Silver Pet Travel

Private pet taxi between the UK and France

Silver Pet Travel is a family-run pet transport company that arranges private door-to-door journeys for owners travelling with dogs or cats between the UK and France, in both directions. The company presents itself as a professional DEFRA-licensed transporter for moving pets from Europe to the UK and states that it has over a decade of experience in this type of travel.

The service is offered as a private vehicle alternative to other crossing options, and each journey is planned based on the pickup and destination addresses, the date, the number of passengers, the size of the animals and the luggage. The company states that it holds UK licence UK/REIGA/T2/00114485 and EU licence IE/TYPE2/3527.

Routes and transport services

The service catalogue is built around specific corridors between Europe and the UK, with the possibility of extending to other destinations by providing both full addresses.

• Paris–London: pickup at an agreed point in Paris and transfer to London, with the option of connecting with flights.
• Amsterdam–UK: pickups in Amsterdam or Schiphol with destination London or another agreed UK address.
• Eurotunnel: private road journeys through the Channel Tunnel.
• Europe–UK: pet transport service from various points in Europe.
• Airport pickups: CDG and Orly, among others, with coordination of flight arrival, luggage and pet collection.
• Long-distance routes: Geneva–London, Zurich–London, Nice–London and Normandy–London, and their return journeys from London.

Trip planning and documentation

The company stresses the importance of preparing veterinary procedures in advance, as the required documents depend on the direction of travel and the circumstances of each case. It publishes its own guides on travelling with dogs to France and cats from France, as well as on crossing the Channel with pets, covering the health certificate, microchip, rabies vaccine and tapeworm treatment.

Documentation may still be in progress at the time of enquiry: the company allows you to start a quote request by indicating the status of the paperwork and to coordinate veterinary preparation and transport in parallel.

What determines the quote

The price is calculated based on the origin and destination addresses, the date, the number of passengers, the animals, the luggage and the crossing arrangements. The company recommends specifying whether you are travelling with large carriers, several suitcases or a flight connection, so that the space needed in the vehicle can be assessed before confirming the booking. It also warns that a quote to London does not automatically include a subsequent journey and that it is advisable to check in the written quote whether crossing charges are included.

Customer reviews

The site shows a rating of 4.9 out of 5 on Trustpilot. Among the testimonials collected, one customer highlights the communication throughout the process and her cat's calm during the journey; another user states that he has used the service more than ten times and emphasises the driver's punctuality and practical knowledge; a third describes the pickup of three cats at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport with destination London.