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Bays are metered, permit-controlled and monitored closely, and a removal vehicle standing without a suspension will be ticketed. Westminster requires ten working days for a suspension, and in a mews the request may cover most of the usable kerb.

Building managers frequently add conditions of their own, including which entrance may be used and how the lobby must be protected.

ULEZ covers all London boroughs, so any van coming into Mayfair must meet the standard or pay the daily charge.

The Congestion Charge zone takes in the area as well and runs on set days and hours. Ask for both to be shown clearly in the quotation.

Town houses run tall and narrow behind wide facades, with a single stair, tight landings and joinery that cannot be removed to make space. Lateral flats solve the stairs but often depend on a small original lift.

Listed status and conservation area controls are widespread, which rules out external hoists in many cases and makes protection of floors, panelling and lift interiors part of the job.

Park Lane, Piccadilly and Oxford Street are busy at almost any hour, and the mews behind them are narrow, cobbled and often one-way with no room to reverse a long vehicle.

Traffic eases between the morning and evening peaks, and many buildings prefer moves inside standard working hours so a porter is on duty. Weekends are quieter on the road, but the charging and parking regime still applies.