Chequers Chequers Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th century manor house in origin, it is located near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. It is about 40 miles (65 km) north west of central London. Coombe Hill, once part of the estate, is located two thirds of a mile northeast. Chequers has been the country home of the Prime Minister since 1921. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for
Official state car travel it is the only vehicle in the country not required to use standard number plates. The official flag of the President is flown on the car in which he/she is travelling. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is driven in a Black Mercedes-Benz S-Class (Guard) escorted by Prime Minister's Security Division vehicles. The general practice remains that the out going President will take the vehicles used in his or her term for use in retirement and the incoming President will purchase new ones. Same applies to the Prime Minister if he or she moves on to the post of