sides agree on the selected point. The client can remain inside until the automobile is properly positioned and the location is understood.

Choose a Clear Reunion Location Before Dinner

A useful meeting point has a distinct name or visible feature, such as a valet desk, numbered entrance, hotel canopy, garage level, intersection, or marked passenger zone. Establish a primary point and an alternative before the party enters.

Restaurant staff, police activity, construction, or a closed lane can eliminate the first choice. Both sides should acknowledge any replacement before moving. Vague messages such as "outside" can cause confusion at a large property with several doors.

One Ready Message Is Better Than Repeated Estimates

The client receives the assigned employee's mobile number. During dinner, constant updates are unnecessary. A short message when the party requests the check or expects to leave soon gives the employee useful preparation time.

When the group reaches the exit, confirm the actual door and passenger count. Live location information may also be shared with a spouse, assistant, caregiver, host, or another person selected by the client.

Leftovers and Purchases Return in the Same Automobile

Prepared food, desserts, flowers, gifts, and approved purchases can return with the party. Keep temperature-sensitive items in mind when another stop is planned. The client remains responsible for fragile, valuable, or perishable property.

At home, identify which person receives each item. A brief cabin and cargo check helps prevent a food container, garment, gift, or personal article from remaining overnight.

The Evening May Continue Beyond Dinner

Dessert at another location, an after-dinner gathering, a hotel stop, or a visit with friends can be added when hours and availability permit. Tell the employee the next address and useful entrance rather than asking the office to infer the plan from the restaurant location.

If the group separates, identify who remains in the automobile and where each passenger concludes the evening. The authorized client controls the sequence and approves any continuation.

Late Hours Make Direct Instructions More Important

House numbers, private gates, garage entrances, and building doors can be less visible at night. Include an exterior landmark, access procedure, or household contact when the final location may be difficult to identify.

The appointment continues until the accepted ending and final automobile placement. Keys should be returned to the person named by the client, and the automobile should be positioned at the agreed property location.

The Person Handling the Automobile Works for YCOD

The individual assigned to a dinner appointment is a W-2 employee of our company, not someone selected from an independent gig platform. Before employment, the company meets each applicant in person and completes a background review. Every private driver we hire has a minimum of two years of professional experience driving clients, so you are never anyone's first client.

After hiring, YCOD uses California's DMV Employer Pull Notice program to follow motor vehicle records and maintains continuing drug and alcohol screening. The client receives the employee's direct mobile number as well as direct cell access to Josef Wojtkow, Chairman and CEO.

Prepare the Automobile Before the Evening Begins

Provide the year, make, model, passenger capacity, key location, and unusual controls. Begin with enough fuel or battery charge for restaurant traffic, parking, repositioning, added stops, and the final return.

Manual gearboxes, specialty starting sequences, charging requirements, security settings, and low clearance belong in the booking notes. Supply working keys, remotes, and credentials connected to garages or private properties.

Dinner Appointments Across Southern California

Dinner service may begin throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Riverside County. The restaurant may be close to home, across county lines, or part of a longer evening containing hotels, offices, private residences, and several passenger addresses.

The office can review a request beyond the ordinary region after receiving the complete route, expected duration, automobile information, and ending location. Each request is evaluated for its date and actual schedule.

Dinner Pricing Is Based on Reserved Time

For an automobile supplied by the client, the first eight hours are billed at $60 per hour for a sedan or SUV and $66 per hour for a van, Sprinter, or limousine. Time beyond eight hours is billed at $93 or $105 per hour, respectively. The listed figures already contain a 20 percent gratuity.

The usual reservation minimum is three hours. An appointment beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve carries a five-hour minimum. Restaurant popularity, weekends, holidays, and heavily booked dining dates do not change the hourly amount. Authorized expenses connected with the assignment are separate.

Reserve the Entire Dinner Evening

Provide the date, first location, automobile, passenger count, table time, restaurant entrance, known stops, authorized contact, expected conclusion, and final addresses. Identify which commitments are fixed and which may change.

Once confirmed, the private driver meets the client at the agreed starting point and keeps the automobile connected to the evening through passenger collection, dinner, optional stops, and the final return home.

Couple relaxing in the back seat while a private driver handles their dinner transportation.

Why it is safe to hand over the keys

Part of the evening's support. Never a personality inserted into it.

A great driver makes the night feel easier without ever making it about the driver.

Parents book us for the same reason. When adult children head out for a big night in LA or Orange County, a vetted professional in the family car brings everyone home, and nobody negotiates with an app at 2 a.m.

✦Request the same driver. You can have the driver you know next time, or a different one.
✦Experienced professionals. We only hire drivers with years of professional experience.
✦Background-checked, DMV records continuously monitored, and covered by ongoing drug and alcohol screening.
✦We carry commercial insurance coverage specifically arranged for private drivers operating client-owned vehicles. Our drivers are covered under our commercial liability coverage.

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Step by step

Booking your evening is simple.

Before your night

Tell us the evening

Give us the first pickup, the reservations you have, and a rough end time. A three-hour minimum, a five-hour minimum for reservations beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve, is all it takes to start.

Choose your driver

Request the private driver who already knows your group and your car, or let us match you with the right professional for the night.

We arrive at your door

Your driver meets you at home in your own car, on time, ready for the first reservation.

Through your night

Door to door at every stop

Dinner, the show, drinks after. You step out at each door and your driver waits with the car, so the night never pauses for parking.

Change the plan freely

Add the nightcap, skip the last bar, stay for the encore. Your driver adjusts as the evening unfolds.

Home, at your hour

Whenever the night ends, your car and your driver are at the curb, and the last trip of the night is the easiest one.

Clear, consistent rates

Pricing you know before you book.

All prices include a 20% gratuity so your price is the total price.
Minimum booking: 3 hours (5 hours for reservations beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve).

Your Sedan or SUV

First 8 hours$60 / hour
After 8 hours$93 / hour

Larger vehicles

Your Van, Sprinter or Limousine

First 8 hours$66 / hour
After 8 hours$105 / hour

There is no surge pricing, so your rate stays the same whether it is a weekday, a weekend, or a holiday. For an exact quote on your day, call or text our concierge.